Costco Wholesale reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(18,712 total reviews)
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Ron Vachris

77% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Costco Wholesale has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 18,712 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Costco Wholesale 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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19K reviews
5.0
Mar 9, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Costco provided great summer work opportunities for college students. I had excellent supervisors and managers that gave me constructive feedback in all capacities of my work.

Cons

I wasn't all that fond of the hours I had to work, but it's the nature of the business. In a perfect world, I would have enjoyed working 9-5, Monday through Friday, but I don't think that is an option in this position. I also didn't enjoy how regimented they were on how long people took breaks and when they arrived and left from work (i.e. you have to check in within 3 minutes of your scheduled time).

5.0
Mar 3, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They have great benefits and pay highly for a retail job. They also try to promote employees from within the company so there is plenty of room for advancement.

Cons

It is difficult to get time off and almost impossible to get weekends off unless you work for 5+ years.

3.0
Mar 2, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay, Benefits and Advancement opportunity. Fast paced environment with lots of activity. People will come if you build one. Most Costcos do big business and really drive sales. Lots of good people work for Costco. Some are college graduates.

Cons

Upper management treats middle or entry level managers badly. No leadership, only criticism and mentoring is much to be desired. It is difficult to break into the warehouse managers circle. Very little teaching is done and you always have to learn the hard way. You are looked upon badly if you are unable to accomplish goals that even your own manager cannot accomplish.

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