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Q&A With Safeway Employees
Our employees enjoy competitive pay and excellent benefits, along with a positive work environment built on mutual respect and professionalism. Safeway has a strong reputation as a responsible corporate citizen and has long been committed to improving the quality of life in the communities we serve.
How employees describe working at Safeway
You took over shoppers at green spring shopping center about a month ago. We expected a nice store with upgrades like the on in Towson or owing mills. Instead we got a store that is half empty, old products, no lighting, dirty and uninviting store. We feel like you are dumping your worst here
Everything is very. Good now
Safeway has no soul. They wont let people wait for cancellation or no shows for vaccine.
I have been a customer of Safeway for over 30years. And looking for a career change, based on the store at 7th Street and Glendale the employees always were happy. At Fountain HIlls is not the same.
I can count on quality from Safeway and the employees are their biggest strength.
What it's like to work at Safeway
- Safeway employees generally work 8.3 hrs a day
- Employees at Safeway report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at Safeway have 0 meetings
- 73% of Safeway employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- Safeway employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 42% of Safeway employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- Safeway employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
- 56% of Safeway employees call their work environment negative
Q&A With Safeway Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 117
What's going wrong and how can it be improved at Safeway?
Top Employee Response
Management needs to quit cutting hours to make money instead of invested in employees.
Add hours back into the stores so the customers feel wanted and the employees feel they are valued.
Everything is way too negative from management on down. Customers are great. we need to put them first again. More checkers
What does the leadership team at Safeway need to get better at?
Top Employee Response
Integrity! Not shorting a dept hours so they look good on paper to get their bonus!
Listening to the people who actually do the job
Communication in general, but most importantly, ANY positive feedback!!!!!!
What needs to change to make the company culture better at Safeway?
Top Employee Response
the theme of our store is do more with less. every year our workload increases and our hours decrease. my dpt get's 25% less hours vs last y
Less push on more, and more push on customers needs.
More hours to schedule more people! Take the stress level down and employees will love their jobs again!
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at Safeway?
Top Employee Response
Hire People that want to work to make safeway better and those who work hard easier!
Schèdualing. Training updates to communicate how to do things better, proper and team build
Low wages create low or poor work ethic
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at Safeway?
Top Employee Response
Minimize the corporate team and train management to be real leaders and treat people right.
Start over at the top. Replace management with people who actually do the job they're paid to do.
Do more to help employees in departments. Most of us work 2-4 hours by yourself and don't feel we can call management to help us when we need it.
What do people at Safeway think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
They think he's a joke. Nothing is done well. Since corporate is unwilling to improve anything, it won't get better.
We think of the CEO only know about the money and profit , he doesn’t know of how to run the local grocery market business and let’s not talk about relationship with customers and of course his store level employees , we think he know none of it , and possible doesn’t care at all !
Not very much. Since the Albertsons name is in charge things have changed and everything is about money, they don't seem to care about employees or customers.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Safeway?
Top Employee Response
When I started with Safeway Journeyman pay was almost 4 times the state minimum wage. Now it's less than half. Our retirement is under funde
Been working in meat dept. for twenty years and my pay has risen $4 in 20 years
No raises have been given in the 5 years i worked there, no how good of a job you do.
What's the best part of your job at Safeway?
Being able to clock off.
Being able to clock off work.
The nice customers
What are your coworkers at Safeway like?
Hit or miss. In my department the ones I don't see often or work with for long are the ones who have the superiority complexes and seem to despise those who show up hours into their shift. The ones with whom I have similar shifts are the most accepting people. Coworkers outside of my department I don't have any complaints with.
Friendly, respectful, kind and understanding.
Fine, Just keep them as Coworkers
What's the company culture like at Safeway?
Top Employee Response
To laid back management don't care about things
Not very friendly. We never seem to do anything right. After making things look great the always find something wrong.
stressed
How often do employees get raises at Safeway?
Top Employee Response
If you get promoted to front end management you only get a pay raise when you're management at the time up front. When your checking your pay rate goes back down. I got management front end so I can be a back up but when I'm not up front management and I'm checking I only get paid my normal pay . Really sucks cause I did not no that at the time so when I got my paycheck it was a lot smaller then before.
Hi my name is Candelaria Mendez I want to get a rise. I been in Safeway since 2016. I like my job so much.
Hi my name is Candelaria Mendez I want to get a rise. I been in Safeway since 2016 I like my job so much.
What should I wear for an interview at Safeway?
Top Employee Response
Black Jeans and Dress shirt
Dress up a little but still look professional.
Business attire.
What are you most excited about working at Safeway?
My regular customers that I have meet over the years and some of my coworkers
Seeing my co-workers and meeting challenges.
Meeting new people
How's the vacation policy at Safeway?
Bad. Can't always get the requested days off, even if done months in advance.
Years to get a few weeks. And a struggle to take them and get paid right.
Good as long as you have coworkers that can cover your shifts
Does Safeway drug test or do a background check?
Both.
They made me a drug test.
Both.
How difficult is it to maintain a social life while in your job at Safeway?
Fairly hard
Hard because of the schedule
It is not difficult at all.
How's the work pace at Safeway?
Fast.
Fast and stressful.
Good except when your by yourself for 2-4 hours
What are the team outings like at Safeway?
While I didn't participate, I've only seen one outing since my hire date.
There are no team outings
Fun and exciting.
How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at Safeway?
The interview was a positive one.
I got hired on the spot at a job fair but still had to wait for results of mandatory drug test that I knew would pass
It was slightly easy but we do require a drug test.
How long do the interviews usually take at Safeway?
Too long ago to remember, sorry.
15 minutes I think
One or two hours.
How do you feel about going to work at Safeway everyday?
Not very good.
I used to be happy about it now it's an effort
Excited.
How challenged are you at Safeway?
Define challenged. If it's being short staffed and over worked, very challenged. If you're talking teamwork, very challenged.
Very. The difficulty of the challenges differ from department to department, as well as from day to day.
Challenged everyday
What's the Sales team like at Safeway?
Certain coworkers are great. Others, not so much. Depending on who you're working with it could be positive and people getting along with each other, doing what needs to be done without comment. Some coworkers are so clique-ish and exclude everyone minus the people only they like working with.
If your in the Click its ok but if your not no one talks to you
At the store level, generally dedicated. They are also VERY overworked.
What's the pay like for Sales roles at Safeway?
Pathetic. That commercial currently playing is a joke. There is no pay based on previous experience or anything. Unless you've been there so many years, you get minimum wage.
Minimum wage which is $10.50 in Arizona
Horrible
What's the vibe like in the Sales dept at Safeway? How many hours are you working?
Tense. Frustrating. Anywhere from 32 to 40+ hours a week.
40 but it will be going down to 26-34 Because of summer. Business goes down
Terrible 40 +
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Should I work at Safeway?
24% of Safeway employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 16% are neutral and 60% would not recommend working at Safeway to their friends.
| 24% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 16% | Passive |
| 60% | Detractors |
