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
4.0
Jan 19, 2015

Vons/Safeway

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people in the Vons corporate office located in Arcadia, CA are very friendly. Right up until the time they sold to Cerberus, which two years earlier had bought Albertsons markets. The majority of the people in the Arcadia office will not have jobs at the new company, but if you do get hired on....the new corporate office will be in Fullerton, CA which is in Orange County, not Los Angeles County. A BIG commute for most.

Cons

The new company has been interviewing Vons employees, Albertsons employees and people from the outside. Just because you drew a salary of $---- does not mean you will have the same salary base at the new company.

2.0
Sep 20, 2014

Great Company!

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing. Too amazing. Way too amazing.

Cons

Amazing, Just Simply Amazing. Great

1.0
Jan 5, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

for a retail manager the pay is good, with my bonus I was able to frequently make 6 figures they do allow for work life balance and are pretty good about it, but many times I end up working 12-15 hours because they payroll is so tight I have to stay and check

Cons

Ever since Vons went from a leadership style called Frontline, to a ridiculous style they made up called ACT things have completely gone downhill. You will be audited to death and most likely be written up and threatened with termination if you fail them. You are forced to promote a mystery shopper program that is ever changing and difficult and has NEVER been able to prove it increases sales and customer satisfaction. Everything you do will be dictated, you are not allowed to think for yourself or think outside the box, all you do is execute the next program that some idiot in corporate came up with. You will have multiple demands in a fast paced environment. Worst of all as another Vons manager stated in their review, you are judged by the day, not by your career. You will work in fear of your job on a daily basis. Trust me the money sounds great, but to many it's not worth it. Those who are young enough to get out, do. Those who are too old to go are just praying they can survive until they retire.

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