seafood clerk

floral designer

deli associate

warehouse manager

receiver

Daves Marketplace

Dave's Marketplace has a fun and friendly atmosphere that you hear of a lot in advertisements but rarely actually find. A typical day involves the basic signing in, performing your tasks, and signing out. It's not hard, and as long as you stay focused and act professionally, you can joke around, drink water, talk for a short while, and generally relax whilst performing your daily tasks.

The management is strict if you are lazy but very easy going if you perform your job as instructed, and I think this is a very positive work ethic for management. Similarly, the higher ups in each department perform the same tasks as everyone else in their department and work harder than everyone else, making sure everyone is on task or getting them on task if they are not and still performing the same jobs they expect other employees in their department to perform.

The easiest part of the job was the actual basic job of washing and providing the dishes and cookware. It took a bit of stamina, but the job was easy enough to adjust to. The hardest part of the job was the organization, because I was the only one in the back organizing everything. The dishwashers who worked other days kept tossing dishes wherever they felt, and often in precarious places that caused them to fall and break overnight.

I learned a lot on the job, though most of it was through conversation, specifically out of curiosity about other departments or how each of the machines I used functioned. There was rarely any question about the job at hand or how to handle a situation because training was spot on in that regard. Training may have been boring, but they did not waste your time.

The only issue I had with the job was the inopportunity to move up. I have expressed multiple times that I had desired to move up and have been told multiple times that I would be informed when a position opens, but whenever a position opened, it was filled by a transfer or, more often, hiring someone new to fill the spot.

All in all, a great place to work assuming you're content to stay in the position you're hired into.

6 years is way too long for me but I was able to push through because of how supportive and caring the company was. Was, being the key word here. To give credit where its due they are good at giving time off when needed but that's where it ends. I even worked every day without taking time off when the pandemic started before the vaccine showed up a year later. So keep that in mind.

They give you false promises that you'll get into a different position and you'll never be full-time no matter how much you try. The store nowadays is massively understaffed
and everyone gets overwhelmed by the workload everyone is getting.

The produce are left to rot, get damaged, or worse customers will actually eat the produce like apples out in front. The pizza boxes gets stuffed into the trashcans which end up ripping the flimsy bags they stock up with. Management is run by clowns and they wonder why they can't keep any of the people they hire... Then they get mad at you because you're not doing work fast enough. Bad enough the store is very small and the aisles get filled with junk that shouldn't be left there which makes navigating the store a nightmare.

You cant wear any form of pride/lgbtq+, like pins, as they don't want to support it despite me being trans and they know I'm trans. Regardless if company or customers are aware, it gets annoying really fast when the first term people speak to me are male terms. So if you're in the lgbtq+ community I highly suggest not working here.

I slaved away at Dave's for almost 8yrs. To be honest I hated every minute of it. I started as a bagger when I was 16 then was a cashier and eventually a supervisor. I witnessed management countless times discipline employees for no reason at all or for the wrong reasons. Favoritism and racism were two things this company knew all to well. They will deny it til they're blue in the face but I witnessed it first hand. Also the store is packed with expired goods that the managers would order in bulk because they got a good deal on them. The meat is not fresh at all and was our top returned item by customers. We had a 'break room'  on the second level which was more like a break closet. We were not allowed to turn on the light because customers might look up and see you were watching them through the windows. I was also doing stock for a short amount of time and my boss of that department had me go in the back with nail polish remover and take dates off of products that were expired. All in all I wasted a good chunk of my life there and I was miserable. I was depressed all the time the store just drains and ruins anyone who works there. All my fellow employees and myself have stated leaving there was the best decision of our lives. Nothing about this job was enjoyable.

Most of the people there were really good, hard-working folk who took care of each other. Working through covid really showed the quality of people there- mostly excellent, a few petty. Management has been top-notch in my experience. This was my home store of four years, but did some shifts in most other locations. It’s definitely the busiest or second busiest at most times, yet doesn’t feel as stressed as some of the less busy stores. Customers are kind and decent for the most part- and even the nasty ones you could win over with some kind persistence, I’d say Smithfield had the kindest customers overall. Enjoyed my time there. Pizza seemed insane though, and was overrun by drama- unlike the other departments. Less drama than other stores, generally. Miss the place in ways, had many good times with the deli crew- some excellent people there, although there were a few less than pleasant elements, found them endearing anyway. It reflects the flavor of that particular area of Rhode Island.

Been in the company fit 8 years now and I highly recommend looking somewhere else unless you're that desperate. The company is constantly hiring and losing workers on a daily basis, they don't respect the time or effort you put into your work, they micro manage and nitpick at everything, nothing you do is good enough, and plenty of times they favor another employee even if they are never helping the team. As also a trans female, they really dislike anything that's got to do with pride, lgbtq+, ect.. and they make people remove anything that might imply it specially more so during June's pride month. I get into a nice head space because I've been able to do a thing or wear something that makes me happy then they update the dress code so I'm not able to do those things anymore and it happened constantly over the years I've worked there. 

Its a supermarket. at Daves Marketplace, I don't stop working, I enjoy doing the business with them and helping the customers to locate a product or have a question. I also sometime do a customer request orders if they asked me for it. I have learned that customers are not at the same level. Each customer should be treated differently. I also learned how to be patient and respect others. the management is like you have 3 bosses. But each boss are in separate department. The co-workers are nice and humble, and I have gained to be humble person like them. The hardest part of the job is when I push or pull a heavy wight. pushing or pulling heavy wight it takes sometime my strength for that day. The most enjoyable part of the job is when I request orders with beverage companies, leave a smile for a customer after I help them, and finish on time. 

After working part-time at Dave's for over 2 years I have a solid foundation on what goes on year round in the business and knowing the right way to deal with almost all situations. I go into work open minded and ready to handle anything my boss tells me that needs to be done. Even though this is only a part-time job I take my job seriously. I want to look good in the eyes of my superiors so I do what I can to improve knowledge of my job.
I've learned to deal with all types of customers. 
It is satisfying when I can help customers find what they're looking for. If I don't know the answer for a customer I assure the customer that I will quickly find the right answer for them.

I worked at Dave's for 4 years as a deli clerk and while it wasn't where I pictured myself in my mid-30's with a degree under my belt, it ended up being the best job I've ever had and I feel compelled to share a review. My managers were amazing and the hours were even better. While going through a difficult time in my personal life, members from corporate took the time to check in and I felt like I truly mattered to the company. I made friends that I believe will be in my life forever and if it weren't for childcare issues, I never would have left. I would highly recommend working at Dave's Market, whether it's a first job or a career change, you won't regret it!

coworkers become your family, good and bad. Potential to make good money in upper management but you are salaried and they expect you to work until your feet fall off. Taking breaks or calling out if your sick is frowned upon. They donot hire enough people or pay them enough so the department heads have to pick up the slack and work themselves to the bone without appreciation. If you are great at delegating, not doing anything yourself, and hiding it, then you would be a great manager. If youre a hard worker and do your job correctly, then you will be expected to do more and more without the necessary help until you cant take it anymore. If you dont order enough youre in trouble, if you order too much youre in troube. nothing is ever good enough.

I only learned as much as I did at this company since I got lucky at my store with my department managers and store managers, but the supervisors couldn't care less about how hard an individual works or how much they are able to do fast. When you give 100%, the company expects you to then run 120% for the same pay, longer hours, and no incentive. For 3 months I was the lowest possible position in my department, working over 60 hour weeks and able to do the tasks of a manager and a cutter while still upholding my duties as a clerk. I would only recommend this company for younger people to work a few hours a cashier until they find literally anywhere else 

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