Costco Takes Care if it’s Employees - Administrative Clerk Costco Wholesale Employee Review

5.0
Dec 30, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

-Paid sick/personal time -Paid vacation time -Full Benefits that are extremely affordable for the whole family -Free Assistance for yourself and family through the Care Network (ranging from family counseling to legal help) -401k and employee stock buying incentives -Promote from within -Raises -Bonuses twice a year (after you work the required hours) - Paid holidays -Ability to switch positions when you want to try something different. -Great opportunities for learning many different jobs/skills -Ability to transfer to hundreds of locations -Working around family and medical issues -Follows union rules even in non-union states

Cons

-Overtime rarely approved -Must be able and willing to put customer service first, which can mean taking a lot of crap from members. For me my job is worth it. -Part Timers do normally get 4-5 hour shifts and all are required to work 5 days a week, however, if you work hard it’s very easy to pick up hours in your own department or others. -Things go by seniority most often, so when you start you’re at the bottom of the totem pole (getting crappier shifts, less hours, etc.). If you can tough it out and put in the work it will be worth it. -Raises go by hours and not merit, which means people who work less hard get raises too. -because Raises go by hours it can take a while to hit top pay, but if you tough that out, it, too, will be worth it. -Managers and Administrative can vary from location to location. You get some good and some bad, as any place.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Very affordable high quality health insurance benefits even for PT employees. Great for working parents who split up child care and need coverage. The key to succeeding at Costco is to work hard, have a good attitude and be nice to people. It's hard work and fasted paced, you have to be down for that to succeed.

Cons

At this warehouse you are required to work 5 days per week, even if you are PT at 24 or so hours. This means lots of 4-5 hour shifts rather than fewer 8 hour shifts which is tough for those who commute a long distance to work or have to cover day care.

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