Vons reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,686 total reviews)
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Susan Morris

64% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Vons has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,686 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vons 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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2K reviews
1.0
Oct 4, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of co-workers to socialize with. Not a ton of micro-managing. Supervisors are fair.

Cons

I always look to find the good in everything. I try not to complain and I understand that work is work. However, Vons and Safeway will work you as hard as they can under unrealistic expectations until you can no longer handle it. terrible pay and a "discount" for every 500 dollars you spend, you recieve a 25 dollar gift card...to vons.... - They push the limit on Union rules -You MUST pay your union dues or else get fired -You will be forced to do jobs you were NOT hired for: For example, I was hired as a bagger but (No exaggeration) I was working produce, bakery, service desk, checker, bagger, starbucks barista, floral and meat department sometimes all in one day. -you will be punished if you exceed your 5 hour limit before taking your lunch EVEN if you are in a checkstand with a line and no one to relieve you. YES you are supposed to leave in the middle of a transaction and take your lunch with angry customers. -Long hours on your feet -All arounf terrible treatment of all employees.

3.0
Oct 4, 2013

Somewhat a dull experience?

Recommend
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Pros

A fast pace environment, friends with employees, and professional.

Cons

Management with a unequal rights pay.

1.0
Oct 3, 2013

Unorganized mess

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

It's a union job so you get a set number of hours per week guaranteed, in theory. Get paid weekly.

Cons

Shortly after working there as a student I'd ask for certain days off (for high school) and my hours for the week would mysteriously be under the sixteen hour minimum set by the union. The people are often either disgruntled or dedicated to the company to a fault. Very unorganized. Managers often lack care for employees, they care more about making sure there are no carts in the lot than people getting their lunches or breaks - especially during the holidays. Sometimes put on cart duty (alone depending on size of store) for 2 + hours. Hard to move up in the company very quickly.

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