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  • "Management is poor and unorganized.(in 62 reviews)
  • "Regional managers are authoritative and will beat you down like a dog until they feel like they have broken you.(in 54 reviews)
  • "Upper management was terrible where I worked but other than that nothing bad to say.(in 44 reviews)
  • "Unless your a store manager or assistant store manager, it's impossible to motivate yourself to work here long term.(in 37 reviews)
  • "no training at all! except in the opening of the store(in 30 reviews)

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Found 983 of over 996 reviews

Updated Sep 19, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Sep 5, 2023
      Nutritional Health Coach
      Current Employee, less than 1 year
      Davenport, IA
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Small crew. Teaching classes and crew. Nutrition education.

      Cons

      It's a LOT to do.

      1. 2.0
        Sep 12, 2023
        Sales Associate
        Current Employee, less than 1 year
        Denver, CO
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        You get benefits, but they start after two months of employment- which isn't worth it.

        Cons

        You don't know what hours you'll get, was too spontaneous for someone looking for job stability. Cashering can get really stressful, especially if you're the only cashier on shift. Customers make sure you know you're awful at your job. Standing for hours at a time really hurts your legs and feet. Natural Grocers claims they care about their employees but if you are a new hire, you'll get training for a few hours then "fed to the dogs" and you have to deal with a long line of angry customers, at the end of the day, it really isn't worth the time and money- it's their own fault they're so understaffed and it shouldn't affect your mental health that bad.

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        1. 2.0
          Aug 29, 2023
          Nutritional Health Coach
          Former Employee, more than 5 years
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          This position did teach me a lot about nutrition in addition to what I had learned in school, so I have to give at least a 2 for that. Most of the people that work in the nutrition department are pretty great, but you will not work directly with these people as they are based in CO. This job is great if you are looking for something after school to "fill in the gap" while finding an actual job. It's not wise to work here if you are looking to have your own nutrition business as they will not allow you to have one,

          Cons

          The management of this company is incredibly bad, and the bad morale it creates permeates through the store. The regional manager for nutrition in our region was an extreme micro-manager that treated you like you were in middle school. The pay is EXTREMELY LOW and it's not worth the headache.

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          1. 5.0
            Sep 19, 2023
            Cashier
            Former Employee
            Portland, OR
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            cult meetings once a month

            Cons

            really cool cult meetings once a month

            1. 3.0
              Jul 12, 2023
              Manager
              Former Employee, more than 3 years
              Ogden, UT
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Flexible scheduling, paid sick days, and birthday pay. Most of the staff was great, including the store manager and assistant store manager. I can't say if this is still true, as most of the people I worked with are gone now.

              Cons

              HR always seemed to make store conflicts worse. Home Office in general constantly showed a lack of understanding of how things work in an actual store and rarely seemed to trust the store and assistant store managers to do their job, even though they were excellent and hard working. This included not allowing them to fire a problematic employee that constantly no-showed or was extremely late. This was very frustrating for those of us who had to pick up the slack and wanted the store to succeed. It also decreased the morale of the store because others felt as though they could do whatever they wanted because there were rarely consequences, due to the store managers' hands being tied by corporate. Also, I have many issues with the overall messages this company encourages. I'll just say that after the pandemic I could no longer in good conscious work for a company that sells magazines that claim on the cover that one could "cure" their own cancer with juice and supplements.

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              1. 4.0
                Sep 12, 2023
                Receiving Assistant Manager
                Current Employee
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Good company culture with a pretty wide range of benefits, flexible scheduling, and generous paid time off.

                Cons

                The pay just doesn't really cut it. The budget is also tight, creating some frustrating scenarios at work every now and then.

                1. 5.0
                  Sep 17, 2023
                  Cashier
                  Former Employee
                  Austin, TX
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  I learned so much about health food products

                  Cons

                  pay is really low and wasn't able to advance

                  1. 4.0
                    Sep 12, 2023
                    Head Cashier
                    Former Employee, more than 1 year
                    Richardson, TX
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    - Nice work environment - Friendly staff and customers - a culture of always learning more about really interesting products

                    Cons

                    - The pay (this might have raised since the time I was head cashier)

                    1. 2.0
                      Apr 6, 2023
                      Assistant Manager
                      Current Employee, more than 5 years
                      Denver, CO
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Amazing co-workers. Vitabucks. PTO. Paid Holidays off.

                      Cons

                      I've been with this company a long time. Over the years, things have changed... a lot. I do not feel supported by Home Office... at all. I live constantly in fear of getting fired. The new regionals and HR department are beyond incompetent and don't know how to manage or deal with people. It's terrifying. This company is taking a drastic turn and its very disappointing in the direction they're taking on how they're treating employees. Managers are forced to manage on skeleton crews and lay people off. Not worth it at this point. Better off applying to King Soopers where there is a union to protect the workers. Current employees need to form a union for future protection! Please! The crew needs support.

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                      1. 5.0
                        Aug 24, 2023
                        Clerk
                        Current Employee, less than 1 year
                        Portland, OR
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        good benefits, flexible work schedule, continual training

                        Cons

                        understaffed at times, could strengthen overall organization of store.

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