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Q&A With H E B Employees
A job at H-E-B is an opportunity for a rewarding, never boring, career. An opportunity to utilize your talent and strengths to innovate and make a difference across multiple areas of the business, from stores, to corporate, to Manufacturing, Warehousing, & Transportation – your career at H-E-B can be anything you want.
How employees describe working at H E B
Quality, variety, consistency, affordability, convenience
Very good quality and prices
Variety, community presence, quality, good prices
Long hours, with very little breaks. Very micromanaged and scheduling was bad. Lot of task to do and keep up with.
Been working for 6 yrs
What it's like to work at H E B
- H E B employees generally work 8.6 hrs a day
- Employees at H E B report the work pace is comfortably fast
- On a typical day, employees at H E B have 0 meetings
- 88% of H E B employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- H E B employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 74% of H E B employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- H E B employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
- 80% of H E B employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With H E B Employees
IDX: 25 TOT: 71
What benefits does H E B provide?
Health, dental, eye insurance at a great price. Life insurance is cheap.
What's the best part of your job at H E B?
The day-to-day interactions with customers
How do you feel about going to work at H E B everyday?
Positive and making good money
What are your coworkers at H E B like?
Very cool and normal
What's the internship program like at H E B?
Its paid first of all and better than a class by a professor
How are the vision insurance options at H E B?
Very good
What kind of relocation or moving stipends does H E B offer?
You can transfer to any location and even get a pay raise if its a harder location due to more products etc
What is the company mobility like at H E B?
Very quick and on whatever matter arises
What kind of activities do employees at H E B participate in outside of work?
Regular outings if you are friends
What is the hardest interview question H E B asks?
What do you do if you see an empty pallet (wooden one) on the sales floor
How are layoffs handled in the Admin department at H E B?
In my time, I have not seen any true layoffs, there are positions that come to an end, but partners are encouraged to apply for other positions in the company
What's the work from home policy like at H E B?
There are not many that work from home, mostly those who are considered field personel
What is the daily attire at H E B?
jeans and red shirts at the store, leadership is business casual
Is it possible to switch teams at H E B? If so, what is the process?
Every position in the company is open to everyone
What is the PTO policy at H E B?
not sure, I get 6 weeks of vacation, 3 days of personal time off, 6 paid holidays
How's the morale at H E B?
What more could you ask from a company who’s tagline is ‘Because People Matter.’ Not only do we exist to provide the freshest products at the lowest prices but also with the highest level of customer service. People helping people, helping other Partners and other customers; what’s not to love! The morale is amazingly infectious!
What's the office layout like at H E B?
This depends on your role. High level officers, directors and managers are in offices, which are still needed. It's nice to have the privacy of your direct manager and be able to speak in privacy without having to worry about folks passing by your cube overhearing sensitive details of a conversation. Most workers in corporate are in open 8x8 cubes. It's a very collaborative environment. Everyone is kind and polite. It's a little hard to learn peoples names since only their first name is on their badge. It opens up room for conversation to ask they what their name is and get to know them a little better. Times are challenging at this point at corporate since space is a commodity. H-E-B is experiencing a growth spurt so office space is at a premium now but a plan is underway and they have found creative options to temporarily solve the problem of where to seat people at the rate they are hiring.
How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at H E B?
Very professional and enjoyable. I wasn't left waiting in a room for someone to show up. I was treated professionally and very respectfully. It was one of the most positive and enjoyable interview experiences that I've ever had.
How do I do well in an interview at H E B?
Be yourself, be honest, come prepared. It helps to do some homework on H-E-B, as well as the role that you are interviewing for. Speak to Partners in the store to get a feeling for the culture. Identify someone in corporate and reach out to them and try to get the same feeling in how it is at corporate. This is advice I would give to someone interviewing at any company. It's YOUR interview, too. You have every right to interview the company as they do to interview you. Ask questions on how things work, how decisions or made, what do they like/dislike about the company. Ask the same questions of each interviewer to see if there is a commonality. I feel these are basic interviewing techniques that have always worked for me.
How long do the interviews usually take at H E B?
I met with four higher level Directors for an hour each, a total of 4 hours.
What was the most difficult question that was asked during your interview at H E B?
I was a question around dealing with a difficult employee that was tenured but didn't want to change in the light that a new management team was assembled.
What questions do they ask during the interview process at H E B?
Questions were very specific to the role I was interviewing for. Many were about my past successes and opportunities while a majority were about dealing with complicated 'people' scenarios. They definitely back up the 'Because People Matter' slogan!
Who did you meet with during your interview? And how long did it take to hear back from H E B?
I met with several upper-level directors in other lines of business as well as an HR Director. After a couple of days, I received an email that gave me an update on their process and that it was going to take a little bit of time to get an offer put together, given that I had interviewed around a major holiday. The email update sold me on H-E-B.
How would you compare interviewing at H E B to other places you've interviewed?
Being hired after my interview, it's very clear that everything H-E-B does during its interview process is very intentional. They aren't just looking to fill seats. A lot of thought and time goes into matching up the right skillset and personality for the right team and position. I feel like they were looking out for my best interests to ensure that it was a match for me and that the career growth and path was available that I wanted in the position I interviewed for. I was treated with the highest level of professionalism. Their communication was prompt and direct better than other places I have interviewed.
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Should I work at H E B?
60% of H E B employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 17% are neutral and 23% would not recommend working at H E B to their friends.
| 60% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 17% | Passive |
| 23% | Detractors |
