not like it used to be - Grocery Checker Safeway Employee Review

3.0
19 Apr 2013
Recommend
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Pros

work with your fellow co-workers is like working with family

Cons

Management is not like they used to be, old school, stick up for your employees. My manager was in it for himself, never a compliment, noting positive, always negative. Morale at the store was VERY low.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
5 Jul 2026
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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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