Harris Teeter reviews

3.3

47% would recommend to a friend

(5,783 total reviews)
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Tammy DeBoer

52% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Harris Teeter has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 5,783 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Harris Teeter employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
Sep 3, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits "if you're full time" Opportunities to advance "if you know the right people." as a part timer, never went below 20 hours so I guess that's good for $10 hr for a 3rd shifter. They really try to motivate you to suceed... hmm..

Cons

-They do not hire enough people, you can be scheduled from 10pm-6am and when you try to leave at 6 you're told "You can't leave until said job and area is done" Which there is no policy in their handbook or any rule that states they can. Sometimes you don't get a break or the manager/supervisors who usually have no idea what they're doing just talk over you and keep telling you what to do next . No gratitude whatsoever, personally I spent and went the extra mile to make an aisle look perfect, all my supervisor could do (mind you only there for 1.5 weeks ) Is how I should have done it over an hour ago, that I'm too slow, and I need to move faster (yet the other 1-3 people who work grocery move like slugs and don't get a thing said to them. The Favoritism is absolutely smack dab obvious, the managers seem to have no clue most times. Try to reason with them that you don't think your in the best spot, they tell you to apply to another position (but don't really help you further than that.) You get overworked and never thanked, or appreciated for it. Basically when interviewed and hired they give you a song and dance about how they strive to be the best, maybe to customers, but the way they treat their employees, I would more expect from walmart than a company that strives to be friendly and customer and equal work zone oriented. I have only been working for 2 weeks and not one real positive thing to say than besides what is on the paper or their advertisments!

3.0
Sep 1, 2014

Bagger/Cashier

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Meet various types of people from all walks of life Bonus Checks twice a year Decent high school job Learned customer service

Cons

Super fast pace during the holiday season On Call scheduling (this is not a hospital) Favoritism Either way too many hours or hardly any at all Baggers are expected to bag groceries, clean bathrooms, empty garbage cans, sweep store, and clear the parking lot of carts, as well as ring customers up, not to mention the store is typically understaffed Will take advantage of you Better Discounts!

3.0
Sep 1, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

+Company Profit Sharing and Medical Plans even for part-time employees, something that I have never seen elsewhere. +Promotes positive attitudes among employees and emphasizes customer service +Great stability and company growth +Allows "empowerment" to its employees in being able to solve customer service issues without micro-management +Has a consistent organized structure that allows transferred employees to easily acclimate to new stores

Cons

--Embarrassingly low pay. Despite being a renowned grocer on the echelon of Wegman's, Publix, and Market Basket, Harris Teeter's pay rate is significantly lower, on par with chains like Food Lion. I once applied to transfer to another store that would allow me to work 3rd Shift, and despite the hiring manager and I having an instant rapport, he balked at paying my "high" rate of 9.50/hr, saying that most of his full-time 3rd shift stockers were in the range of about 8.00/hr. How can anyone make a living on that kind of salary? Especially after the deduction of medical benefits and taxes? Embarrassing. --Shamelessly anti-union, although that's to be expected of a company headquartered in the most union-unfriendly state in the union. It's made worse however by the fact it has a reputation of offering "generous" benefits to its employees. --Blatant cronyism in terms of store management. Terrible store and department managers are either protected (if they are in with the right people) or shuffled around until they are frustrated enough to quit. In meanwhile, the employees under them are made to suffer under these petty despots. Being a good-looking blonde woman is a fast-track to upper management even if you have the worst personality or have absolutely no idea how to do your job. --Store management will never, ever take the side of an employee against a manager unless you somehow have immaculate evidence that even Batman couldn't find a flaw with. --Many store managers are far more absorbed in their own bonuses and advancement in the company than anything else at all dealing with their own store, company, or employees.

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