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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: 50 TOT: 117
What is the best part about your compensation package at Costco?
It's very family oriented. Costco wants employees to be healthy and it shows by their health plan.
Insurance coverage
What is most positive about the culture and environment at Costco?
Costco cares about their members and their employees. It goes together!
Support of management at all levels.
What do you like best about the leadership team at Costco?
Very caring.
Interaction with all levels of employees .
What is Costco's policy towards pets in the workplace?
service animals are allowed
How are the healthcare options at Costco?
Excellent
How often do employees get raises at Costco?
Every 1,040 hours we get a raise. Increase is dependent on which scale you are on(Merchant, clerk, Meat Cutter)
What is the onboarding process like at Costco and how long does it last?
It took about 2 months
What is the dress code at Costco?
no shorts, sports shirts on game days only under approved management chains only. Maintain Professional appearance is the policy.
What is the PTO policy at Costco?
Warehouse = 0 days first year I.S. = 2 weeks first year If you move from Warehouse to I.S. in your first year you will still get 0 days for your first year.
How long after an interview at Costco does it take to hear back?
If we want to hire you we will tell you immediately, if we are not interested we will tell you we have a few more candidates to speak with. Then you will receive an email declining employment.
How long does it take to hear back after applying to Costco?
It depends on if we are hiring at the moment. Your best bet is to apply online and then follow up in person.
In your opinion, what are the most common interview questions that Costco asks?
Your past experience
Any word on interviewing process starting at the new, soon-to-open location in Henderson, NV?
Nothing yet but just keep checking online
How are the career growth opportunities on the Sales team at Costco?
The opportunities are great. If you work hard you can succeed. Costco likes to hire within the company there’s always positions opening song if you were caught you can’t succeed in the sales department .
How helpful was your IT team when you were first hired at Costco?
I didn't have log in accounts for a week and didn't have my own computer for two months.
What's the internship program like at Costco?
Decent, but you won't learn anything as nothing gets done here.
How innovative is Costco?
The IT division wastes more than they provide value to the business. Wells Fargo recent forecast of this is the best they are going to be is a very accurate. When the CIO has to sign off on standard changes you know something is wrong.
How does Costco measure success and growth in the IT department?
How much you can make your leadership feel good about themselves. If your org has had any outages they freeze any promotions until an undisclosed amount of time has passed.
What's the pay like for Operations roles at Costco?
Starting pay 13 an hour with hourly goal raises. Supervisor start at 25.65 an hour
What's the vibe like in the Operations dept at Costco? How many hours are you working?
25 to 40 hours
What's the Operations team like at Costco?
Very fast paced
What's the Sales team like at Costco?
Everyone is very laid back but can get stressful during walks and busy days like the holidays
What's the pay like for Engineering roles at Costco?
Great
What's the Engineering team like at Costco?
Great
How's the leadership on the Engineering team at Costco?
Great
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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 |
