Broken agreements resulting in unfair actions and treatment. Sadly, circumstances give no option to find better job. - Pharmacist Safeway Employee Review

1.0
21 Dec 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

In the past, it was one of the best places to be employed. Not so anymore. It's a paycheck. There are medical and dental benefits, though they have become rather costly to the individual. A retirement plan that paid 7% per year but was cut to 3% could be seen as a benefit. Sick leave and vacation can be earned but nearly impossible to get approved.

Cons

Outright abuse. Right to work state does not mean right to abuse your employees. Never the less, Safeway does. You will not find many pharmacy personel who, in all honesty, could say much good about this company, upper management, and the work place environment. You will be terminated if you do speak negatively about the company and are identified. They promise customer service but cut the resources needed to provide such service. Quality and quantity of staff and systems lacking. Promises and incentives used as bargaining tools, but neglect to present the "real" picture. After the fact is your problem to deal with. Upper management dies not help at any time. This year alone has seen a mass exodus of long time pharmacists and technicians...if that doesn't tell the story.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Recommend
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Pros

Friendly environment and great co-workers. Being a floral clerk was hands down my favorite customer service job I've worked. Made some nice friends working there, and the stress of work was easily handled because of the friendly people.

Cons

Seniority was definitely a thing. I was expected to take shifts that the other people didn't want until someone newer came along, and then I had seniority over them. Upper management for the store was also the worst. They would take credit for our department's hard work and shift blame onto us for oversights or actions on their part. Once I got promoted to admin, I saw how little they cared about their employees. They would make passing comments and openly admit to giving certain employees who were "problem people" bad shifts or deny their requests for days off. I was in charge of making the schedule and would be told not to give certain people the days they wanted that week, even if they were within their availability, just to make things difficult for them. They also don't promote from within. I was asked to be the interim manager when our manager went on maternity leave. I stepped up and took on manager duties despite not getting a pay raise. When my manager decided she wanted to move stores, she was hoping I would be given the role permanently. Instead, they decided to bring in someone from another store, and I had to train her to be a floral manager at ours. They did eventually promote me to store admin, but my passion was working in floral. I agreed on the promotion as long as I could still work in the floral department, but they eventually phased me out of that role. Literally tricked me into taking a promotion and then falling back on the terms we agreed on.

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