Safeway reviews

3.1

41% would recommend to a friend

(10,559 total reviews)
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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 5, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Actually the Union. They made sure we weren't overworked, which is a plus in the pharmacy. the training program was really good. Automatic raises every year regardless of performance.Good benefits after a year.

Cons

My immediate pharmacists were great, but dealing with upper management was terrible. They made policies in the office without thinking about us in the trenches. They are doing all this remodeling for the wellness rooms,and we were forced to work during construction in our pharmacy. Why they couldn't do it at night when we were closed, I don't know. The customers sure weren't happy. I sure didn't like the noise and breathing in all the dust. They would cut our hours every summer, but heap on more responsibilities and requirements.

1.0
Jul 9, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can get promoted very fast. I was promoted from a cashier to a head clerk (21.53$/h) in one year. Having the union is a plus.

Cons

Gosh, where to start. The company is so strict on their employees, when it comes to wearing the Safeway shirt and the black slacks, you might get fired for braking this policy. If you get caught with you cell you would get fired. the list goes on and on, you have to try it yourself to see how miserable everyone is.

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