Starting to be Disillusioned - Anonymous employee Safeway Employee Review

2.0
Apr 25, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Stable company Free gym for employees and their spouses You don't need to work long hours (the parking lot is practically empty by 5:30pm every night) You don't necessarily have to have a degree to be promoted 10% discount on Safeway branded items

Cons

There are more out-of-pocket costs for medical benefits every year Salaries are not competitive Lack of communication from senior management Lack of career pathing in most departments A lot of nepotism Very hierarchical Very conservative company Dress code - shirt & tie for men Mon-Thus and you can't wear jeans any day of the week

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

Friendly environment and great co-workers. Being a floral clerk was hands down my favorite customer service job I've worked. Made some nice friends working there, and the stress of work was easily handled because of the friendly people.

Cons

Seniority was definitely a thing. I was expected to take shifts that the other people didn't want until someone newer came along, and then I had seniority over them. Upper management for the store was also the worst. They would take credit for our department's hard work and shift blame onto us for oversights or actions on their part. Once I got promoted to admin, I saw how little they cared about their employees. They would make passing comments and openly admit to giving certain employees who were "problem people" bad shifts or deny their requests for days off. I was in charge of making the schedule and would be told not to give certain people the days they wanted that week, even if they were within their availability, just to make things difficult for them. They also don't promote from within. I was asked to be the interim manager when our manager went on maternity leave. I stepped up and took on manager duties despite not getting a pay raise. When my manager decided she wanted to move stores, she was hoping I would be given the role permanently. Instead, they decided to bring in someone from another store, and I had to train her to be a floral manager at ours. They did eventually promote me to store admin, but my passion was working in floral. I agreed on the promotion as long as I could still work in the floral department, but they eventually phased me out of that role. Literally tricked me into taking a promotion and then falling back on the terms we agreed on.

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