Fred Meyer Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Your manager's favoritism determines your promotion in both positions and in money. I was promised a performance raise...only got a minimal job wage "raise" according to the State's new minimum wage. Customers' behavior runs from "customers are always right" to racism. "Contract" is a sugarcoat for favoritism and which decade you were hired. They will ask who hired you and your hired date...all processes to add gas to the fire on your troubles."

"I have worked for Fred Meyer for 8 months. In the store I work at in particular, the technology is behind other stores. This can make work frustrating. But the managers are great and understanding. We have a good system in place that keeps the department nice and organized."

"I worked for Fred Meyer for 17 years in leadership. I found the company to speak about diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as values. The company was passionate about customer service but at times gave lip services in regards to living its purpose and promise."

"Positive: Rewards card discounts, other perks - rental car and hotel, Ticketmaster discount, jewelry discount, great medical benefits HSA matching, 3 week vacation, 4 personal days and 401 K matching up to 5%. Negative: Company culture at Main Office Portland needs improvement - upper Management and certain clicks impact the culture negativity. For the first year it may not be present. They are trying - Holiday parties, and passing out cookies for appreciation day with the assistance of Cultural Counsel Committee."

"I worked for Fred Meyer for over 15 years. There was always ample opportunities to try new things and seek out opportunities. This was a great place to be if you wanted to hit the ground running and make something of yourself."

"I've worked at Fred Meyer Jewelers for over a year. It is a solid top to bottom company in terms of management and operations. This company has over 300 stores and located all over the US."

"This is the Seattle, Lake City neighborhood store. I was promised 10 full-time days of training during the interview, I received 1 day. It was on the 4th day. Departmental manager would call in sick or help the graveyard shift workers. He was never around. I didn't know what the priorities of the job were daily. I just made it up. No one told me what the store intercom codes were. Only 1 worker/shift. It's a busy department. They need st least 2. Especially when one's new. I was thrown to the wolves. Again, no promised training. It's a dead-end position with little room for advancement. Who gets promoted is achieved by favoritism with the managers, not merit or work performance. The smokers who were more than one-half the workers were given hourly breaks. I, a nonsmoker only got the required breaks. Management said that the smoking worker needs to be relaxed. I have no reason to take "extra breaks." The workers, including management use profanity on a regular, casual basis. There is no intelligent conversation to be made. It's one reason why it's not a good place for a nutrition clerk if one is a college graduate (most of the workers are just high school graduates). Moreover, the place was gross as the back room where the food was stored, there were many large rats roaming around. The place did not look clean. Additionally, only 1 employee bathroom for the entire store. It was unkempt."

"Working customer service is ok. I just don't get paid enough for all the work I do and how poorly I get treated by people. Every day my company adds another computer that has a new program I have to learn or they're changing policies again. Customer service is not the way to go!"

"They hire internally to a fault. There are MANY upper management employees who have been promoted way above their ability to the hindrance of the company as a whole."

"I worked at Fred Meyer from 2004 - 2006, 2007 - 2013. Most of that was in the Electronics Department and a couple of years in the Home Department. Kroger is the parent company and treats the departments accordingly. My apologies for errors, but I seem to recall that the Grocery section makes 50% of the store revenue. This ends up being a challenge for those in the non-grocery section. Grocery has a higher top out pay and more full time jobs. They also get more chances to get products that customers demand. In electronics and home, you have buyers with little to no retail experience making purchases for the company and market. This is why you will see so many items on clearance. How do I know about the buyers? I worked at the Beaverton store and the Tigard store, with both having those folks show up to the stores. From their own mouths, they informed me that they went to college and then got the job or never worked in retail. Beware of the small area stores, since there is no requirement for management changes. Some of these managers and store directors will have 10-20 years only 2-3 stores. This creates a corrupt cronyism factor that is impossible to avoid. In the large metro areas, the requirement is for management to transfer in 2-3 years or be transferred. The nuts and bolts: Love retail? It's going to take time to move up and escape the part-time status (I never did after 8 years). Sick time is some managed formula that requires 3 days of sick days before you can implement it. Varied schedules destroy any life balance, and you work every holiday and almost every weekend. Starting out? Going to college? Good choice because you can go to school and work closing shifts. There are always positions for closing shift."

"A great job for a college student, however I am glad to be done frying chicken. Depending on the store, it can be ether wonderful or a nightmare. The pay is not very good and it seems like the higher ups would rather see turn over than experienced workers. I think they have the wrong idea and that it costs more money to train new people than to just pay someone more that has been there longer. I felt like if I wanted to move up, I might get let go instead."

What do you like about working at Fred Meyer?

"frieght, stalking ,benifiets, team work, boss , union , medical , payed birthday off,"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"do the job , dont make friends, keep them as coworkers, stay out of the light, stay with the union, remind yourself your there for the benifets and to have a place to live ."

What don't you like about working at Fred Meyer?

"to much gossip, family members working together, does not see senuarity, jelouse coworkers, bosses play and pick favorites, no disaplene, bosses do not see the real problems to other coworkers agressiveness, no team work in some departments, expects to perfect of jobs and workers instead of agnoliging the ones that are trying and working , 2 faced managment, rules only apply to some people not others"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"care, find out what the employies would like to do to bring sales up , have department meetings when everyone can attend, not tell workers they irritate or bug or make me nervous, give all employes a chance to learn and do the job, alternate departments so everyone learns every job in evrey department , give all with company 5 years or more opptions, to 40 hours, higher pay, advancedment , input ,"

"Previous CEO was outstanding, Current one sub-par."