Does Fred Meyer pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Fred Meyer employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Fred Meyer. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Fred Meyer?

44% of Fred Meyer employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Fred Meyer 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Fred Meyer?

Cashier (235) , Grocery Clerk (156) , Produce Clerk (103) , Front End Cashier (85) , Deli Clerk (84) , Sales Associate (73) , Sales Associate/Cashier (56) , CCK Cashier (54) , Barista (50) , Courtesy Clerk (50) , Associate (41) , Pharmacy Technician (40) , Bakery Clerk (39) , Apparel Clerk (37) , Customer Service Representative (34)

What are the pros of working at Fred Meyer according to real employee reviews?

"Good Benefits and great if you have a family or are working towards a goal." ((in 300 reviews)); "The pay is good and it doesn't take too long to see a raise." ((in 273 reviews)); "My coworkers are great and the managers at my particular store are all competent and helpful." ((in 203 reviews)); "Flexible hours and store discount" ((in 137 reviews)); "Flexible schedules and self scheduling" ((in 68 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Fred Meyer according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management fire many associates for small mistakes unless they are friends with higher ups cut hour A lot hours all over the place" ((in 364 reviews)); "Good managers often get promoted and moved to other stores very quickly and replaced with incompetent people." ((in 143 reviews)); "Upper management and corporate are completely out of touch, they see lack of productivity from an understaffed area, and instead of hiring, they add "how to" paperwork that eats up even more time." ((in 79 reviews)); "Pay no work life balance hate hate hate hate this company all manager will stab you in back just to look good" ((in 67 reviews)); "Training is generally put in the hands of individuals who simply have no training skills." ((in 55 reviews))

What are employees saying about Fred Meyer layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Fred Meyer layoffs and their outlook for job security at Fred Meyer in 2026.

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3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(3,611 total reviews)

Joe Grieshaber

30% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

Fred Meyer has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,611 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fred Meyer employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Ventas al mayoreo y al menudeo industry (3.5 stars).

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4K reviews

3.0

Aug 29, 2011

My experience is generally positive.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are always enough hours if you want to work. Generally speaking, it's a pretty steady paycheck. The benefit packages are quite good for the job level.

Cons

Management are always finding ways to cut man hours. Stringent break schedule. High stress environment. Easy to get fired. Lack of communications between Associates and managers.

2.0

Aug 25, 2011

Lots of Promises and Never Any Delivery

Customer service manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For a non-union hourly salary manager overtime was the best part. A 60 hour week actually meant 20 hours of overtime.

Cons

20 hours of overtime a week was expected.

3.0

Aug 10, 2011

Good while I was there, glad that I'm gone.....

Boxboy, cashier, order clerk, food pic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My fellow employees. We were all in it together. Some awesome bosses, friendly and caring, but few and far between Learned outstanding customer service skills Looking back, I enjoyed my 12 years as an employee, but it was definately a job and not a career. Steady work, 40 hours whenever I wanted it. I loved doing back-to-back shifts. It's a job, not a daycare.

Cons

I was told by a number of managers (and wanna-be managers) that the company did not want them to be friendly to the employees, and some of them excelled at doing what the company wanted. The few "leaders" I actually met in my 12 years there often went on to other jobs. When the District Managers would show up, the store manager would panic and insist on employees running around to make sure the store looked good. Are you kidding?? This is a good indication that managment by fear is coming from the top.

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