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    Safeway Reviews

    Updated April 23, 2018
    3,772 reviews

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    • Work life balance can get frustrating (in 105 reviews)

    • But upper management at this place seriously tests any sane person's patience (in 134 reviews)

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    1. "Excellant Management"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Grocery Checker in Portland, OR
      Current Employee - Grocery Checker in Portland, OR
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Safeway full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      I had a lot of health issues over the past year and the management worked with me on all issues. They are the best

      Cons

      Takes a long time to get raises

      Advice to Management

      Contiue to look at employees as individials and take situations as they come

    2. "Bakery Clerk at Safeway"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Safeway part-time

      Pros

      Flexible hours, gives hourly raise, advancement opportunity, benefits

      Cons

      My time there was nice.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work.

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    3. "Working at safeway"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Safeway part-time

      Pros

      Easy to change shifts with other workers. Cross-training is encouraged. Friendly work environment and the managers were fair.

      Cons

      Don't expect many rasies. The one raise I got was two months before the state minimun wage increase and my raise just bumped up my wage to the new minimum wage. I effectively started making the new minimum wage two months early.

      Advice to Management

      Give more raises. I was a hard-working employee and never felt that I was compensated well. This was one of my first legit jobs but I worked there for nearly two years and only got one ten cent raise.

    4. "Cashier"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Safeway part-time

      Pros

      Easy job. Coworkers were chill people.

      Cons

      Minimum wage pay. No merit based promotions.

      Advice to Management

      Reward your best employees.

    5. "Great coworkers, but indifferent management"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Safeway part-time

      Pros

      I worked as a barista for the in-store Starbucks, and I loved getting to know our regulars and learning about the different drinks. My coworkers all throughout the store were so friendly--great atmosphere

      Cons

      Management was always a bit removed from whatever problems we were having, like broken machines or clogged drains.

    6. "Nice benefits, unfortunate micromanaging"

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      Former Employee - Clerk in Seattle, WA
      Former Employee - Clerk in Seattle, WA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Safeway part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Benefits are kept competitive (though they are not diamond studded). Pay is adequate.

      Cons

      Higher-ups tended to micromanage while I worked there (many years ago).

    7. "Safeway Summer Job"

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      Former Employee - Courtesy Clerk/Bagger in Danville, CA
      Former Employee - Courtesy Clerk/Bagger in Danville, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Safeway part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      - Not hard to get 10+ hours
      - Benefits options

      Cons

      - Not very flexible with scheduling
      - Hard to take days off

    8. "Long time Safeway employee"

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      Former Employee - Journeyman Food Clerk in Livermore, CA
      Former Employee - Journeyman Food Clerk in Livermore, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Safeway full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Benefits, flexibility, people. If you were hired before 2 tier wage system it pays good.

      Cons

      2 tier wage system, lower pay, the good workers get more stuff put on them while the slackers get minimal work. Management favors certain workers

      Advice to Management

      Be human, treat all employees fairly and equal

    9. "Unpredictable Hours"

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      Former Employee - Courtesy Clerk in Santa Rosa, CA
      Former Employee - Courtesy Clerk in Santa Rosa, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Safeway part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Friendly coworkers and always busy which made the day go by faster.

      Cons

      Unpredictable hours, found out the week before what hours would be for the upcoming week and the hours were never the same.

    10. "Inconsistent Hours"

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      Current Employee - Cashier/Courtesy Clerk in Arcata, CA
      Current Employee - Cashier/Courtesy Clerk in Arcata, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Safeway part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Co Workers
      Easy Job
      Small Store
      Good Management in store

      Cons

      Inconsistent schedule.Only been there two weeks. Got almost 50 hours my first week then about 20 the second week. Hoping I get decent hours and it evens out. Also schedules got cut due to upper management.Heard this is par for the course with Safeway. Hope it changes

      Advice to Management

      I like the store managers. Hope upper management can find other ways to cut costs without affecting the workers.

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