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?

"Very easy and flexible hours" ((in 185 reviews)); "People are nice and share same feeling of hatred for the company" ((in 182 reviews)); "Depending on the store you can have some great coworkers....I meet my wife there lol" ((in 154 reviews)); "Benefits are good and cheap." ((in 141 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and ability to work part time" ((in 85 reviews))

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

"low pay and stressful during peak hours" ((in 300 reviews)); "Management is poor." ((in 272 reviews)); "First manager was rude and not understanding" ((in 136 reviews)); "short breaks (only one if you work less than 8 hours per shift for 15 minutes)" ((in 43 reviews)); "Upper management didn't know how to lead and left everything on the backups" ((in 34 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

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Jewel-Osco

Part of Albertsons Companies

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

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Senior management

2.7

Compensation and benefits

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).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

May 12, 2018

Decent Job

Deli clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with, all sorts of people. Good place to get customer service experience

Cons

Upper managment expects same amount of work to get done with coworkers working less hours

1.0

May 12, 2018

Customer service/ cashier

Front service clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are an opportunist you can do well here. After twenty years I'm capped at $16.50 an hour. Raises aren't based on performance. You don't have to beg for them and their higher than most places I've worked. The union protects employees from getting fired for 'made up ' reasons. You have to be really incompetent to lose your job.

Cons

Currently new hires have to wait to receive benefits for about a year(only reason I still work here) and they are very demanding on their employees. Expect to not get a break for 4 to 5 hours and sometimes not given at all because the customers come first, when working checkout area. Everyone is understaffed so you are required to do 2 or 3 jobs at the same time. It's not unusual for someone to have to check, work customer service counter, authorize liquor purchases at other registers, get necessary change for cashiers... the list continues. All this while your manager is wandering around the store. Management is very tyrannical while doing little to help.

3.0

Sep 1, 2017

Okay...

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It can be easy, good intro customer service. No experience necessary.

Cons

Union is awful/useless, NO FULL TIME positions at all in front end unless your a manager. You get no lunches just 15 minute breaks. Very hectic around holidays. My store personally was nuts about the amount of bags we used. Low pay 9.25 start, after a year .25 cent raise.

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Jobs at Jewel-Osco

Front End Entry Level