I like it here - Certified Pharmacy Technician Safeway Employee Review

4.0
Apr 17, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Schedules are extremely flexible. The company pays close to the top of the hourly range of other employers. I know this because I've applied elsewhere and end up determining that Safeway is, all things considered, a very good employer. Benefits are paid at 30 hours/week.

Cons

If you needed to work full-time (30-40 hrs) either for the money or for the benefits, it can be challenging to get/maintain hours in the grocery industry. I know some pharmacy assistants and technicians who pick up shifts at other stores. Each pharmacy manager has a target amount of hours of staff time. If you need to work more, employees are often willing to give you shifts. There isn't, as far as I can tell, opportunities for career advancement for pharmacy technicians.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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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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