Does Uwajimaya pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Uwajimaya employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Uwajimaya. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Uwajimaya?

25% of Uwajimaya employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Uwajimaya 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Uwajimaya?

Cashier (16) , Seafood Clerk (5) , Grocery Clerk (4) , Front End Cashier (3) , Store Generalist (3)

What are the pros of working at Uwajimaya according to real employee reviews?

"nice people and in the workplace" ((in 9 reviews)); "Fairly laid back and good coworkers." ((in 8 reviews)); "decent pay compared to other grocery stores" ((in 6 reviews)); "Flexible hours: my department (Grocery) was extremely flexible on the hours." ((in 5 reviews)); "Uwajimaya is so much fun, one of the best teams as far as co" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Uwajimaya according to real employee reviews?

"time employees don't get many benefits (although that's to be expected with most companies), Japanese proficiency isn't required but job could be difficult without at least some understanding." ((in 4 reviews)); "Some of the managers don't work at all: they stay in their office, check emails, do some paperwork, play on their phones, surf the internet, let the phone ring, chit chat with coworkers, and go home." ((in 3 reviews)); "After that you don't get any raises NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU WORK." ((in 3 reviews)); "Head manager is VINDICTIVE and SPITEFUL and the rest of the managers are extremely condescending!!" ((in 1 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Uwajimaya locations?

Bellevue , Beaverton , Seattle , Renton

Uwajimaya reviews

2.8

25% would recommend to a friend

(76 total reviews)

Denise Moriguchi

39% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

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Uwajimaya has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 76 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Uwajimaya employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

76 reviews

4.0

Nov 10, 2022

Not bad as a first job

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays higher than minimum wage

Cons

Management was not always communicative with expectations

3.0

Nov 6, 2022

Mixed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly coworkers, good benefits, many learning opportunities.

Cons

Raises are rare and low, long time managers are rude, HR is unhelpful.

5.0

Oct 11, 2022

Actually a good retail job

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Management teams (including for front end/cashiers) are very caring and dependable - Many new benefits and quality-of-life changes for employees under current corporate leadership - Diversity is inherent to the company culture down to the retail level - Tight-knit, friendly workplace

Cons

- Front end supervisors can have arbitrary expectations and change rules and procedures for tasks frequently - Tight-knit workplace lends itself to some gossip

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