Good Place to Work, Getting Better - Anonymous employee Smart & Final Employee Review

4.0
Apr 8, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great pay once you get past the hourly level Lots of growth opportunity Great CEO Lots of long tenure, great people overall Effort being put into make this a better place to work

Cons

Finger-pointing culture Low pay at entry level for very hard work Not enough hours in the stores Very little work/life balance at management levels

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