For a first job, just okay - Deli Service Clerk Meijer Employee Review

2.0
Jun 14, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Was able to start almost immediately, generous with educational leave, weekly paychecks, unionized, on the job training so little to no experience required. For my first job out of high school and as a college summer job it was fine enough, but if you're looking for more than $11/hour and weekly pay I wouldn't recommend.

Cons

Poor management that changed often, unpredictable and inflexible scheduling, high turnover and always short staffed, your experience is unfortunately incredibly dependent on your specific manager of which there were few departments that were managed well. Common for people to quit due to poor treatment and most workers hated their job, overall unhappiness of most of the staff made it a pretty depressing and sometimes toxic place to work on a daily basis. Was well known that if you complained about your schedule "too much" or had conflict with your manager that your hours would be cut or that you'd be given less desired shifts. Pay raises are few and far between and chances for promotions seemed to be granted to people in very specific departments with few opportunities for promotions all together.

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Pros

Great benefits and development opportunities.

Cons

Pay is low for the industry and surrounding area.

2.0
Jun 20, 2026
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Pros

Direct coworkers were great to work with. I also enjoyed being left to do my work and not babysat by management.

Cons

Management doesn't know what they are doing. Resets and floor plans were regularly not done properly. The store I worked at has a skeleton crew so I never got help (but was expected to stop everything I'm going to go help other departments/areas). Also meaning good luck to any customers needing help, especially when I was the only person working my area of the store, so when I wasn't there, no one was. Management also regularly disappeared into the offices or were on vacation. Also was terminated for reasons outside my control even though I was told they look at the reasons for attendance incidents before termination. Never got to get the FMLA or accommodation to my doctors before being terminated two days after I requested them. Didn't bother asking for a raise either. I did multiple times and got nothing.

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