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    Safeway Reviews

    Updated June 28, 2017
    3,232 reviews

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    Safeway CEO Bob Miller
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    471 Ratings

    3,232 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • Very good work/life balance for someone with family (in 101 reviews)

    • Good benefits, the schedule is the same is some stores (in 114 reviews)

    Cons
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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Flexible schedule for full time students"

      Star Star Star Star Star
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Produce Clerk in Eugene, OR
      Former Employee - Produce Clerk in Eugene, OR
      Recommends

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

      Pros

      flexible scheduling with a full time class load

      Cons

      low wages, management seemed uninterested in lower level employees and treated them as replaceable

    2. Helpful (1)

      "Good for high school job"

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      Current Employee - Produce in Glendale, AZ
      Current Employee - Produce in Glendale, AZ
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good flexible hours, decent pay

      Cons

      Some of the younger managers let the power go to their head. Take it with a grain of salt.

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Meat Cutter"

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      Former Employee - Meat Department Manager in Spokane Valley, WA
      Former Employee - Meat Department Manager in Spokane Valley, WA

      I worked at Safeway full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good wage and health insurance

      Cons

      Not enough help and the customer service program is crazy

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Not for me"

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      Former Employee - General Clerk in Woodburn, OR
      Former Employee - General Clerk in Woodburn, OR
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great environment, fast paced, close to home

      Cons

      Not enough hours, can get boring at times

    5. Helpful (1)

      "It's a cool job"

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      Current Employee - Barista - Starbucks in Colorado Springs, CO
      Current Employee - Barista - Starbucks in Colorado Springs, CO

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

      Pros

      Great atmosphere. The employees and management staff are very kind and approachable.

      Cons

      It's union and you have to pay weekly dues which are deducted from your paycheck.
      The pay is not that great but it pays the bills.

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Safeway will hire anyone as long as you're trusting and nice"

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      Former Employee - Seafood in Honolulu, HI
      Former Employee - Seafood in Honolulu, HI

      I worked at Safeway (Less than a year)

      Pros

      If you really want to work you can get a job at Safeway. But you may not get your hours depending which section you like to work in.

      Cons

      Low wages and Union Fees

      Advice to Management

      Bring up min wage to something like $15 to start then the Union Fees make sense

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Can be a good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Food Clerk in Alexandria, VA
      Current Employee - Food Clerk in Alexandria, VA
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Flexibility, shopping discount, you get back the effort you put in....you can make your own opportunities to learn and grow

      Cons

      If not full time, hours worked weekly can fluctuate, if management isn't good-it makes your job harder

      Advice to Management

      Promote from within, more f/t positions, be honest with customers about lines (purposeful lack of staffing) so staff doesn't get all their anger, speed up chip card processing and change the music please

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Decent first Job"

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      Former Employee - Deli Clerk in Keizer, OR
      Former Employee - Deli Clerk in Keizer, OR
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Fair Pay
      Plenty of Hours
      Decent and easy to access Benefits
      Flexible Schedule

      Cons

      Tough work with little encouragement from management
      Harsh and impatient management makes job environment difficult to enjoy
      High expectations for hours put in
      Long Shifts with lots of physical labor in a fast environment
      All the downsides with any retail position

    9. "Seafood clerk"

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      Current Employee - Seafood Clerk in Spokane, WA
      Current Employee - Seafood Clerk in Spokane, WA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Meet new people, strive for sales

      Cons

      Clean up the mess u made

      Advice to Management

      Learn as much as I can to become a seafood manager

    10. "Meat Wrapper"

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      Former Employee - Meat Wrapper in Conifer, CO
      Former Employee - Meat Wrapper in Conifer, CO
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Consistancy, not too strenuous or stressfull.

      Cons

      Worker unions are a pain in the neck.

      Advice to Management

      Change the music once in a while!

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