Great coworkers but horrible pay - drive up and go shopper Safeway Employee Review

3.0
Jan 19, 2023
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Pros

I had a great time working at the Juanita Safeway in Kirkland. Wonderful coworkers! I had previously had a bad experience at a former job working in a very toxic environment so this particular Safeway was a breath of fresh air since I never experienced anything like that while working there. It was very conveniently located from my apartment about 10 minutes away. Another positive aspect of working at Safeway is that they will build your schedule based off your availability.

Cons

The only downside to working at Safeway is the pay. At the Safeway I worked at, they started me out at $14 an hour which is definitely not nearly enough to support the cost of living in Kirkland, WA. I had to get another part time job to make ends meet. I finally got a raise right around the time I gave my two weeks notice (something ridiculous like $0.65 more an hour). Looking back on it, I should have requested a raise from management much sooner. I worked there for a little over a year.

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Cons

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Pros

Nothing at all, only work at Safeway if you're about to be literally homeless

Cons

Genuinely hellish work environment. Management is lazy and absent, customers are the most disrespectful and clueless I have ever encountered. Complete unrealistic labor allocation and expectations. As a PIC, I have to run 9 SCO robots, unlock cases for customers, perform transactions at Customer Service, answer external phone calls, and move freight. Customers rightly get frustrated at the complete lack of care by corporate, and take it out on employees. Management in the morning all skip out on the evening management early every single day, a luxury the closing staff are not allowed.

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