A Fake Smile in Every Aisle - Courtesy Clerk Hy-Vee Employee Review

2.0
18 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-They'll hire pretty much anyone so it's a great place to get some experience, just shower regularly and you're hired -The part time pay is pretty generous considering the lack of experience required -Because of the aforementioned lack of workplace experience in general, most every one of my coworkers were really casual and friendly, not sure if this would apply to all locations

Cons

-Stated previously, they'll hire anyone, so we have somewhat sketchy and/or incompetent people here I wouldn't trust. They're thankfully few, but the people who were allowed to stay only remain because they're good at customer service. -Convenient as it is to shop after your shift, the prices are really high for your average grocery store -My location in particular cares so much about their online reputation that people get reprimands for Facebook comments within the week -Vice versa, they hold people who get customer compliments online on a pedestal and put the compliment on the employee corkboard so everyone else can feel inferior (in a headache-inducing font, btw) -While they offer a myriad of benefits, general employee welfare doesn't seem to be a concern to them, and I've seen coworkers of mine come in to work sick because they couldn't find someone to cover their shift. I myself have gotten in an accident on my way to work once, and they had to send over a coworker to bring me in to work because my car was no longer working.

Explore other reviews about Hy-Vee

5.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Awesome Place to work at

Cons

Nothing wrong with hyvee in Peru

1.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Paid breaks. Can be lazy and get the same pay as a hard worker.

Cons

Your high efforts are not rewarded. Benefits only include the time you put into retail that can be considered experience. Although you have the title for a specific position you will still be forced to complete tasks of another position. Although I was a checker, I was also put on hot food line, samples, cart duty, cleaning bathrooms, cleaning spills, watching self check out, stocking, and many more. Any sense of enjoyment with other coworkers gets shut down quick by management. Availability can be ignored by management. Lots of drama with coworkers. No penalty for inappropriate and unprofessional work. Management cares about business more than employees even though it is “employee owned”.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All