3.0
Aug 27, 2010
Former employee
Corvallis, OR
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
- Store discounts! Discounts! Discounts! - Coworkers are great to work with. - Upper management is normally understanding and respectful of their employees. - They will work around your class schedule. - Movement upwards is possible. - Union protection.
Cons
- Union dues are $150 to start. - There is no free coffee! - Pay is not that high. Tips are also not allowed for the Starbucks proportion because Fred Meyer technically rents the Starbucks name and you are a Fred Meyer employee. Fred Meyer does not allow employees to be tipped. - Sometimes they will keep someone on staff who should be let go. - Insurance is not given to part time employees. - Training can be minimal at times.