Typical Retail Job - Deli Department Manager Safeway Employee Review

3.0
26 Feb 2013
Recommend
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Pros

-decent hours -benefits -vacation pay after one year -flexible schedules in certain departments A nice place to work for a part-time job but going for a career takes time to move up within the company.

Cons

The environment in many stores involves high stress levels in every department and very little motivation to succeed. The goals and constant changes of policy make the overall success of the store unlikely. Politics plays a big role in both the corporate and store level and unless you buddy up with management, the chance of getting promoted is slim to none.

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5.0
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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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