Ralphs Reviews

3.3

40% would recommend to a friend

(1,630 total reviews)

David Dillon

55% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ralphs has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,630 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ralphs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
1.0
3 Jan 2016

Courtesy/Combo Clerk

Recommend
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Pros

Flexible Hours (Good job while in school), Scholarship Money (Which is very hard to get) Some people are actually pretty cool and good at their jobs, and you might make a couple good friends.

Cons

Horrible Management, Horrible Pay, Will overwork you every single chance they have, Most of the time you never get all of your breaks in a day, will keep you own on the pay scale and do the same job as other people but will be paid half for it. People on the old contract make double what you make and you usually will work harder than them, scraping at minimum wage. Ralphs is a horrible company to work for, ask any younger person who works there who is on the new union contract and they will tell you the same thing. Of course the older workers who are on the old contract wont because they are barely doing any work for $20/hr. The union I was a part of was so weak, and only hindered the workplace. There were people who were horrible workers and just needed to be fired, however since they were "protected by their union" management would just turn their heads and make someone else do it. Almost everyone there is your boss, and they will all try to boss you around and tell you what to do, and usually they have no idea what they are doing, so you get in trouble. All in all, Don't work for Ralphs, unless you have no problem doing 500x the amount of work that your being paid for, liked to get bossed and pushed around,and treated like an idiot every day.

4.0
27 Jan 2009
Recommend
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Pros

They're usually understanding when you need a day off. They won't really fuss about you being late as long as you call ahead of time. Mostly everyone is friendly. They compensate you for doing a good job, even if it's just a $10 giftcard or something of that sort. They aren't TOO strict about your uniform (i.e. what shoes you wear, etc.) as long as you look neat. The group of employees there is very diverse.

Cons

When you're a cashier they make you ask the customers some silly questions, even the customers look at you like you're crazy, but that's just Ralphs' idea of "superior customer service". Some questions you're required to ask are: "Would you like a roll of quarters?", "Would you like a book of stamps?", or "Did you find everything you needed?". The last question shows good customer service, but the problem is if a customer's response is "No", you're stuck... Because then as a good cashier you'll try to get them what they didn't find, yet the managers will tell you that you can't use any of the baggers/courtesy clerks to do the job, and you, of course, are not allowed to leave the register. So, I honestly don't see the point in asking that question. Another downside is you don't start receiving your benefits until a year after your start date. Another thing that's not right is the preference over some emplyees. For example, some become promoted before others despite having less seniority. You might be working just as hard as that person, or maybe even harder, but it won't matter because that person is related to one of the managers, It's just an extra benefit if you're related/friends with one of the managers, I guess. If you're assigned to retrieve carts from the parking lot you have to do it the old fashioned way by pushing and pulling them together, and then pushing them to the front of the store, and even up the elevator. They should take a cue from Target and Wal-Mart.

1.0
21 Jun 2017

Service Deli Clerk

Recommend
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Pros

Good hours, good people with you

Cons

Absolutely abysmal in terms of how much they expect each person to do within the day. Even when you get done as much as you humanly can they will still not be satisfied and close their ears when you tell them you need more hands on deck. They will cut your hours for complaining and dodge you as long as they can when you wonder why you arent getting hours and will antagonize you when you get the hours back. Absolutely unfair to employees and toe the bottom line any chance they can while abusing their employees welfare.

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