Safeway reviews

My senority did not earn me much respect in staffing or location. As a result, when volume went down, I was demoted to part-time despite being senior-most at my job with the highest qualifications. The raises come slowly as it all gets negotiated by unions. The benefits take forever to get, and can disappear easily if you don't work enough hours (which you don't control). Getting anything changed is a very slow process, if at all. Initiative is not typically rewarded unless you reach management level (no bonuses or additional compensation).

You are only a pawn. A small pawn. There is very poor communication within the stores. You are only spoken to by management when something needs to be corrected or addressed. There is never a thank you or a kudos for solid performance. Everyone is treated like they are incompetent, kind of like it is your first job all over again. The expectations for neatness and visuals are nearly impossible to maintain. Not much focus on basic practices such as rotating dates or markdowns. Instead if it appears that you are in control of your job you are pulled to another area of the store to pull someone else's weight.