Safeway reviews

3.1

40% would recommend to a friend

(10,559 total reviews)
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Susan Morris

23% 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
1.0
Jun 25, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The people outside of the HR department are really great to work with, the VP that was in place was awesome and a genuine good leader people would actually make an effort to say hello to him not the old take the long way back to my chair it stated a lot about his character. The Company benefits were pretty great.

Cons

Do not work for the HR department, I would disclose more but I am really just trying to avoid them from harassing me any further they constantly are viewing my Linkedin as if I cannot see that.

1.0
May 17, 2023

Slow management/ App misinformation

Recommend
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Pros

Walking distance from my home.

Cons

Management has a slow response time after a cashier requests for an override. This holds the line up and frustrates customers as there are very few cashier's. The App is too confusion for customers and cashier's have to train the customers how to use it while at the register, holding up the line to do an App walk through/ demo during a transaction as customers in line wait for it to be understood. I was told on my first interview that I would be going into management for the PIC position so I settled for a lower pay rate as I was under the impression it would eventually increase. Found out later through Union staff it wasn't even possible for a new hire like me to go into management within months of being hired. I was suckered into settling for less than I deserve. Store is hiring yet not giving current employees enough hours, not using the availability of staff. Giving 4 hours when an employee is available for 8+. Poor time management.

2.0
May 14, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Keep very busy since it's the busiest Safeway in California. Some leeway to do what you want since it's so unstructured. Some very nice co-workers. So far they've worked within my schedule

Cons

Management is really bad. After training you are ignored. They literally do not even say hello or ask how you're doing once you are let loose. They love failure, I guess it makes them feel more important. They Gossip with the Office door open and act like Teenagers. Some refuse to even work. Some come in on their day offs because they have no life at home. Literally even when it's slow!

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