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Fred Meyer

Part of Kroger

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Fred Meyer reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(3,611 total reviews)
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Joe Grieshaber

30% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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
1.0
Jun 7, 2017

Grocery Clerk

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's a union position, so they will pay you a fair wage. Some of the coworkers are friendly and helpful from other departments. One needs to communicate with the other departments as there's only 1 worker/department/shift. They have community events for fellowship with coworkers (hotdog feed, bowling night).

Cons

I was never trained during my entire time there. During the interview I was promised 10 days of training. The manager was out substituting for the graveyard shift worker or called in sick. I was on my own having to decide what was the best way to stock the groceries. Again, I had 2 hours of on-the-job training when was told I would get 10 days/40 hours. There's usually 1 worker per shift. No matter how busy the day is. It's difficult for anyone when they first start, but its worse when you're alone. Nobody cared. I am nonsmoker therefore I got the breaks I deserved. Fine! But the smoking employees which were more than one-half the store would get a smoking break every hour. They were told that we need you to be relaxed. Smoking will do it. The nonsmokers have no reason to take the "extra breaks." Additionally, many of the workers would use profane language in the back room on a casual basis. Totally unprofessional. It's not a culture conducive to intelligent conversation. It's not good being a grocery clerk if you're a college graduate. The department manager was never there. You couldn't ask a question if you wanted to. They need to hire more employees. Having 2 employees per shift is reasonable. It's very hard to move up. It's not good working there as a clerk if you're a college graduate. I think they have a college management training program. Do this if you have your degree. There's 1 employee bathroom for store. They should have more.

1.0
Jun 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

At first the job was alright. Not as good as it was. But schedules are still mostly flexible. Would be even better if they adequately staffed us. But co workers are mostly nice, not too many bad apples to work with. Co workers are your support system, they're the ones who care most about you, train you, and give you advice. So never take them for granted. They are the only ones who have your back.

Cons

People keep leaving because they're not treated well anymore. I keep hearing stories from people who have worked there for a long time before Kroger took over, and they said it used to be a lot better company to work for, and ever since Kroger bought them, and this is a real statement by a co worker of mine, "Fred Meyer himself would roll over in his grave if he saw how his stores are run today". Management and corporate only care about themselves and their money. They over work us by not hiring enough people, and we are constantly pulling weight of more than one missing person. Do we get compensated for that? Hell no. We just get sporadic pep talks, crap like, "I know hours have been low lately, but we appreciate your hard work". I once heard that my manager actually DID have enough hours to go around, but purposely DIDN'T schedule more people "because nearby Fred Meyers weren't scheduling that many people". Guess what, we NEED more people on the floor because our store is bigger than theirs! DUH! IF YOU HAVE THE HOURS, FILL THEM UP!!! I got so livid when I heard about that! And how about a raise? It's not enough for all the extra hard work we do. It's not worth even the highest amount we can earn. I feel like a work horse every day and get closer and closer to looking for a completely different job. If you don't care about us, why should I care about sticking around to make you look good?

2.0
May 28, 2017

Looks can be decieving

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The benefits and the pay are actually pretty good for someone that doesn't have higher education. Most stores are union so it's really hard to get fired.

Cons

The downside is quite unfortunate. They do anything and everything to save a dollar. I've seen people argue for pay raises that they were already due to receive (Being on scale of course), people harassed to return from fmla, injuries that get denied in L&I claims for the sake of saving money. I used to tell people to apply. I really did. Bit after seeing how they treat their employees and how replaceable they are..... I wouldn't recommend this company to someone who was homeless, jobless and desperate. If I were you..... I'd just keep looking for another job

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