Is WinCo Foods a good company to work for?

WinCo Foods has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 1,515 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 49% of employees would recommend working at WinCo Foods to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about WinCo Foods have been left by employees working as Grocery Clerk , Front End Cashier and Freight Clerk .

Does WinCo Foods pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WinCo Foods employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WinCo Foods. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WinCo Foods?

49% of WinCo Foods employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WinCo Foods 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WinCo Foods?

Cashier (183) , Deli Clerk (87) , Lead Clerk (64) , Produce Clerk (58) , Bakery Clerk (37) , Sales Associate/Cashier (36) , Grocery Clerk (34) , Cart Clerk (30) , Overnight Stocker (26) , Freight Clerk (20) , Department Manager (17) , Freight Team Associate (17) , Assistant Manager (16) , Meat Cutter (16) , Warehouse Worker (16)

What are the pros of working at WinCo Foods according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great and not expensive" ((in 242 reviews)); "Good pay and raises." ((in 110 reviews)); "the people were nice and all." ((in 59 reviews)); "Insurance is great coverage and only $60 per month for a family of Four." ((in 39 reviews)); "They have a decent ESOP and great health insurance." ((in 25 reviews))

What are the cons of working at WinCo Foods according to real employee reviews?

"transitioning to new policies can be difficult and depending on management poor communication with employees." ((in 105 reviews)); "Long hours that could be tiring/boring" ((in 50 reviews)); "Can get pulled down by a bad manager." ((in 44 reviews)); "No training i just got shown a register and told go for it" ((in 24 reviews)); "Bad upper management and terrible point system" ((in 22 reviews))

What WinCo Foods locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Los Angeles , Henderson , Ventura , Spokane , Modesto , Visalia , San Marcos , Eureka , Corvallis , Phoenix

WinCo Foods reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(1,498 total reviews)

Grant H.

57% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

WinCo Foods has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,498 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WinCo Foods employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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1.0

Jan 12, 2014

the worst job I ever had/ and the worst company I ever worked for.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

good benefits/ESOP not what it used to be the big corporate guys who retired took it all

Cons

work you to death and you never get any respect

3.0

Nov 10, 2015

Slipping on unrealistic expectations as we grow.

Management

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Pros

- Benefits are very good with Blue Cross. - Pay is decent after enough time worked and based on union wage. - Extremely fast paced customer service industry that allows you to meet lots of cool people. - Employee Stock Ownership Program creates a very nice retirement if you can survive that long.

Cons

- Management has increasing and extremely unrealistic expectations for their employees. - Dealing with humanity in such a capacity will occasionally fill you with seeping hatred. - New corporate supervisors are frigid and inhuman; they care only for the bottom line. - Don't expect ANY positive reinforcement or feedback and you won't be disappointed. - Neck bending work speeds and back breaking labor because of stingy labor allotment. - Corporate management is now exclusively hired from outside the company. - Having seniority no longer gains you anything but a worthless "Years of Service" pin. - "Point" based disciplinary system is just a rigid turnover engine.

3.0

Mar 4, 2015

A lot of policies.

Meat clerk

Recommend

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The health coverage is great. It is a rapidly growing company that is eager to gobble up more of Wal-Mart's market share and they are very successful. I believe that the company's stock is undervalued. If one has an ESOP going, I think it will be valuable. WinCo stock is a nice additive to one's retirement portfolio, as this "winning company" knocks Wal-Mart back. You can climb the ladder quickly, if you want. A cashier could definitely retire from this company and be fairly well off. They also have a 401K program with no contribution from the company (the ESOP is really great, though.). The staffing is sufficient and the store is usually decent, even when extremely busy. WinCo truly is impressive to me and I am proud to see this evolution in retail culture. If continued, this is an outstanding model of how retail should be. I still rate it 3 stars due to cons.

Cons

No cellphone allowed on your person. Regardless if you have a green card, or if your state legalized it... for a "drug free workplace" you are not allowed to use cannabis (talking about on your own time, obviously), however, their drug policy states that you are allowed to drink alcohol, on the clock, for social (upper management) functions and they have free coffee in the break room, creating an interesting ethical conundrum. Random drug testing occurs and it is done immediately, in store, by a drug testing company. There can be lots of petty drama as inexperienced people eagerly try and go up and step on everyone they can. Training is more like being tossed in the fire so you better not be shy of asking questions. If you clock in 30 seconds late after 2 minute leeway either direction, you can get 3 points on your record (they expire) 9 will get you fired.

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the worst job I ever had/ and the worst company I ever worked for.

Slipping on unrealistic expectations as we grow.

A lot of policies.

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