stocker

front end manager

cashier

shop associate

baker

Food City

The fact that it's right off a main road and a highway makes it a little rough when your leaving/arriving a closing shift due to traffic going to the OTHER highway across the town.

My coworkers were very nice and very helpful, I'm a little slow on the uptake when it comes to new things but they were very patient and didn't get on my case over every little thing unless I repeatedly did it, and even then, they didn't chew me out or instantly go to management, they trained me properly.

My only issue with the store is the pay, coming from another state, and also a major city, the starting pay was too low, I even told them all my previous jobs paid more and I drove a hundred miles EVERY SINGLE DAY, 50 miles there, 50 miles home, and even after a month (because of their poorly designed policies for certain classes of employees) I was still making minimum wage, even 3 months in I was still making minimum wage. Due to this I could barely afford gas, car payments, and bills, which affected my mood and such, I let the store manager and HR know that I need some sort of raise before the 3 month period because frankly, I can't even make it to work some days due to the fact that I have no gas or any other form of transportation to get to work.


Other than that, the store was great, customers and coworkers in the deli were really respectful and sweet, and during closing hours when the cafe was closed, some people just came and hung out at night to hold a conversation while you worked, it really brought a familiar feeling to the workspace, making the shifts a little easier.


So far
Pros - Great Team Experience, lots of parking for employees and customers, training is easy and quick, flexible hours (If your leader was aware of any time changes you needed)
Cons - Pay is rough, lots of minors who fool around, no travel expense for those who travel long distances.

This store was truly pathetic, all the way to the corporate office. This was really the worst job experience i have ever had. first, the store manager is bi polar one day hes happy the next day hes mad at you for breathing. The assistant store managers do not know what their doing even bagging groceries or on a cash register..they cant even perform basic tasks to help maintain the front end. To potential employees: DO NOT work here under any circumstances. there is so many jobs out there now that will actually recognize hard work and appreciate you no matter what position you are in. You will be treated the exact same way as i was and many others that quit either before me or a little after. needless to say, until they figure out how to treat employees and how to not worry so much about being a micro manager they will continue to fail as a store, and will fail as a cooperation. Your employees are what MAKE or BREAK your store.. afterall, can you work all those positions by yourself?  actions speak louder than words, so instead of saying that you "run the best store in town" do it. Try starting with your employees. If you treat them right, and RESPECT them imagine how many more customers you will get. Instead of just pointing out someones mistakes (usually minor), try pointing out pros about them.. like the fact that they still work for you after you treat them so terrible. Or how about how they have stayed working for hypocritical management with incompetent assistant store managers?  
needless to say, this is not a google review you can still take the chance on this job, and not take this warning. But the same thing will always happen until they implement actual change. I feel sorry for everyone still there, and future applicants...
"treat employees like they will make a difference, and they will"

I worked in multiple department throughout the years but worked less than 5 years. Most job had been a part time but it take a long time to get into full time. The do not want anyone going into overtime.

There are opportunity to work in other position but it take time and sometimes it's always the manager decision.

They do offer benefits for full time and there is a time-frame to get those benefit otherwise you'll have to look for those elsewhere.

The great things are best for new retail workers. They provide customer service training that are critical for the retail industry, other video training to work throughout the store, get a yearly performance review and your pay is increased from there if you do good. Often times when it is slow - due to lack of customers - they will send anyone home early.

The hardest part of the job was a random position I had worked in gave me too much to work for and constantly failed at it. Unable to improve with lack of help and was told to ask for help but at times other associate are so busy with other stuff that it make it impossible to get something done on time as needed. Each department is different though and most of the time those are managed well.

I worked at Food City in Tempe part time. During the busier months I got about 30 hours and then slowly dropped down to 15-20. It was unlivable at that point and not worth the pain. Each day you would stand on hard floors (they don’t have mats for you to stand on like most cashier jobs.) You would only get a 15 minute break and a 30 minute break when you’re actually supposed to get 2 15 minute breaks and a 30 minute. You never have courtesy clerks and when you do, they come in late from 6pm - 11 pm. So all day you are ringing and bagging large cartfuls of groceries and the customers don’t bother to help. At the location I worked at, we had a really big problem with crackhead/tweakers, drunks, and just flat out really rude people. Management was awful.. Not much more to say about that. They don’t care about you. Only themselves. The only good thing I have to say about Food City is that they are there for you when you have a life problem. My mom passed and they paid me the week I was supposed to work but let me have off. I was very grateful for that.. also some of the coworkers were cool. Wouldn’t work here unless you’re desperate

Typical days are easy, usually I work mainly on weekdays after school and its never to busy, Fridays and Saturdays are usually our busiest days so there's a lot of people. I believe I learned a lot when it came to managing how to work with people and the general knowledge of cashiers, registers, and chores around the store to keep it clean. Management; honestly my management, mainly speaking about front end managers are really cool and they're easy to work with and easy to get close with.  The hardest part would have to be rush hours throughout the store, someday we'll have all registers open but there will still be at least 3-4 people in each line. Most enjoyable part is the environment, everyone is super sweet and welcoming towards both staff and customers. And you can really be able to enjoy your shopping experience with the people there.

A typical day at work involves trying to do your job while simultaneously trying to deal with managers who micromanage, are hypercritical, refuse to be open to new ways of doing things or new ideas of any kind. The workplace culture is as follows: always put the store first, before anything. Before family, friends, pets, even your own mental and physical health and well-being. Hardest part of the job? Dealing with a petty store manager who thinks their way is the best way and the only way to do things and that every employee is an expendable idiot. The most enjoyable part of the job? Lunch breaks, and punching out at the end of your shift. As for what I've learned? How NOT to be a manager. How to be more empathetic towards coworkers, and how to treat others with decency and respect, because management sure doesn't.

Food city is the unloved child of the Bashas family. We are always understaffed and we have the laziest people I have ever worked with. management expects the night crew to fill everything at night and make it last the whole day, no one fills shelves or displays during the day. I see customers expressions when they see how understaffed we are every day. only 1 or 2 cashiers open during busy times. Even having just one front end manager working the whole week. All the hard workers end up leaving and then you're stuck working along the lazy ones. Regional managers can care less. If you call them directly with issues they just call the store directors and tell them to handle it. It is embarrassing when the store looks a mess and customers keep finding expired product. The distribution center sends so much over stock of items that don't even sell and they just end up sitting in the back till they expire. You can be a hard worker but if you miss one day or say you cant come in to help on a day off, they will cut your hours down.

The work is not difficult at all.  Most of the customers and my coworkers are easy to get along with and we really do feel like we are part of a family.

Management, however, is not up to the job that they are trying to do.  The store manager is nowhere near as effective or as knowledgeable as he should be.   Most of the assistant managers are treated as glorified stock persons by him.  Some of the department managers, mine included, have no clue how to run a department.  They treat it more like a school club and play favorites or try to punish you if you ask for a specific day off.  The pay is the worst I have ever encountered in this type of a company.  Very hard to make ends meet each month on what they are willing to pay you.

They claim, when they are making you an offer, that they will certainly take care of you.  Once you accept, they forget they even said that.  Very disappointing. 

My experience with this company was deeply disappointing, both in terms of communication and professionalism. After initially going through several rounds of interviews, I reached out to HR to inform them that due to unforeseen circumstances, I would no longer be able to accept the job offer. Despite communicating this respectfully, I later found out that I was placed on their "Do Not Rehire" list.

This was shocking and felt punitive for simply being transparent about my situation. On top of that, throughout the hiring process, they were terrible at returning phone calls and following up. It seemed like every time I tried to reach out, I was met with silence.

This level of unprofessionalism raises concerns about how they treat both potential employees and their current staff. If this is how they handle straightforward communication, I’d hate to imagine what working there must be like.

I would recommend others consider these red flags before pursuing employment with them.

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Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Stocker 3 salaries reported	$12.58 per hour
Front end manager 2 salaries reported	$10.50 per hour
Cashier 2 salaries reported	$8.63 per hour
Shop associate 1 salary reported	$17.71 per hour
Baker 1 salary reported	$10.00 per hour

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