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3.6
Average Rating
(based on 143 Safeway Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.3
Growth Opportunities
3.2
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
3.7
Rewards You Receive
3.3
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.7
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"Safeway was a great place to work with advancement opportunities available for those willing to work for them."
Posted 14 years ago in Scottsdale, AZ
Seafood Manager

What do you like about working at Safeway?

"Vons/Safeway is a strong national corporation with many retail outlets."

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

"Smile and be prepared for an odyssey in customer service."

What don't you like about working at Safeway?

"There was little opportunity for advancement per my excellent on-going contributions and managerial preparedness represented by resume and education obtained."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop a culture of less blame and promote more heavily faster."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Real Estate Manager

"Enriching, hostile, chaotic, rewarding, gloom and doom, no sense of loyalty."

What do you like about working at Safeway?

"Co-workers, and goods and services company sells to customers - supermarket."

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

"Proceed with caution; as the company is in transition and seldom seeks to promote from within."

What don't you like about working at Safeway?

"Low morale, no upward mobility, poor treatment of employees, company is headed in the wrong direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat and listen to your employees as they are your best resources."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Meat Clerk

What do you like about working at Safeway?

"The ability to work with the public, customer interaction was the only thing that kept me coming back!"

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

"Make sure if any of the management talks to you make sure that they can deliver on any kind of promise."

What don't you like about working at Safeway?

"The false advertisement of options. Don't mention an option unless the option is for real!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do the day to day work need, without the possibility of a great option. Make sure the option is possible. No more false dreams we are all in the real world."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Bookkeeper

"It was a good job to have to make money."

What do you like about working at Safeway?

"I liked being able to help customers and be able to converse with them."

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

"This job is a great job to get started and the best tip for interviewing with Safeway is to be honest."

What don't you like about working at Safeway?

"I didn't like the fact that the job was not related to my passion of math and computer science."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"My suggestion for the management is that they shouldn't need to work so much and get more of time for themselves because I believe that they are working themselves down."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior Investigator

What do you like about working at Safeway?

"Working internal investigations and using sophisticated surveillance equipment to catch employees stealing."

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

"Understand sub-rosa and the tools required to conduct covert investigations."

What don't you like about working at Safeway?

"No upward mobility. I have no other complaints about working for this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Change the policy of no arrest and only payback for stolen items"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Office Plant Coordinator

What do you like about working at Safeway?

"The experience I have gained in various areas. I have worked with an outstanding supervisor."

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

"When interviewing always come forth with your work and personality strengths."

What don't you like about working at Safeway?

"The size of the facility, there is no room for growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Adhere to the company policies. Administer teamwork and trust to gain respect."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Barista
Person You Work For 3.3 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.2 / 5 Way You Work 4.1 / 5
Administrative Assistant
Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.8 / 5
Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Administrative Assistant
People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 3.5 / 5 Support You Get 4.1 / 5
Rewards You Receive 2.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.8 / 5 Company Culture 2.2 / 5
Deli Clerk

"I enjoy working and laughing."

Person You Work For 3.4 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.1 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Co-Partner
Person You Work For 3.3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3.8 / 5
Support You Get 1.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.7 / 5
Technical Support Manager
Person You Work For 4.2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.5 / 5
Company Culture 4.1 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Food Clerk

"Older company, retail grocery type."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3.5 / 5 Work Setting 3.5 / 5
Support You Get 3.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.1 / 5
Retail Clerk
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4.7 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5 Company Culture 2.9 / 5
Way You Work 4.7 / 5
Sales Clerk
Person You Work For 2.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5

Safeway Reviews FAQs

Is Safeway a good company to work for?

Safeway has an overall rating of 3.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 143 Safeway Review Ratings left anonymously by Safeway employees, which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 87% of employees would recommend working at Safeway.

Does Safeway pay their employees well?

Safeway employees earn $36,000 annually on average, or $17 per hour, which is 45% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 38 Safeway employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Safeway Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Safeway?

87% of employees would recommend working at Safeway with the overall rating of 3.6 out of 5. Employees also rated Safeway 3.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.3 for Rewards You Receive, 3.2 for Growth Opportunities and 3.6 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Safeway?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Safeway is a Vice President at $187,000 annually. Browse Safeway Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Safeway?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Safeway is a Bagger at $12,000 annually. Browse Safeway Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Safeway?

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

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