"I have worked for Costco for 7 years"
What do you like about working at Costco?
"Great benefits, decent pay for doing minor labor, and Costco is expanding so advancement is available. Also, Costco makes school schedules a priority and will work with you to try to accommodate if they can."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Make providing member service, being a team player, and a positive committed attitude the basis of your interview."
What don't you like about working at Costco?
"The cons include dealing with rude members, working in the heat/ rain, and having to work weekends. At busy times, Costco can be a very stressful job."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Managers must work 9 to 10 hour days without overtime or bonuses. They do get a fair salary."
"The company itself is a great place, but horrible at the management level. Supervisors and managers there are not organized and they all operate on a friend/position relationship. In other words if you don't hold a high job position or have close relation you will not be taken care of."
"I do not wish to leave a review"
"A wonderful company to work for, but it does not challenge me."
What do you like about working at Costco?
"The people and their eagerness of shopping at the store"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"I have a tip be presentable and be prepared to answer questions"
What don't you like about working at Costco?
"I love everything about working at the store and love everything about the stores policies"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"No suggestions just that I have a lot of encouragement in working there again"
What do you like about working at Costco?
"I like the Pay, Benefits, desirability and Union that it is a job"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"To be ready to give it your 210% and never show weakness"
What don't you like about working at Costco?
"The pressure they put on you to be able to do everything at once when there is not enough people to do the required tasks"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Be prepared with enough staff to run the show and rotate between the demanding and not so demanding positions. Also to be understanding when you are doing all that you can and cant make miracles."
"Great for part-time work. Nice people, but a very busy, nonstop environment."
"Good company. Strict policies can be demotivating when implemented by untrained managers with BIG egos. The company promotes from within so individuals who assume leadership roles may or/not have the skills required to effectively function in a role that requires tact, diplomacy, and discretion."
"Probably the most challenging job I've ever had."
What do you like about working at Costco?
"It taught me a lot about how to interact with people. Just because I'm just selling electronics, that doesn't mean I shouldn't care about the customer. It's was very rewarding to build a large customer base that only came looking for me for assistance when they came to Costco."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be eager and emphasize your willingness to help the customers. If you can't do that, this job isn't for you."
What don't you like about working at Costco?
"Unfortunately, Costco didn't have any IT opportunities outside of Washington state so following my career choice and staying in California didn't work with Costco."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I am self-motivated and much of the management didn't prescribe to leaving people to do what they do best if it benefits the company."
"Good job for retail, room for growth is small but there. Good pay, good benefits, however not much as far as learning new skills"
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.
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.
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.
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.
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Costco is a Cake Decorator at $14,000 annually. Browse Costco Salaries by Job Profile.
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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