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      Safeway

      Part of Albertsons Companies

      Engaged Employer

      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

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      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
      1.0
      May 19, 2010

      Good place if you want to be a cog in a big big bureaucratic machine.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Regular routine. No surprises. Good place for lifer if you like doing the same thing over and over again. After working here for about 6 months, you will identify with Dilbert (like in the Sunday cartoons).

      Cons

      Very bureaucratic management. Lots of chiefs, not enough workers. About half the company generates excel spreadsheet reports for the other half. Many in management ranks started out as clerks and baggers. Some don't even have a real degree - they got their "MBA" from a diploma mill. Micro-managers. No sense of urgency. Lots and lots of politics.

      2.0
      May 13, 2010

      Not a good place to work and excel.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Do not have to think much. Management wants you to do what they want instead of what is best for the company.

      Cons

      There is no way to provide feedback on the performance of immediate management. Manager can do or say whatever they want about the subordinates without ways for them to voice their opinions. Personal retaliation from manager to employees occur often.

      3.0
      Jul 2, 2009

      It pays the bills, but it doesn't seem like any upward movement.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      There really is no good reason to work in the store, but as a delivery driver, the money is decent, and you're on your own which is nice. Most of the employees are pretty cool too.

      Cons

      You have to deal with people in the store sometime. Although most are cool, there are a few that like to make life difficult, but I guess that's everywhere. Also, no upward movement unless you want to be a store manager which requires 40+ hrs which can be tough if you have a family.

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