Whole Foods Reviews

Pros

Fairly good starting salary, hours are good, as long as you are full time, the benefits are decent, in store discounts

Cons

Management tends to be lazy, they don't properly train and then complain about people not doing the job properly. They take credit for accomplishment and issue blame for shortcomings.

Advice to Senior Management

They need to remember that management doesn't mean sitting in a chair and watching others work, lead by example and your team will follow proudly.

Pros

Compensation package
Benefits
Sense of Teamwork
Learning environment

Cons

Travel
24-7 mentality of senior leadership

Pros

- Good Benifits
- Great Product Offerings
- Good group of people to work with for the most part.

Cons

- Needs more structure
- Needs more inspiriing, motivating leaders
- Needs store leadership who lead with inspiration and sincere passion for the development of other leaders.

Advice to Senior Management

Spend more time on the floor working and earning respect of others to have a solid knowledge of true day to day operations. Inspire & develop others, recongnize & praise, and show more of a sincere honest compassion as well as care of your team. Help others grow in their position before critizing weaknesses.

Pros

Great benefits, 20 % off discount. This place was great as a student if you are in the retail sector.

Cons

I loved working here but the management play lots of favoritism. In order to get a raise the whole department personnel you work in must do an assessment of you and they compare that to yourself assessment and depending on that you would get a raise. That's is not very fair because people always use personal opinions and not just professional ones.

Advice to Senior Management

They need to be less bias and focus on the work the person is doing rather than if I am best friend with everyone.

Pros

They truly care about thier team members and they allow you to be a part of the decision making process from new hires to products on the shelf.

Cons

In my particualr field (marketing), opportunities for growth in a store are limited. To advance, you need to go to a regoinal level and those positions seldom open.

Pros

Flexibility, coworkers, advancement opportunities, friendly clients

Cons

the pay isn't that great

Pros

Team Members, Benefits, Wages, Work Life balance, Open Door policy

Cons

Leadership communication, training towards promotion, vision

Advice to Senior Management

Walk the Talk ... core values are not avidly lived by most of leadership. Inclusive of store and regional levels.

Pros

Good food. Clean environment. They promote a healthy lifestyle.

Cons

Some managers aren't pulling there weight and should be replaced.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't hire more seasonal employes if current part-time employes are willing to work more hours!

Pros

Work environment, compensation, and customers

Cons

Crazy hours, some managers do not plan well schedule wise

Advice to Senior Management

Provide more praise to employees

Pros

Good atmosphere, great opportunity to advance, modest wage at supervisor and higher management levels, good benefits.

Cons

dislike interviewing system, atl swaps

Advice to Senior Management

dont force atl swaps