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Q&A With Costco Employees
Costco is often noted for being much more employee-focused than other Fortune 500 companies. By offering fair wages and top-notch benefits, the company has created a workplace culture that attracts positive, high-energy, talented employees.
How employees describe working at Costco
i am not sure abought that one
Review from Customer Support Dept
Love my job! And the members I get to help! My only complaint is with a co-worker that I dont get along with.
Review from Sales Dept
Morale needs improvement by eliminating bad management
Review from Sales Dept
Monotonous, boring, hectic, stressful, exhausting, but it keeps me busy and gives me something to do.
Review from Admin Dept
very possitive challenging and successful
Review from Sales Dept
What it's like to work at Costco
- Costco employees generally work 8.3 hrs a day
- Employees at Costco report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at Costco have 0 meetings
- 85% of Costco employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Costco employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 71% of Costco employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Costco employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 76% of Costco employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With Costco Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 117
What unique perks and benefits does Costco provide?
401k dental vision medical
Free membership and into 4 more frees for your friends and family. Benefits. being treated properly and paid well
Health
What interview questions does Costco ask?
It's mostly situational questions like what would you do if?
Very close to the same questions they give warehouse employees. Their mantra is "If its good enough for the warehouse its good enough for us[IT folks]."
It's all situational stuff. What would you do if there was a difficult member or how would you handle yourself and then explain why you did those things to resolve the problem.
How hard is it to get promoted at Costco?
That all depends on the individual managers. Just doing a great job doesn't mean anything to some managers but others are great at seeing those that do a great job and just straight out favouritism.
Very, very easy!
What makes you the most proud about working at Costco?
Our focus on doing the right thing for both member and employee.
Nothing, I hate it, but benefits. Costco has no leadership standards. It's all people looking out for themselves bossing people around
What is the best advice you could give someone during their first month at Costco?
Be eager to learn anything! Volunteer at different departments and show an interest to learn new jobs and take on any task with a can do attitude. Also helps to show up on time everyday!
Be polite work hard and pay attention.
What does the ideal candidate in the Sales department look like at Costco?
Just an average person
To sum it up you should be friendly with an overt sense of urgency and a team focused attitude. You should also have patience.. alot of it.. you're going to need it to deal with your supervisors, managers, and over-entitled members.
How does Costco handle HR issues?
Privately and professionally
They don't. HR is solely there to support the business.
How would you compare interviewing at Costco to other places you've interviewed?
I think all interviews are almost the same
About the same
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at Costco?
None was difficult but I have been lotta experience but I was asked if a manager asked me to take the trash to the back what I do it
What do you lack
What questions do they ask during the interview process at Costco?
They can ask you anything concerning the position you’re applying for at Cosco’s
Random costumer service
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Costco?
Be positive
Know someone who already works there. Having an employee as a reference is VERY helpful
How's the feedback proccess at Costco?
We have retaliation at our building
You can always tall to a manager as there are always 2 on duty at any given time or call the home office and you will talk to them with in 24 hours
What are the team outings like at Costco?
No outtings
There aren't very many but it's mostly drinking.
What kind of people succeed at Costco?
Driven
Only the hardworkers and people who put the effort in. Those who take it as just a paycheck or something to do will not move higher up with the company
How much diversity is there among employees at Costco?
Bunches
There's a good mix of backgrounds with plenty of stories to share
How's the morale at Costco?
It depends. I've seen warehouses that have good synergy and I've seen others where morale is at all time lows. It depends on how lucky you get with your management at the location.
Usually pretty high and upbeat. Especially in the morning around 430am to about 130pm
What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining Costco?
I'd be trapped
That they will eventually own you and you life will start to resolve around your schedule
What's the office layout like at Costco?
Small
Thr home office in WA. Is a large office building as the i side the wharehouses its usually a larger room with some desks and not so private cubicals
How's the leadership on the Sales team at Costco?
All the employees at Costco respects each other
Could always improve but no company is perfect
What's the vibe like in the Sales dept at Costco? How many hours are you working?
It can’t be tense at times but I try to keep everybody laughing I work 40 hours a week
Fulltime gets guaranteed 36 hours weekly as part time is 24.5 hours
What's the pay like for Sales roles at Costco?
I can’t answer that there are different levels
Starting is 13 currently in all departments unless you have a specialty *meat cutter, cake decorator,tire installer.*
How's the leadership on the Operations team at Costco?
Horrible politically ran
No complaints
How do you feel about going to work at Costco everyday?
Not everyday is the same. New challenges and problems daily but it makes it feel like you're not just doing the same exact thing
I feel like I just a piece of equipment to them and they couldn't care less about me. I'm just a number to them.
What's the company culture like at Costco?
The company handbook extols one culture, while management fosters a very different one. If you're a hard worker they will ride you as far as they can. If you're a slacker, you'll just get by and nothing will ever be expected of you.
Cult Like. If you stroke the right person's ego for long enough you have a fair chance of being fast tracked but then you are stuck under them forever. If you dont stroke leadership's egos then you are blacklisted.
What makes you most happy at Costco?
Working with people I trust and respect.
Benefits, hours, pay, Co workers, members.
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Should I work at Costco?
55% of Costco employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 16% are neutral and 29% would not recommend working at Costco to their friends.
| 55% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 16% | Passive |
| 29% | Detractors |
