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 182 reviews)); "People are nice and share same feeling of hatred for the company" ((in 173 reviews)); "Depending on the store you can have some great coworkers....I meet my wife there lol" ((in 164 reviews)); "Benefits are good and cheap." ((in 146 reviews)); "Flexible scheduling and grocery discount" ((in 86 reviews))

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

"low pay and stressful during peak hours" ((in 293 reviews)); "Management is poor." ((in 277 reviews)); "First manager was rude and not understanding" ((in 135 reviews)); "short breaks (only one if you work less than 8 hours per shift for 15 minutes)" ((in 40 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 38 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

1.0

Mar 7, 2014

Store Manager Trainee

Store manager trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Employee loyalty -Employees at the bottom work hard for little pay and benefits and expect more from Jewel-Osco

Cons

-Assistant Director I worked with had little respect for her employees. -Employee morale was terrible -Many employees spoke about their displeasure with the company -Company operates with a skeleton crew with high labor requirements -Benefits have been chopped, 401k benefit is very lackluster. -Company does not offer tuition assistance, only on an exception basis for the Store Director

3.0

Mar 3, 2014

Used to be great!

Assistant store director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had a good run with the company, secure in the knowlwdge that I had a job, plenty of people to do the job that needed to get done

Cons

They fired all the store directors on the general merchandise side of the store, did not give the asst store directors any more money and basically had them do the jobs that the store directors were doing and the job they were always doing, and cut the work force down, it was a situation for disaster. Many people that were with the company for years were forced to leave . 40 year veterans at the top that were to young to retire quit to go to different comapnies

2.0

Feb 23, 2014

Great temporary employment

Front end service clerk/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I am impressed on how long they keep their employees. The union has prevented firings. Friendships and working together are a plus. Since I was part time, I managed to go to school and the schedule was worked around it. Great benefits.

Cons

Pay is pitiful. Its a grocery chain, so that can be expected. Managers are not trained well. They have this thing where they are unable to fire people, (because of the union) so, if someone not doing well, they still keep. Latest manager would infuriate employees and creating "scenarios" to create a write up. One manager writes people up for not asking a question " Do you have anything under the basket?" Even if we can see the basket and we did not ask the question, that leads to write ups.

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