work life balance - Pharmacy Manager Safeway Employee Review

4.0
Jan 25, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

writing your own schedule, more relaxed environment compare to drug store pharmacies, nicer customers, management would listen if you be consistent with your needs. you can have 3 days off ( 11 hour shifts). they have good HSA and medical insurance. Management will try to honor you for vacation if you ask in advance.

Cons

Lots of hands on tasks and lots of things that falls under manager role. As far as benefit, they match 3.5% only and you get the money next March of following year. You have to be employed till end of the year to get your 401K match, You have limit of 12-15K to contribute to your 401K each year.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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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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