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      Safeway

      Part of Albertsons Companies

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      Safeway reviews

      3.1

      40% would recommend to a friend

      (10,564 total reviews)
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      Susan Morris

      23% approve of CEO

      31% positive business outlook

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      Safeway has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,564 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
      Mar 12, 2013

      The absolute worst job I have ever had

      Courtesy clerk
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Store was very organized co-worker were pretty nice. You were paid weekly and the benefits were not that bad.

      Cons

      I never actually encountered one person who actually enjoyed their job. Most of the people I worked with were miserable and hated their jobs but stuck around because the benefits were good and the workers were unionized Management was strict and very harsh with their employees. I started around Christmas time and received very little on the floor training and was expected to do my job perfectly. I was consistently reprimanded for not doing things the way my anal retentive managers expected me to. I have had a lot of bad jobs in my day but I have never before been so miserable at a job. Most of the employees called the company 'Slaveway' and were incredibly resentful towards the management.

      5.0
      Mar 8, 2013

      manager

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      salary great with bonus potential . the benefits package incliding healthcare 401k pension log and short term disability above industry standards.

      Cons

      Hours are long and holidays are at work . days off are usually weekdays some over night hours are required at times.

      3.0
      Mar 5, 2013

      Flexible schedule, but barely enough hours to pay bills, hefty college loan payments, and living expenses

      Float pharmacist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Flexibility in schedule: float pharmacy staff are allowed to request days off for the following monthly schedule and are rarely denied their requests. I have been able to enjoy trips to see family for the holidays, catch up with old friends, and take a beautiful vacation in the past 9 months. Staff are required to request time off much farther in advance and are not always given those requests. 2. Broad range of experiences: there are dozens of Safeway's within driving distance, so I am able to learn from many different styles of workflow and I get to pick up on tools and tricks of the trade. I have become more confident in my skills. I enjoy meeting new people and look forward to seeing them again from time to time. 3. Less involvement with politics: every store has their own issues and I don't have to get involved in any of them! I love knowing that I get to go home at the end of the day and not worry about what so-and-so thinks about me. I just get to go in, do my job, and not stress about gossip or negative feelings people develop about each other when stuck in close quarters.

      Cons

      1. Little hours: some months I only start out with 4 shifts total for the whole month. I endure this traumatizing experience at the end of every month. I feel sick to my stomach when given my "schedule". It is pathetic. Safeway should put a hiring freeze on float staff so that hours can build up again for those who have been working with them longer. 2 Beware of back office mistakes: every time I was given a promotion, the corporate office failed to update my hourly pay rate. My benefits discounts for being healthy were also overlooked. I had to monitor my paychecks closely and go through a huge hassle to get my pay and benefits updated. Thankfully they do fix things retroactively and give the retro pay that is due. 3. Salary is not competitive: many people I know in the business have done their homework and found that Safeway is on the lower end of salary for retail pharmacists. Little hours and less pay than my colleagues. Not ideal. 4. They keep cutting down on pharmacy support staff: I am burning out! They have this thing called "real time" scheduling. Hours and script counts are monitored on a daily basis and technicians are sent home if the counts aren't up to goal. Where did they get their algorithm from? They are going to wear the pharmacy staff down so much that patient safety may be at stake.

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