Good Company Overall - Assistant Department Manager Hy-Vee Employee Review

4.0
Jul 11, 2015
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Pros

Like a lot of companies with multiple locations, HyVee can vary according to the store director, (store manager.) The one I work for seems to be very good one for overall store attitude. The pay is decent, the benefits and insurance are good and the philosophy of the company is contagious.Employees greet each other not just customers as you leave, arrive or travel the store. Smiles are everywhere. Being company owned, all employees share in the profitability of the individual store. This is nicely explained in quarterly meetings. So instead of being part of thousands of employees, you can see from a more local standpoint how the profit is made. Example: fewer carts hitting cars in the lot reduces claims and therefore your bonus rises. They are also good at keeping your hours in check so you seldom work over your scheduled 40.

Cons

I'm older and very experienced but it seems that the upper management doesn't seem to care about my opinion. Maybe sour grapes but decisions are made for departments without the department manager being involved. "Add this" or "change this" without asking "what do you thing would improve sales."

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Pros

You get to constantly move around the store thru the different departments. Depending on the hours you work you can potentially learn how to do little things within each department, for example the deli or meat counters, which in turn opens an opportunity to get additional hours if needed when AOL doesn't have the business to keep all the shoppers shopping. Hyvee was always very good about giving you the opportunity to help in other areas of the store if your department was lacking hours or business to give you the full 40 for your work week.

Cons

The management/ chain of command often gets a little confusing as you have department managers, assiant managers, general mangers and a director. Often times I felt as if assiant managers sometimes gave different directions then the department manager would give almost condescending what you were told from your direct manager, but would fail to communicate with the department manager this info, causing conflict with employees being told to do it one way and then also getting asked why things were done that way after being trained to do it another way. Basically no communication by your assiant to the department manager causing internal conflict.

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