Jewel-Osco Reviews

Pros

Good hours, everyone helped eachother, management was understanding, good pay.

Cons

Repetitive work, holiday rushes, working with difficult customers.

Pros

Good work environment, friendly staff, lots of customer interaction, you work with people who are young so it's not too strict.

Cons

Obviously for a part time job the pay isn't very good, but it's just a part time job so it is what it is.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to treat your employees nicely, I know there is a high turnover rate but if you keep the environment relaxed it works.

Pros

Good discounts on products in the store.

Cons

Cut to many hours and the pay wasn't the best

Advice to Senior Management

No union fees!!!!

Pros

Health care
Flexible hours
Little to no work

Cons

Awful management
Terrible pay
No recognition or incentive for good work

Advice to Senior Management

Reward your workers for doing their jobs well.

Pros

There really are not may pros to working in the deli besides getting to sample all of the new foods that are added at times.

Cons

The pay is low compared to the amount of work that you do and the union dues every month are too high.

Advice to Senior Management

The managers were not that great and were replaced often. Did not have great leadership skills and not very motivating.

Pros

There are non besides the benefits.

Cons

401k is in the crapper.

How am I suppose to support myself and my daughter with 12hrs a week?

6-7hrs of work given and we only have 4hrs to complete the tasks.

Pros

Flexible at creating schedules, small environment where you can get to know most people, low-stress, managers are approachable, nothing too demanding.

Cons

Wages are capped at an extremely low amount. I've been working there for over ten years and employees who have worked half that time are almost making as much as I am. Still, despite no change in pay, upper management (district managers and up) are continuously asking you to do more and assume more responsibilities. Immediate management is sympathetic but there's nothing they can do about pay.

In short, if you're just looking for a temporary job while look for another or go to school, this works. If you're looking to start a career, I would choose a different company.

Advice to Senior Management

Try and consider rewarding those who have worked at your stores the longest. A cheap pin and a card with a printed signature is not going to cut it.

Pros

-Decent quality of product
-Long-time veterans (the ones who are left) are extremely knowledgeable
-Decent pay
-Some customers are friendly and appreciative of you and your work

Cons

-It's a toss up with management. Some are great, some are terrible.
-Meat cutters as a whole are looked on with disdain
-Not enough manpower to go around and you can be left to struggle sometimes
-The bottom line is number one
-Its not uncommon to see senior cutter and meat managers transferred excessive distances from their homes, especially when they are close to retirement
-Getting hurt on the job happens. But if it happens to you, expect to be put through the ringer and jump through hoops
-Equipment is aging, and kept in just good enough shape to pass safety protocols

Advice to Senior Management

Have some understanding of the job before offering your two cents about whats what. Meat cutting is not as simple as taking it out of a box and putting it onto a shelf. This is a craft and a trade skill that takes time to do it right. When you decide to run a shop with a bare bones crew, be prepared for the consequences of that. And if someone gets hurt on the job (heaven forbid), show some compassion for your fellow man. This is a job where you literally give your blood, sweat and tears for this company. Treat us with a little bit of dignity.

Pros

They pay. It's not much but it is enough if you are attending high school and want some spending cash. Fairly flexible hours are an additional benefit.

Cons

You will deal with an incredible amount of incompetence of thought and action on the part of Store Directors, Assistant Store Directors, and Supervisors. Often they will try to manipulate employees, the good ones as well as the bad ones, and are often degrading. There is very little respect for ability or treatment as an adult (even if you are an adult or older than them). Full-time employees are often a joy to work with and knowledgable about the job but express the same wish for better management.

Advice to Senior Management

When the CEO walks into the store, he should not procede to look only at the displays. Ask your part-timers and full-timers what they think about management. Talk to some customers. You'll find out real quick what all your problems are. This company won't exist in a few years if it continues as is and the middle-level managers definitely need to be replaced at every level.

Pros

friends, few nice co workers

Cons

managers, co workers, customers, atmosphere, job

Advice to Senior Management

learn to be managers and stop being immature and playing around with employees pay.