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Wegmans Food Markets

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Don't Drink The Koolaid! - Cashier Wegmans Food Markets Employee Review

1.0
Feb 2, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Please surroundings and environment. Executive Level Management down-to-earth. Location is good and customers are generally pleasant and nice to be around.

Cons

Wegmans is quite proud of being on the Fortune Magazine Best Places to Work List and uses this information at every opportunity. Don't Drink The Koolaid! While your coworkers may be pleasant to deal with, communication from management is non-existant and scheduling is problematic. Availability is demanded of each employee but the hours assigned varies between too many and not enough - no attention is paid to the number of hours agreed upon at the time of hire. The hourly wage is perhaps better than at other grocery stores but it is very demoralizing to see your fellow employees paying for their groceries with Food Stamps. Wegmans may be a viable option if you have no other choices or are in dire straits, but if you have any education, experience, or skills look elsewhere!

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Cons

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Pros

Gives you plenty of hours and pays well. When I interviewed for my job at the City Ridge Wegmans in DC, I asked for the highest possible starting salary (which I believe was $21 per hour at the time) since I had experience in that exact position for about 3 years beforehand, and they gave it to me without much pushback. The annual salary increases really reward sticking around too, I had capped out at the maximum salary for my position at $22 per hour by the next year. They also once adjusted that annual increase to a dollar rather than 50 cents for all employees (I believe it was around 2023?) due to the economy being crap.

Cons

Not a lot of room for growth. If you want any sort of management training, you REALLY have to push for it. I struggled to even migrate outside of my own department, they really want to keep people where they are for the most part, unless you have friends in the right places who can advocate for you. Networking really is everything. Also, this is either a pro or a con depending on your perspective, but they really pack in the hours. I often struggled to feel like I had any time for myself, but that's also just what having a full time job feels like.

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