Natural Grocers Employee Reviews

Natural Grocers prides it self on competitive pay, which is laughable. The owners of the company rake in millions while the average employee barely makes enough to get by.

Abysmal. The management strategy is to infantilize the employees, since if people will accept being treated like children, they won't stick up for themselves like adults.

I left Natural Grocers after 10 months of being employed there. It's amazing that I lasted as long as I did. Corporate (Big Brother) watched your every move. There was gossiping, and insurance was mid. Management and training needs to be better. 3/5

It was a good place to get Produce experience. But don't expect to make a career out of it. There will be call-outs, nasty gossiping and a lack of a work-life balance. However, you will make some friends if you work hard enough and show up. Corporate was always breathing down on your neck. 3/5.

Really enjoy it. Good discounts.

They really listen to feedback and work to find solutions

Easy to communicate with; they put in the work they expect from general staff.

They are real people--they truly care about their employees, the communities they do business in, and the quality of the products they carry

Review from Customer Success Dept

The store level leadership (for me is amazing)! They have high expectations, only hire good people, and make sure things run as smoothly as possible. I can't say much for higher management. Our regional manager supports us, but I don't know what happens behind closed doors.

That they actually care about our mental and physical health.

The problems run too deep for minor changes.

Scratch the entire board and reincooperate. Ou wait they can't. The childing have set it up their LLC to allow then to literally go down with the ship. We need a new representative in the industry. Effective altrusim - NGVC = SBF Sam Bankman-fraud

The whole system needs changing

Review from Operations Dept

They hire friends and look past seasoned employees who have years of experience , no one does anything and they do it consistenly

using their millions in profits to actually help employees

Vitamin bucks employee discount free virtual healthcare

Vitamin bucks for every hour worked, birthday pay, perks throughout the year, free product, great pay (above all competition) and great advancement opportunities

Review from Customer Success Dept

Vitamin Bucks, employee discounts, paid birthdays

The vitamin bucks and employee discount makes healthy living more affordable.

Paid holidays off. Birthday off. No late nights.

Massive pay increases, consistent with the profit levels of the company.

Review from Operations Dept

Mostly because you'll never be promoted. They'll hire someone with "more charisma" The benefits need to be easier to get.

The money was barely enough to get by on, the health imsurance has an insanely high deductible and barely covers anything.

Listening to their managers and actually changing working conditions

Review from Operations Dept

A livable wage, better health coverage. If they ever cared about employees, they dont now and are continuously making changes that make our benefit worse and jobs harder.

We know we are being exploited and that the company is the enemy.

You'll make friends if you work hard enough and show up. However, callouts will happen almost daily. During my year at natty g's. I don't think I was fully staffed once

The people I worked with were great at their jobs and good people to work with. We all got along well ans communicated well.

They work hard and really like helping the customers to best of their ability.

Passionate about the company's goals

Everything, stop gossiping and focus on work.

Focus on cultivating trust and teamwork, not reprimending every minor mistake.

Communication from the top down

Internal growth and promotion- they truly believe in you

Happy, friendly people who want to take care of each other

Review from Customer Success Dept

The coworkers i had at that job

They try to promote good health and efforts to take care of the Earth

The company cares about work life balance with hourly crew. They support wellness and give free nutrition education to the crew. The crew sets each other up for success. Everyone supports everyone.

Maybe owners should open a line of communication and ask how managers are really being treated and do something about. Stop keeping your managers in the dark too

Poor leadership and a hostile environment and an ASM who yells.

Review from Customer Success Dept

The expectation for salaried employees to work 24/7 even when at home or not at work.

Love getting to hear peoples stories and motivations

Learning about the company's mission and expectations--I aligned immediately

Review from Customer Success Dept

I was able to discuss my goals, nutritional knowledge, and work ethic.

Hired on the spot and started right away.

Review from Customer Success Dept

I like that you are interviewed by a team of people rather than just one person.

The interview process isn't the problem.

Not take it any interviews

They could actually preform work background checks and see if people applying for important positions ACTUALLY have experience in said position

Being able to work from home is the only pleasant thing about my job.

When a coworker makes me feel heard and listened to.

I love learning, nutrition education is unmatched

Working with others that take pride in our job

Knowing what needs to be done every day; staff and customer interactions; feeling like im working in a field of interest that is making a difference in the food world

Customers can be treated better if you have enough staff.

Review from Customer Success Dept

Unfortunately I reach out more than a few time. No one was of any help.

Upper management refuses to provide resources to stores that are struggling and relies too heavily on the store leadership teams. Upper management needs to invest more time and resources to entry level employees and new store leaders for better store success.

Hire competent mangers, provide adequate training and pay the people who are actually good.