Typical retail management job - Store Management Trainee Jewel-Osco Employee Review

3.0
10 Sept 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They have an impressive benefits package. For the most part, they can be very flexible if you need time off for any reason. Unless, of course, this request falls on or near a holiday, but that is understandable because it is a retail job. For the most part, you are compensated for the job that you complete. No ridiculous hours that are uncompensated, even around the holidays. As a salaried associate, there are still opportunities to earn overtime, so there is no fear of being overworked without any sort of compensation. Vacation and time off for full timers are impressive.

Cons

It is a retail job so there are a great deal of nights, weekends, etc. There are also a great deal of 24hr stores so you do find yourself working overnights some times. Management is definitely not much different from a standard part time stocker. Their management trainee program is a bit bogus. There is a cookie cutter timeline and your performance does little to advance or detract from that time frame. They see that you have put your time in and you move on...regardless of job performance which leads to frustration that the underqualified and the solid asset move at the same pace.

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5.0
11 Jun 2026
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Pros

-weekly pay -no customers -consistent routine everyday

Cons

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2.0
6 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun Job. Time flies when working. Learn new skills.

Cons

Management does NOT care about you only the work you do. You will be overworked and underpaid. Very little training and they expect you to know everything within a couple weeks. Managers are lazy and will put their work on you! Work place is full of drama and creepy people that HR looks the other way because of 'popularity'. This is not the only location with problems the whole company is a mess. Constantly switching out district managers. Ops were horrible, they would come boss everyone around to try to make the shop look perfect in 1 shift, often making a lot of people miss their breaks and work overtime. Frozen loads and products would go to waste due to miscommunication between managers and no one seemed to ever want to fix any problems. Extremely low morale and high turnover. Stay far away from this place unless you're really sure you're only staying a while.

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