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      Safeway

      Part of Albertsons Companies

      Engaged Employer

      Safeway reviews

      3.1

      40% would recommend to a friend

      (10,563 total reviews)
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      Susan Morris

      23% approve of CEO

      31% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Safeway has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,563 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Safeway 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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      11K reviews
      2.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      Lot's of potential, but the good ol' boys club reigns at the end of the day...

      Business analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Safeway is a large, generally very stable company that offers a wide variety of positions in many different areas to try. It is also a company that promotes from within, and presents internal opportunities at many levels. It is a successful Fortune-60 company that will be around for years to come. Safeway is also a socially and environmentally conscious organization.

      Cons

      Safeway has been in the retail business for a long time and it shows. A good amount of people working there have been doing so for many years, and 30-yr veterans are not uncommon. The benefits package is a bit outdated (with a pension plan, and no 401k match), and many of the policies are consistent with what you'd expect to see 10-20 years ago. Safeway's management does not focus much energy on providing a work-life balance, and the way people conduct business is very old-fashioned. Generally, the environment is siloed and non-collaborative, with senior managers holding their particular areas very close.

      1.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      Safeway, not the best place to shop, but an even worse place to work

      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Strong consumer grocery brand and Fortune 50 company that will certainly carry weight on a resume. Great place to work if one needs a job and not necessarily a career or for someone who is interested in 'doing' rather than 'thinking'.

      Cons

      Surprisingly poor leadership and top down oriented culture - do as leadership does, or else, don't do and certainly don't voice. Very male dominated, white shirt and tie culture. Lacking fairly rudimentary business best practices. Highly political and not merit based at all. Nearly shocking culture of mediocrity. Safeway is the antithesis of google in so many ways.

      4.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      FULL MEDICAL & EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FOR PART-TIME WORK with FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES!

      Special type of clerk
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexibility! Ability to do many different jobs. Ability to work as little or as much as you want. FULL BENEFITS, (not pro-rated) for part-time work of 20 hours a week! Including dental, all kinds of Safeway Employee discounts from $5 Zoo tickets to Dell Computer discounts and all types of travel deals from near and far. New car buying discounts, Hotel & getaway discounts. Health & Wellness discounts at YMCA, various fitness memberships, Broadway tickets, you name it. 40% discount on carpets, 50% off furniture, deals on Mortgages!! Even deals on apartment rentals through Preferred Employee Program includes 1,100 apartment locations. Even RV rentals! BUT THE BEST BENEFIT TO ME IS AS A MOM TO A YOUNG KID IS I AM GIVEN ALL THE FLEXIBILITY I HAVE ASKED FOR, PERIOD. AND I ONLY WANT TO WORK 20ish HOURS A WEEK AND I GET THAT, WITH FULL MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR $5 A WEEK!! WOW. In almost 6 months I have asked for and been allowed to try out 4 different positions. They know that the money is not great in the beginning and they really try to be accomodating. They want to keep you. If you can hold on, it does get pretty decent for retail. The people I work with, especially the managers are really decent cool humans. I don't always get what I want but I feel happy with what I have asked for and when I haven't "got my way" I was totally able to understand and even agree with the decision. Can't blame a person for trying?! I really like that they hire and support handicapped individuals. Everyone on the floor will generally help direct anyone who needs a little guidance. Honestly, I have always found that people I work with are really nice and quite helpful and patient. I work with some pretty neat people.

      Cons

      THE MONEY. In the beginning you make $8.35 an hour. It doesn't matter if you worked as a Human Resources secretary for 20 years, if you start out in cashier, Starbucks, Video/Customer Service; that is the starting wage. BUT I did notice that a person hired with me started at $9.50 so maybe you can do better for yourself and I was a sap? I don't know. Where ever you start from $8.35/hr. to $9.50 an hour, you will still be following along on the contract hours for your future raises and on the road to "Journeyman" level. It takes 1040 hours for each step. As a part timer I am looking at 6 to 8 years to get to the top of the wage scale. If you work more hours, you will do it faster. It took my co-worker about 4.5 years to get to $13.70/hr. ALSO, some consistency with schedules. I go from early to the closing shift. I like the variation but it would be so nice to know somewhat how I will be scheduled. Like keep it the same (as much as possible) each week. It can be a challenge with childcare when it constantly changes. I have to be really creative with childcare already due to the low wages, so I really would benefit from having the knowledge of my shifts in the future.

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