Meijer reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(6,918 total reviews)
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Richard Keyes

63% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Meijer has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,918 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Meijer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0
Aug 4, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

My boss is a decent person, so I have it better than most. He makes every effort to give us the hours we want, without screwing us out of having a life. Except on third shift, you usually have at least one teammate to divide the work with. You don't have to stay at the register all day, you don't have to stock all day, or be outside tending the grounds. I used to work in the main store, and I asked to transfer out to the gas station because I get better hours, and better customers. They come in and pay for gas. They don't argue about the price of everything. Best of all, they leave their screaming children out in the car.

Cons

There's no cameras to catch drive-offs. Cashiers are supposed to watch the pumps while ringing up customers, but that requires looking in two directions at the same time. We're supposed to greet everyone at the pump, which gets pretty annoying. the pumps are arranged so you can't see plates, and if something larger than a sedan parks in front, you can't see the car at a further pump. most of the time you never see the customer's face, yet you catch flack for every drive-off. Also, Customers think you have far more control over the pumps than you do.

4.0
Jul 23, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Meijer is a great place to work for the independent, self-motivated individual willing to take on responsibility for themselves. These individuals will be able to grow within the organization, but they first need to learn to not rely on overburdened management to acknowledge everything they do.

Cons

As noted in the pros section, the management is overburdened and they might not be able to recognize every employees needs and/or wants.

2.0
Jul 16, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've gained a lot of experience as I fill-in for others. I've learned to be very flexible and knowledgeable about the gas station, receiving, display assembly, liquor sales.

Cons

After 7 years at Meijer I knew my days were numbered when they changed work rules and implemented a point system. Points assigned if late from break, late for work whether call in was made or not, can't use vacation days if child sick or car trouble because it has to be prescheduled. As a divorced mother of 5 this system I am penalized because I have to deal with the trials and tribulations of having 5 kids and I drive a junk car, I am penalized by points because my car quits, my kids get sick, or I get sick. The point system is designed to harm employees. I work very hard at my job, go above and beyond, do everything I am asked even if it is outside of my job description. . .bust my buns every day. This is no place to work if you are a single parent. I had chances for promotions but could not take them because they threw in a day or two of mandatory night work per week and I had no child care for those hours. They assigned me to a number of weeks of 2nd shift knowing I had no child care. I worked the hours and my 5 kids were home alone with a 14 year old autistic child in charge.

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