Pros
Customers and co-workers from all parts of life.
Cons
Everything. Team Leaders are overpaid for the amount of work that they don't do. The idea behind Meijer is to promote the people who look they're doing a lot of work and refuse to promote those who actually lead teams. There is no reason why a team member would rather talk to another team member to rectify a customer situation, than talk to their own team leader. There is no reason why a team member would want advice on a work situation from another team member and not a team leader. The people who have leadership personalities and who show potential, are a cast aside to die in the "team leader in training" wait list, which doesn't actually exist. Team members, regardless of doing the actual work in the store, are berated, yelled at and threatened on a daily. As much as this sounds like an exaggeration, it is the reality for a great portion of the hourly team members at the Meijer. And, it's sad, because a lot of these team members don't know the rights that they have; they think that this is all a part of the job and it's not. Being asked to work off the clock, getting scheduled 11 days straight, and getting shrugged off when you have an issue are just parts of the problems plaguing Meijer team members. There are team members who are told to work off the clock by their team leaders and they do it and don't tell anyone. This happens everyday, more specifically in the grocery areas. There are people who are scheduled double digit days in a row, who are given the excuse "you're full time so we can't do anything" when they ask for a revision. There are part timers who get full time hours and full timers who get part time hours. There isn't HR in stores, there is a corporate HR who looks over the stores, but they're pretty useless when it comes to most situations, because they just direct the problem to the Store Director. The stores have an "Open Door Policy" meaning you can go and talk to the Store Director about anything and they can be a form of HR. However, it doesn't really work if the problem you're having is with a team leader or maybe the Store Director themselves. They need in store HR for these situations to alleviate a lot of the stress put on the Store Director. They need in store HR to get immediate results. There is a point system, which sounds fair in theory: you can only get 12 points before you get fired. Calling off is 1 point, being late is a half point, an improper call off is 2 points and a no call no show is 4 points. There are also points for work performance and things like that, too. So, pretty much, you have 12 times to call off or 24 times to be late in a year before you get fired. Points expire after a year from the date you got the point and if you go 4 months without getting a point, one full point drops off for perfect attendance. So, you have plenty of leeway and chances to fix any attendance problems you may have. HOWEVER, this keeps bad team members on the schedule because they have decent attendance, but someone who is a good team member but may have a chronic illness can be fired for being off too much. And, some team leaders will purposely erase points from their favorite team members records to keep them from being fired. You're screwed if you're not one of those team members. Also, you have to clock out for breaks. You still get paid for breaks, but you still have to clock in and out for them. If you're even a minute late, you get a half point. So, a lot of team members take 13 or 14 minute breaks. If you're caught taking a break without clocking out, even if you forgot to clock out, or had problems clocking out, they will write you up for misuse of company time. You know, which is so different from team leaders sitting in the office watching YouTube videos and talking ill about team members. Long story short, if you sign on at Meijer, you're going to be treated like the lowest of low. You're going to have any of your problems shrugged off, you're going to be embarrassed by team leaders, and you're going to be talked about behind your back by the very people who supposed to evoke a feeling of a "family team". I quit a little over a year ago, and the weight of the world has fallen from my shoulders. Steer away. Please.