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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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Marketing Associate

"Costco - great company to work for."

Manager

"A good place for anyone who is just starting out"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"The experience and the pay was good"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"The hours of work were not very flexible"

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)
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"

Cashier

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Well organized company."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"When the store closes people are still shopping."

Bakery Manager

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Great company to work for . Learned alot of merchandising and how to increase sales."

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

"yes, go into your interview on time perfessional atire. Also be able to explain what would make you a good fit for Costco."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My sugeestion for management in to empower your personel more and develop your team . Then you will have great sucess in what ever you do."

Vault Clerk

"Wonderful job"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"The environment, food, the employees, everything"

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

"wear comfortable shoes!"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"nothing , just the hard floor because my feet were killing me"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"present more opportunities for career growth"

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"

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."

Front End Supervisor

"I enjoyed my time at Costco. It was very service oriented, and that's where I excel!"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Flexible hours while I was attending school."

Vault Clerk

"Even though it has been over 15 years since I worked at Costco, it is still a memorable place of employment"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Very fast paced environment with many challenges."

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

"It is an excellent opportunity for those wit little to no experience. If you have the ambition to learn and grow, you will greatly succeed at Costco."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"The salary/wage cap. I maxed out my wage after 2 1/2 years and rivaled 15yr veterans"

Senior Account Director

"Great company to work for."

Sales Clerk

What do you like about working at Costco?

"Costco had a great marketing department and I loved going out in the field to bring back new business. It was a challenging work enviornment"

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

"Work hard stay focused and you will do great."

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"Health bENEFITS, rETIREMENT, AND 401k"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There are many managers for different departments and the only thing I would say that needs to be changed is that they need to Communicate between each other better"

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."

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."

Front End Manager

"Could be more up todate"

What do you like about working at Costco?

"The employees"

What don't you like about working at Costco?

"Zero feedback on career path"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Take a more pro-active role in managing the managers, employees and hearing everyone."

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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