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      Safeway

      Part of Albertsons Companies

      Engaged Employer

      Safeway reviews

      3.1

      40% would recommend to a friend

      (10,565 total reviews)
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      Susan Morris

      23% approve of CEO

      31% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      1.0
      Aug 10, 2010

      Impossible Expectations

      Store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you are in a place where you have decent local management you can make a decent income for a job in the U.S. today

      Cons

      lots of expectations, political company,lots of pressure

      1.0
      Dec 8, 2009

      Safeway

      Assistant store director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I enjoyed my fellow associates

      Cons

      stress,exceptionally long hours including weekends and holidays,store associates run into the ground , negative corporate culture , workload increased for all associates continuously,top-down structure that does not seek local store mangement input-remote decision-making process,stores with many part time associates held to same standards as high pay union locations.

      2.0
      May 17, 2009

      Think Twice before going the Safe way

      Store manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Everyone has to eat, so it's a stable business to be in.. paycheck every week. In the non-unionized divisions.. it is easy to advance if you are a high-energy person who strives for results. The company has structure, somewhat micromanaging.. but the attention to detail makes it fun to win sales events, donations, merchandising contests etc.

      Cons

      Let's be honest .. it is a top down organization, that is way too top heavy. This leaves the stores with no staff, too few hours. Important controllables are left off the grid... Things like the upkeep of employee files, checking product dates, focusing on icreasing sales, and community involvement are allocated no hour value... if a manager cares.. it must be done on his / her personal time. While the company has employment coordinators and human resource advisors, backstage does a poor job of recruiting qualifed applicants for entry level management positions. This is not a 5 day a week--10 hours a day job, if you want to feel satisfied that you are making a difference.

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