Sendik's reviews

3.1

43% would recommend to a friend

(319 total reviews)

Ted Balistreri

69% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Sendik's has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 319 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sendik's 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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319 reviews
1.0
Apr 1, 2014

Horrible!

Recommend
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Pros

The best part of working for this company is when you go on vacation. Albeit, you may work 8 days straight, and a shift your manager knows is not part of your "availability"!

Cons

Where to start... Promotions are given to people who have no work-life balance, and will tow the company line, because they are desperate for a job. I truly feel sorry for those who accept the hostile environment, and believe this is acceptable. If you are sick, which I rarely was, they will hound you to come in and tell your co-workers why you called in. My per hour salary increased $1.10 in four years, but I knew other employees who went years without raises, and some who were kept part-time status although working full-time. Most management is lacking in leadership skills, and some need to review very basic employer laws, as well as company policies.

2.0
Dec 4, 2013

Owners treat workers like crap.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-flexible hours -some really good store managers. -end of the year bonus -cool coworkers

Cons

The owners are terrible people. Sure a lot of times they come in, say hi, flirt with female workers. So initially most people like them, until they realize on a whim they can be fired or chewed out. I've seen owners come in and throw tantrums, throwing things on the floor and shouting at workers. I've seen a good worker who just punched in get blamed for the state of the store and he was fired on the spot by the owner. Management from all levels get pretty scared when the owners are in a bad mode. Too many bosses. One boss will tell you one thing and another boss will tell you something else. So a lot of times you're screwed if you do and screwed if you don't. A few managers really sucks. I've been personally chewed out by one of the corporate managers for not making a new sales tag. The thing is he should know, I do not have the authority to do that. That same manager more than once created a scene in the middle of the store. One of those times the worker deserved to be talk to though, but not like that. Then of course, there are other managers who don't know what theyre doing, or can be straight up jerks. Poor wages Advancement is not easy. They much rather hire from the outside, than promote excellent workers. A lot of the pros about this job can be found at other work places.

1.0
Oct 15, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing. If I had to choose something it would be that the negative atmosphere this place has to offer brings miserable employees together to form a bond that can't be broken

Cons

Everything. management is horrible and the owners are not any better. The way you move up in the company does not matter how hard you work it's about who you slept with or how good of a brown noser you are. Don't believe 90% of the positive reviews on this website or any other website, corporate fills out phony reviews to boost company ratings. The only reason employees have a smile on their face when they are at work is because they feel threatened and forced to NOT because it's such "great" place to work. I busted my butt there was there longer then any other employee in my department and was the lead baker in the bakery but was getting paid less then individuals who were there considerably less time then me and considerably less skilled then me. I bent over backwards, never called in sick to work, always worked on my off days, worked all sorts of odd hours and still was not appreciated for anything I did for them or the company. The owners like to be in the publics eye and act like they give back to the community but in reality they don't care about the community they ony care about their own self gain. STAY AWAY!!!

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