Pros

its fun
you get to know people and make friends
most of the regular customers are pretty cool

Cons

i have worked there almost a year and a half now i only make 10.05 i work the hardest i can make everything shine and clean and do it how its supposed to be done and all i get out of it? all 4-5 hour closing shifts 24 hours a week i have the most senority and 3 people below me got way more hours than me! plus those nice shifts where u get off at 3 or so in the afternoon!

Advice to Senior Management

make sure all department managers make the rules of senority apply !

Pros

The management at my location was understanding with my school schedule. I was able to be promoted from courtesy clerk to cashier.

Cons

The pay was not competitive. The schedule often wasn't out until the evening before the beginning of the new schedule.

Advice to Senior Management

The store I worked at was bought out and no longer exists, which is probably for the better. Just before it was bought out, there was a change in management that did not attempt to relate to the current employee culture.

Pros

They do pay at competitive rates.
And the other employees are the most unqiue and awesome people I've met. :)
The managers will try to work with you when your going to school or babysitting.

Cons

The managers are usually in the office chating about who knows what and when you call for help they make it out like we were bothering them.
Albertsons is a family store is not a true statment.(dont ever call in because your child is sick, you'll hear about it for weeksor some people even have been written up and even laid off)
Our corparate office doesnt care about anything except Money, Money and themselves!

Advice to Senior Management

The management overall is not bad. They need to put the customers first and foremost. Standig in the self checkout lane is not helping when there are no customers and one of the cashiers need help. And they gossip just as bad as anyone else in the store but never owns up to it when they get caught

Pros

I had Fun co-workers
I had flexible schedules for the most part
I had Decent hours
I got Discounts
Yay!

Cons

The politics of upper management, some managers are really full of themselves and abuse their power. Some superiors retracted on their promises

Advice to Senior Management

Pay your employees better, promote from within instead of outsiders, Take some business classes and learn how retail really works

Pros

15% off albersons items
flexible hours
interesting people to talk to
you learn alot about food and groceries. This was good since i am a guy and dont know much about that stuff

Cons

it is very tiring
coworkers can be anoying an mean at times
you dont make enought money to support yourself

Advice to Senior Management

The managment is pretty good. this is where you should go if you want to make some money. dont be a courtesy clerk

Pros

Albertsons is great at being flexible with you schedule. You also have the Union to ensure you will have a job.

Cons

Customers will always find ways to bring you down. Expect to multi-task. You may even have to do things not in your job description such as clean up human feces left behind by the local homeless population.

Advice to Senior Management

If you want your employees to do their job competently, make sure you are setting a good example. There are many managers out there who get by making other associates do the work that they themselves should be doing.

Pros

There was always plenty of work to go around - overtime etc.

Cons

Rough work environment, monotonous atmosphere.

Advice to Senior Management

Find a way to compete with the new grocers that are coming on the market. The stores are looking stale in comparison to the newest grocery store breed.

Pros

Good starter job, no specific skills required. Comparable wages starting out.

Cons

The way management is promoted. Ineffective/non-existent evaluation system which causes under-qualified people promoted more often than not.

Training is basically non-existent. Computer training is used, but does not teach employees how to do their jobs and neither does management.

Upkeep of retail stores is a huge problem. Store Directors are just barely encouraged to fix problems as they arise rather than undergo preventative maintenance because of effects on their bonuses.

Mismanagement abounds.

Advice to Senior Management

Train, train, train. Wages should be the same across the board, not just depending on your location.

Pros

easy work and clean store, best place to work. It is easy to communicate with management about problems in this tought economy. I like talking briefly with customers so I can get back to my work.

Cons

fish department. The AZ state board of pharmacy, just like other state agencies does not always do a great job. They should let pharmacists do their job instead of policing stupid things. I will counsel patients if they want it. I will not seek out counseling just to keep busy,. I have enough work to do ie training modules, CS paperwork, inventory control and running the cash register.

Advice to Senior Management

leave me alone

Pros

The best reason to work for Albertson's is because it is a low stress place of employment and pays generally well. The company has a very flexible retirement plan that you can direct if you are so inclined and know what you are doing.

Cons

The downsides are that the company is unable to compete with Wal Mart in pricing on many items. However, they can be cheaper on some items. There are also many wasteful practices of the company as well, such as throwing away products that are still edible/usable instead of donating to local foodbanks. More should be done by the company to limit its waste and shrink.

Advice to Senior Management

Albertson's stores are doomed to fail in working class neighborhoods anything lower than an upper class neighborhood.