Safeway reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(10,565 total reviews)
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23% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Safeway has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,565 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Safeway 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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11K reviews
3.0
Mar 29, 2011

not enough dynamic opportunities

Anonymous employee
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Pros

decent campus free gym career growth in some departments friendly people for the most part

Cons

management is poor not all departments have a good career growth for their employees not a good reward system for hard workers too many older people work there that there is no room for new fresh ideas and growth for those who are young and eager to move up (and probably have some great ideas)

1.0
Feb 20, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Beneifits are awsome! Medical has helped me with my childrens medical bills!

Cons

Intimidation, people getting written up everyday for looking sideways! The manegement disrespectfull! You go to work in fear and you leave in fear! (Of getting fired). We would try to find other work but, no work in Tahoe! Please Please post the class action info!

3.0
Jan 30, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay and benefits (in the meat department), other employees are very friendly and helpfull for the most part

Cons

Micromanagement, six day work week, numerous policies, difficult to get full-time status especially when hours are always being cut, much is expected of dept managers while all other employees have zero responsibility, weak workers union (confusing union contracts), lack of back up personnel, "Floaters" instead of proper staffing (meat), stores are run on minimum help, "old timers" remain with a can't do attitude who resist change, pay stinks if you're starting out with no experience, store managers are so wrapped up dealing with tasks set forth by upper management via email or conference call that they have little time for their employees or customers to run the store properly, can't seem to get rid of poor employees or demote them.

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