Smart & Final reviews

3.1

38% would recommend to a friend

(772 total reviews)
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David G. Hirz

36% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Smart & Final has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 772 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Smart & Final 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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772 reviews
3.0
Oct 27, 2016

Overworked, underpaid, and burnt out

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good people to work with

Cons

Not enough labor, demand way to much of all employees

4.0
Mar 3, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is above average for no education requirements. There is opportunity for 40hrs weekly and benefits.

Cons

Cash & Carry employ small crews so the work load can be over whelming at times. Also leaves the store looking a little messy. They have also only started hiring part time associates with no benefits. If you do good work and become an asset to the store ask for full time status and you will probably get them. Don't wait for them.

1.0
Feb 22, 2016

Smart & Final 441

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good Place for a starting job. Great employees, great Key Carriers depending on where you are. Also a good place to learn how things work to use in the future career.

Cons

Within 2 years of working at Smart And Final I've held 10 positions and have gotten 7 raises. I started from $8 an hour and ended with $13.80 an hour. $13.80 an hour may seem a lot but for a closing manager was not worth it because of all the duties and responsibilities that I was put through. Closing five days week for 40 hours a week, counting money receiving the truck, restocking the floor, working departments, cashier, doing orders if needed, sending orders, working on liquor and wine, checking items/products if it's up to date, working on unfinished load from load crew, and doing books. for what cause? You don't get benefits till you work there for at least 5 years. your considered as part time not full time even if you work 40 hours. I don'trecommend this as a career job. Use it to learn things and use it for the future.

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