Acceptable first job, but not worth staying around - Sales Associate- Prepared Food Giant Eagle Employee Review

3.0
Jul 27, 2011
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Pros

Giant Eagle is a very stable workplace. i can walk in every day and know i have a job. the scheduleing is very easy and the customers are usually very kind. A good starting job for someone who needs one.

Cons

Giant eagle is the worst managed bussines in pittsburgh. The head managers walk around without knowing whats going on. we failed our last audit because of this reason. There is not one employee who actually knows what is going on in the store because off the over management and nothing ever gets finished on time. The pay for the amount of work is absolutely terrible. I am usually the one that must do as much work as possible just to finish all the tasks as i see everyone else stand around. Some employees i work with have a sense of management that is uuncalled for. i am constantly told to do tasks by people who have HALF the seniority as i do. The drama is rediculous. So far there have been 7 employees fired for misconduct, theft, and unwillingness to work just this year.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Generally a good group of people. Work itself isn't terribly hard. Insurance is nice however, the pay is poverty wages,

Cons

Pay is called "competitive" It's competitive in the sense they pay dollars less than their competitors. You will be working solo mostly. There is zero payoff for doing a good job. Raises exist once a year set by union. These raises do not keep up with inflation. ALL PRODUCTS ARE 15-30% more expensive than other stores. Almost no one can afford to shop here that works here. If they do shop here they are paying between 50 cents to dollars more per item. The store is literally ripping off customers and workers. Work is do'able and can be completed if you bust your butt for a bit. The pay off? None. There's no raise, no bonus, they don't remember it for future raises. Working full time and getting between 370 and 500 a week is not livable. They talk about community helping which they do however its the cheapest way to pretend to care vs paying people who work there in the community more so there would be LESS people in need, No sense of purpose.

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