Whole Foods Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Whole Foods part-time for more than a year

Pros – Really care about the well being of the customers

Cons – Prices are very steep even with employee discount

Advice to Senior Management – Need better management, who knows what they are doing

Current Employee – been working at Whole Foods part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Many of the people who tend to work there are open minded and smart. The pay is pretty fair and the hours aren't bad for part time

Cons – Hard to really get ahead in this company, especially if you're not good friends with the management.

Advice to Senior Management – Perhaps, instead of being so cliquish you should take into consideration others who may be a bit different from yourselves. Try to revise your policies on your employees to make sure that they're also happy (happy workers make customers happy).

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Whole Foods full-time

Pros – Company wide - incredible how many people believe in the mission of company. IT specific - lots of training opportunities (in-house and external) to help you develop new skills. Well suited for junior level people to learn and grow. Excellent place for Business Analysts - good pay and easy to follow career path to leadership (management).

Cons – Unable to retain the best people. There are limited advancement opportunities for technical team members. Highly political environment causes best team leaders (managers) to leave. Pay for technical team members is below average and everybody's benefits are lacking (no paid holidays, low number of paid-time-off days, 401k match almost non-existent).

Advice to Senior Management – Reduce politics as much as possible and put the focus on facts and metrics. Put a focus on retaining the best team members/leaders and losing the under-performing workers. Address the lower than average pay and benefits.

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Whole Foods part-time for more than a year

Pros – Good benefits, high morale, good discount.

Cons – Hours can be hectic. 6am meetings every few months

Advice to Senior Management – None

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Whole Foods full-time for more than a year

Pros – Laid back relaxed environment. People who work here seem extra friendly for no apparent reason. No one is out to "get you" here. I love being a part of the team and I love the grocery discount. This place strives to be the best everyday literally.

Cons – Touchy late policy more than twice in a six month period and you get the ax

Advice to Senior Management – Honestly none. This place takes great care of it's employees and the opportunity for advancement is always there

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Whole Foods part-time for less than a year

Pros – Highly structured, team-based work environment.
Competitive pay.
Paid training and learning.
Hire/promote from within store/company.

Cons – If you are motivated, skilled, educated, competitive, intelligent, and driven to succeed, then there are no cons to this job.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Whole Foods part-time for less than a year

Pros – friendly environment with great managers and co workers. I would definitely recommend that you work for this company and gain some great experience.

Cons – I really enjoyed my time at Whole Foods and cannot think of any cons to place in this box. If you are looking for employment, definitely consider Whole Foods.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Whole Foods part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Fairly generous pay, opportunities for advancement, friendly co-workers, great discount, fairly good work culture

Cons – Frequent anti-union "education," conflated policies, intractable supervisors, generous pay increases may have dropped off

Advice to Senior Management – Appreciate team members, recognize individuals' strengths, don't condescend.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Whole Foods part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Delicious food, free or discounted meals, recycles, diverse employees, generous discounts, above minimum wage salaries, great benefits!

Cons – Occasional rude customers and misunderstanding communication between managers and employees. Certain company policies can be ridiculous but still much more lenient than other companies.

Advice to Senior Management – Get to know and trust your team members better before jumping to conclusions and pointing fingers.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Whole Foods part-time

Pros – i really like working here

Cons – standing on your feet all day

Advice to Senior Management – there should be more opportunities to move up in the company

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend