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On average, employees at Costco give their company a 4.0 rating out of 5.0 - which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Costco employees are Supervisors submitting an average rating of 4.4 and Front End Assistants with a rating of 4.3.

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4.0
Average Rating
(based on 111 Costco Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
4.0
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Customer Service Representative

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Learning experieces with the customers and other positions within the company."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"Working night shifts, weekends and holidays"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To teach other employees different job positions, to make their environment more interesting, and making the emplyees more reliable for the company."

General Manager

"Interesting"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"not with Costco any longer"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do more one on one training"

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.0
Costco (163)

4.6 Highest Rated in this Industry is Lehigh Press (8)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Aaron Brothers (16)
3.6 Average of All Companies in this Industry (7,571)
Department Manager

"Overall, COSTCO is a good place to work."

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Costco has good benefits package, work enviroment and Professional growth opportunities."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"I was scheduled to work back to back constantly."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To ensure that Associates are productive, Management should rarely scheduled them back to back because sleep deprivation and fatique could affect their overall functioning."

Member Services Representative

"Before my degree"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Bonus, benefits, compensation relative to other industry competitors"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"Sporadic hours, hard exhausting work"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open to employee thoughts and recommendations"

Membership Sales Manager

What do you like about working at Costco?

"great experience dealing with the public"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"too many supervisors with little or no people skills and a high level of immaturity"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"more intense interviews prior to promoting"

General Manager

"Good learning experience."

Analyst

What do you like about working at Costco?

"The people are excellent."

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

"Be yourself."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"This is an excellent company. If I were to leave tI would only be to work with spatial data. I have a Degree in Mathematics and Geography and working towards a Masters in Geography."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing what you are doing."

Service Clerk

"Great"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Fast paced environment."

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

"Be honest, and they will take care of you."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"The union keeps people employed there that shouldn't be there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management was good."

Member Services Assistant

"Great part-time job and benefits while in school, flexible and good pay"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"It's flexible with my class schedule, pays very well for part-time employment and the benefits are amazing!"

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

"Go for it! Great place to work!"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"Advancement to full-time employment is limited and virtually impossible. The company is great and employees stay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire the right people for the job based on skills, background and knowledge not just tenure."

Sales Representative

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Not Much."

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

"Check on how many leads that the store has. They need to pay for mileage."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"Very few leads. Store personnel was a little to be desired. Carpet was overpriced. There is no movement to help sell the lead."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work with the salesperson. Have a second or third levelof pricing."

Business Analyst

"A good company to retire with."

Photo Technician

"over work under paid"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"I loved the benefits package"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"when people who are promoted when they don't know what they are doing"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"there are two sides to every story and the customer is not always right"

Membership Assistant

"Costco treats their employees well, and it shows in the level of performance each employee gives."

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Flexible hours, friendly employees, excellent pay and benefits."

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

"Have a positive attitude and strong work ethic and you are a shoe in!"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"Probably the worst part was dealing with unhappy customers, but as long as you did your best to satisfy them, the outcome was usually good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To maintain a strictly professional relationship with employees."

Account Manager

"Great retail opportunity!"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Working in Marketing and"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"The pay structure and growth potential"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Providing merit raises based on performance"

Costco Reviews FAQs

Is Costco a good company to work for?

Costco has an overall rating of 4.0 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 111 Costco Review Ratings left anonymously by Costco employees, which is 3% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 97% of employees would recommend working at Costco.

Does Costco pay their employees well?

Costco employees earn $34,000 annually on average, or $16 per hour, which is 48% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 50 Costco employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Costco Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Costco?

97% of employees would recommend working at Costco with the overall rating of 4.0 out of 5. Employees also rated Costco 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 3.8 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Costco?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Costco is a VP of Retail Sales at $201,000 annually. Browse Costco Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Costco?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Costco is a Cake Decorator at $14,000 annually. Browse Costco Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Costco?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Costco to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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