Safeway reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(10,559 total reviews)
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Susan Morris

25% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Safeway has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 10,559 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
Aug 16, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

The managers are really understanding about you needing time off for exams and school. Also, the people you work with are very friendly and nice. Customers are on the whole respectful and friendly also. You can hold multiple positions in a short amount of time. I was promoted to Bookkeeper for Friday nights after about 2-3 months of being a courtesy clerk. You learn things like bookkeeping, balancing tills, floral arrangements, flower care, etc.

Cons

Even though I was "promoted", because I was a courtesy clerk, my pay didn't raise--still made a courtesy clerk's salary while doing other tasks. As a courtesy clerk, doing carts were terrible because you had to do it for an hour at a time. Also, the store manager then seemed very detached and uninvolved. Lastly, the hours were pretty bad for a college student...I would have a lot of 6-midnight shifts and holidays required a lot of running around and overtime.

1.0
Aug 16, 2011

Not fond of working here

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some nice co-workers

Cons

Low pay Few hours Clueless managers Union dues

1.0
Aug 15, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits. Great safety training in most areas.

Cons

Low wages. They want more work, less people and less hours to do it in for the same wage. Despite managements saying that they care about our families, the bottom line is that my family comes second or maybe even third to their bottom line.

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