Not a terrible place to work but.. - Overnight Grocery Clerk Safeway Employee Review

2.0
Oct 27, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

It's out of the rain

Cons

Won't let us use sky-shelfs on the sales floor for backstock, As the busiest Safeway in the area, we get sent product we don't need, it won't fit on the shelf, and it gets sent to the backroom. We don't have enough shelf space for the volume we do, they cater to selling space to vendors, they just cut everyones hours, even though I still work 40 hours, I cannot fill to 40 if I'm sick or want to use vacation hours. Also, the purchasing power of the US dollar has dropped significantly in the last couple of years and we haven't had a raise in almost three years for the "max pay" allotment, which is due to our local 555 UFCW contract.

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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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