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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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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."

Assistant Manager

"never worked for costco pharmacy.... worked for cvs"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"I never worked for costco pharmacy.... I dont know where this survey got this from"

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

"CVS is an excellent company for small box career pathed managers."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"I worked for cvs as an Assistant Manager and other then bordom, I liked the job very much"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Challenge employees rather then over work them"

Supervisor

"This is a good company considerign the economy."

What do you like about working at Costco?

"The people and the teamwork."

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

"Make the best. Get experience and don't get stagnant."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"Getting stuck and hard to leave because the comfort that it offers."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote more educated people. They often promote people that are illiterate and not actually Management quality. The college graduates have proven themselves in more worthy arenas."

Forklift Operator

What do you like about working at Costco?

"I was a forklift driver and I liked working with my teammates, driving and replenishing goods."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management had a short memory. Listen to your employees, clue them in on the big picture."

Marketing Associate

"Costco - great company to work for."

Membership Department Manager

"It is accurate."

What do you like about working at Costco?

"What I like about Costco Wholesale is the people I work with."

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

"What I would say to anyone interviewing with Costco Wholesale is to be honest. Work as hard as you can because it will pay off."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"What I don't like about Costco Wholesale is the closing hours. Ex: working until 10:00 P.M. or longer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The suggestion I would have for management would be to really listen to the employees because at the end of the day, the employees are the ones that interact with customers."

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."

Sales and Marketing Associate

What do you like about working at Costco?

"The many different people I came across each day."

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

"Prepare to do a lot of work!"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"Manager superiority complex. Favoritism towards non immigrants."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Remember where they came from. Nobody is better than anybody and they are there to get the job done well not treat employees unfairly."

Shipping and Receiving Clerk

What do you like about working at Costco?

"you growing with the company"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"good manager"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"very professional"

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."

Merchandising Supervisor

"One of my favorite jobs I held."

What do you like about working at Costco?

"The way the comapny was ran. The leadership and how the employees were treated"

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

"over dress and be yourself"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep on showing your employees that they are the ones that keep the company successful"

Manager

"Good overall retail company to work for, met a lot of great people"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"The constant changes, the ability to continually meet new people, the fast pace"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"Retail takes its toll on anyone that works in that environment after a while"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"keep paying above average salary's"

Staff Accountant

What do you like about working at Costco?

"The atmosphere in the office is great and we have good communication between supervisors and staff."

Cashier

"Very good place to train inside a fast-paced environment"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"I like the training and pay. I also like the benefits they offer."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"It could get stressful when it gets busy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Managers need to set a good example at times when they enforce rules."

Cashier

"Needs Improvement"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Nothing"

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

"Good luck"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"The Harrassment of Mangement"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They need to listen to their employees and not just management"

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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