Get experience, then leave if you get something better - Produce Buyer Safeway Employee Review

1.0
Jul 25, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good coworkers. Tuition reimbursement. Cafeteria

Cons

Unless you came through the stores you will be marginalized no matter how much education and outside experience you have. Currently have a bunch of buyers without college degrees given "executive" positions showing how little they value formal education. I guess that stock will never get where it use to be with a bunch of baggers and checkers in the executive ranks.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing at all, only work at Safeway if you're about to be literally homeless

Cons

Genuinely hellish work environment. Management is lazy and absent, customers are the most disrespectful and clueless I have ever encountered. Complete unrealistic labor allocation and expectations. As a PIC, I have to run 9 SCO robots, unlock cases for customers, perform transactions at Customer Service, and answer external phone calls. Customers rightly get frustrated at the complete lack of care by corporate, and take it out on employees.

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