Nash-Finch Reviews

Pros

Good pay. can get time off when I need it.

Cons

Long night shift. Need to re-arrange schedule.

Advice to Senior Management

Make schedule easier and not as long of shifts

Pros

The pay is good considering the area the company is located.

Cons

The supervisors show favoritism, it's hard to take time off even when you have vacation time. They make changes to rules and schedule at the last minute and employees have no say at all. Every year the weekly insurance premiums go up about twenty dollars.

Advice to Senior Management

You should listen to your employees more and really consider what they have to say. Remember, happy employees are productive employees, and none of them are happy. They all want a union.

Pros

Salary
Benefits used to be good but they have diluted them

Cons

Incompetent management. Does not know how to keep customers, grow sales or innovate business
Lot of managers/directors that performed have left the company in the last year
Lot of low level employees have quit and left for other companies too.
Lot of HR employees have left the company too.
Overall, no one seems to have confidence in management's ability to grow the company and give opportunities for employees.

Advice to Senior Management

resign and pave way for new management.

Pros

Lots of projects that involve cross functional interaction help you learn about many disciplines like merchandising, finance, distribution, etc. Opportunities exist for career development and training.

Cons

Too many silos competing with each other. Incentives for each silo are at cross purposes leading to conflicts and confusion. Constant conference calls that last forever. Many have no specific agenda and lack focus. Technology here is 20 years behind.

Advice to Senior Management

Walk the talk. You have a culture statement but you don't practice it in your interactions with associates. Especially respect. Don't expect from us what you are not willing to yourself.

Pros

High quality grocer. Flexible scheduling for part time employees. My shift manager was very approachable and flexible, she accommodated everyone's needs.

Cons

My store director was incompetent. He thought very little of any employees who were not upper level management at the store level.

Advice to Senior Management

Your cashiers, baggers, and other hourly employees are who customers deal with the most on a daily business. Take an interest in your hourly employees and they will take more pride in the company.

Pros

Pick groceries so people can eat

Cons

No respect from management to there employees

Advice to Senior Management

Show us some respect

Pros

The company has positions available in retail, warehouse distribution and corporate. If you put in a good effort and remain with the company there are many opportunities for advancement. They are flexible with time off. Good benefits for full-time employees, paid vacation after 1 year.

Cons

Constant chiding from corporate, but that is expected.

Advice to Senior Management

Do a better job of keeping your stores in the loop.

Pros

Compensation is fair, Benefits are good but could use a lift, offers work-life balance for the most part.

Cons

There is a lack of diversity in the management pool (Less than 5% of the managerial level workforce are minorities, Less than 5 out of 100 or so directors are minorities, Less than 2 out of 30 or so Vice presidents are minorities). This maybe just a number but it shows that senior management may prefer to hire or promote someone that look like them and are not actively reaching out to diverse candidates within the company or outside the company.

Advice to Senior Management

Make the organization more diverse so that people don't feel left out and work with positive attitude.

Pros

None I can think of..just a job to pay bills

Cons

Horrible management on all levels
No professionalism
Outdated management tactics that are disrespectful to the employee
Last minute reports, conference calls and meetings from managers looking to justify their jobs and punish their subordinates
Horrible company culture – lots of finger pointing on all levels

Politics rule the company. There are no policies and therefore no consistency. Despite quarterly meetings designed to inform employees, there is very little clear communication down to the employees. Morale is low, and most people would leave if there are other opportunities in this economy

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in training and enabling people. Lead by example. Try to eliminate the politics, and concentrate on fixing the problems. Demand standards and consistency. Encourage true leadership - not just people who nod in approval.

Pros

Flexible work-life balance. compensation based on who you are and your role is decent.

Cons

The decision making is too slow and change is either slow or does not take place. The management does not seem to always make the right decisions or correct the wrong decisions. Company is experiencing a decline in revenue, profits as well as morale and there is no answer/initiative(s) to rectify these.

Advice to Senior Management

Support and grow the hidden talent in the company by providing cross-functional opportunities to associates.