Fred Meyer Stores Reviews in Portland, OR Area
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Pros
It is job, and not much more. The key to working for this company is to get into a store with a union. This company practices some harsh techniques at non-union stores, many of which would like to certify but cannot negotiate a contract because of the fear factor in doing so. (Actually, I surprised that the NLRB hasn't been called more often.)
Cons
It is only a job - unless you want to give up your family to get ahead. Once a store level employee; always a store level employee. Much of upper management made it to where they are, not based on their education (many of which have little more than HS diplomas) but on their ability to survive management bootcamp (years of odd hours, odd requests, and basically indentured servitude). And it is now doubly worse since Kroger has fully taken over.
Advice to Senior Management
Stop complicating the process. The more you try to be like a big company, the more impersonal you become. Stores generate the profits and the office treats us like we are third world country. Despite the efforts to make the company more accessible to diversity, the old boy regime is still the only path to get anywhere. Once you are in the store, you are stuck.
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Divisional Manager in Portland, OR:
“Great place to work if your driven. Don't apply looking for a handout.”
Feb 5, 2009
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Customer Service Manager in Portland, OR:
“Fred Meyer a place to work with balance.”
Dec 21, 2008
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Parcel in Vancouver, WA:
“Well... it pays, right?”
Aug 23, 2008
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Certified Pharmacy Technician in Sandy, OR:
“Fred Meyer Pharmacies do not focus on customer service at all.”
Jun 16, 2008
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Manager in Portland, OR:
“Kroger "Low prices at the cost of employees"”
Jun 12, 2008
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Manager in Portland, OR:
“If you like retail, Fred Meyer the place to work.”
Jun 11, 2008