Is Jewel-Osco a good company to work for?

Jewel-Osco has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 3,268 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 36% of employees would recommend working at Jewel-Osco to a friend and 29% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Jewel-Osco have been left by employees working as Sales Associate , Retail Sales Associate and Customer Service Representative .

Does Jewel-Osco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Jewel-Osco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Jewel-Osco. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Jewel-Osco?

36% of Jewel-Osco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Jewel-Osco 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Jewel-Osco?

Cashier (372) , Deli Clerk (159) , Produce Clerk (136) , Bakery Clerk (95) , Pharmacy Technician (93) , Grocery Clerk (92) , Front End Cashier (91) , Sales Associate/Cashier (60) , Courtesy Clerk/Bagger (54) , Stocker (52) , Grocery Stocker (36) , Deli Associate (32) , Cashier/Bagger (31) , Service Clerk (28) , Assistant Manager (27)

What are the pros of working at Jewel-Osco according to real employee reviews?

"People are nice and share same feeling of hatred for the company" ((in 178 reviews)); "Very easy and flexible hours" ((in 174 reviews)); "Depending on the store you can have some great coworkers....I meet my wife there lol" ((in 162 reviews)); "Benefits are good and cheap." ((in 146 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling and grocery discount" ((in 85 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Jewel-Osco according to real employee reviews?

"Low Pay and Not Advanced" ((in 296 reviews)); "poor management ." ((in 267 reviews)); "First manager was rude and not understanding" ((in 137 reviews)); "short breaks (only one if you work less than 8 hours per shift for 15 minutes)" ((in 43 reviews)); "The pay and hours suck do not work in the day time you not going get much money at all and the front end treat the employees like crap and upper management treat the employees even worst than the front end than want you to kiss they behind don't pay enough for employees to kiss they let alone wipe they behind" ((in 40 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Jewel-Osco locations?

Chicago , Naperville , Orland Park , Elmhurst , Oak Lawn , Elgin , Melrose Park , Wheaton , Plainfield , Aurora , Niles , Homewood , Schaumburg , Itasca , Joliet , Frankfort , Palos Heights , Bloomington , Arlington Heights , Romeoville , Downers Grove , Evanston , Lombard , Palatine , Normal , Batavia , Des Plaines , Gurnee , Hoffman Estates , Saint Charles

Jewel-Osco reviews

3.2

36% would recommend to a friend

(3,195 total reviews)

Susan Morris

38% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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Jewel-Osco has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,195 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jewel-Osco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

5.0

Jan 4, 2009

You'll succeed at Jewel-Osco if you are willing to be a "company" man/woman.

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wages and benefits over the years are very good. If you put in your time and make an effort to improve yourself, you will be rewarded. Employees who are conscientious and motivated will quickly move up in the ranks at the stores. The office atmosphere is professional and demanding. Customer service is a #1 push. If you can't be friendly and helpful with customers, don't bother to apply. This is still one of a very few local companies where you can expect to have a long career in several departments if you do good work on a consistent basis.

Cons

It can be somewhat of an insiders game. It helps a lot if the boss "likes" you. Promotions are a done deal many times even before a position is posted for interviews. You will most likely be hired only as a part-timer. A full-time job may be offered to you if you show that you have potential.

3.0

Oct 24, 2008

Jewel Osco Grocery Clerk

Grocery clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best reason to work for Jewel is benefits. They also provide great communication between management and employees. The uniforms are quite tacky though. They main thing to realize is the majority of the people you work with are not college graduates so If you don't have a college degree its a good place to work your way up, because you don't really need a college degree to get ahead in the company.

Cons

the main downside is that your pay gets capped if ur not salary. You alway are limited to the politics of the company. It is dificult to imagine oneself stocking the shelves of a grocery store as a permanent position.

3.0

Sep 10, 2008

Typical retail management job

Store management trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have an impressive benefits package. For the most part, they can be very flexible if you need time off for any reason. Unless, of course, this request falls on or near a holiday, but that is understandable because it is a retail job. For the most part, you are compensated for the job that you complete. No ridiculous hours that are uncompensated, even around the holidays. As a salaried associate, there are still opportunities to earn overtime, so there is no fear of being overworked without any sort of compensation. Vacation and time off for full timers are impressive.

Cons

It is a retail job so there are a great deal of nights, weekends, etc. There are also a great deal of 24hr stores so you do find yourself working overnights some times. Management is definitely not much different from a standard part time stocker. Their management trainee program is a bit bogus. There is a cookie cutter timeline and your performance does little to advance or detract from that time frame. They see that you have put your time in and you move on...regardless of job performance which leads to frustration that the underqualified and the solid asset move at the same pace.

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