The Basic Pros and Cons of Piggly Wiggly Employment - Cashier Piggly Wiggly Employee Review

3.0
Apr 16, 2013
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Pros

As a corporation, Piggly Wiggly Midwest has two basic formats: 1) franchised stores, & 2) those run directly by the corporation. On the plus side, a typical Pig employee will find their work schedule to be extremely flexible; this can be wonderful for accommodating various levels of schooling/studies. Work is relatively simple, and can be aptly described as low in the stress department.

Cons

The quality (or lack thereof) of an employment at Piggly Wiggly likely varies based upon the personnel managing a given location. Stores run directly by Paul Butera (Owner & CEO) feature mostly part-time employees that are compensated with rock-bottom wages and entitled to no paid vacation, personal days, holidays, or premium Sunday pay. The corporate office even exerts some pressure on Franchises to adopt similar practices. In the few remaining unionized locations, union-elimination is asked for. At the store level, upward mobility is limited, and prospects for advancement in income are minimal (at best).

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Will work with your availability.

Cons

Does not pay any more than $8 an hour (will be $7.38 an hour after social security & Medicare taxes and they don’t do raises). Rude customers. Two (sometimes three) carts full of groceries on food stamp days. Almost no maintenance done to the store (still have outdated registers running the point of sale version of Windows 7). Toilet paper dispensers in the bathrooms are broken and haven’t been replaced in over two months. Training is almost nonexistent. The cashiers actually got more training than I did. Does not do any employee, veterans, or senior citizen discounts. Food is too expensive so I’m not able to afford to shop there. I have to shop elsewhere (Food Lion & Dollar General) just to be able to afford to eat.

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