deli associate

cashier

stocking associate

office assistant

shift manager

IGA has been a great company to work for, especially as a first job. I've been there almost a year now and it's been pretty great. The management is committed to the employees and will stand for them if the employee is clearly a good person and is putting in hard work if the employee ever needs to be vouched for. The customers can sometimes be difficult or rude but 9/10 times people are friendly and a lot of regular customers come through this store especially. The hardest part of the job is probably when it gets busy trying to do everything you have to do and balance it all and deal with people getting impatient or rude but other than that the job itself isn't overly difficult. If you're older then clean-up duties such as taking out the trash and straightening the shelves may be difficult but fellow employees are typically open to helping out/taking over that clean-up duty if you are unable to do it comfortably. The employees bond together like family at this store and all have each other's backs like if you come at one of us you come at all of us, which is the most enjoyable part of the job because you feel truly like you are part of a team. I've needed to take time off several times in my employment here and the management is always understanding and willing to give time off. This job has been a true blessing and exposes you to some pretty terrible people, but more importantly and commonly, really lovely and great people. I've learned so much from this job and while I plan to quit in the next year and a half, I will take virtues and lessons I've experienced working this job away with me for life. God bless IGA!!

7:00 am work started, went through the produce racks to find wilted and out of date produce and products. straightened up the displays to look fresh and appetizing. Helped the customers with questions about the price and types of produce and products.
 I learned that people are very choosy about the produce and products, they see things differently than I do.example if and apple has a slight blemish or a bruise they don't want it, and I wouldn't think anything about it and it would be fine to eat.
 The management in this store were great people they would help and work with their employees to make sure you were taken care of and that the customers came first.
 the co-workers would go out of their way to help you and to help each other to help the customers.
 the hardest part was when the shipments came into the store on freight day you would have to get the products unloaded and put away in a timely manner so as not to interrupt the flow on the main selling floor.
 the best part of working here was the customers who would come in and call you by name and have a friendly hello and you would get to know them and who they are and to give them a good experience while they shopped and you also got to know their children...as the years go by the children grow up and when they come into the store they come to say hello to you and they remember your name and you know them by name also and they remember the  good times they have shopping with their parents.

I have learned nothing new since I have already worked in a Deli before. The day starts off by turning over or "rotating" the cold salads.  Management are the only people who are full time. one manager makes it known she has earned her badge and does not need to do dishes, or she makes comments that she gets paid the big bucks. Then the rest of the day is filled with serving customers, wiping down counters and slicers with sanitized water and clean them as best as you can. At the end of the shift you have to wait for someone to relieve you, during the closing shift if it says you get off at 7 some times you will have to stay longer because things are not done on time and there is no set closing time you have to wait on a customer if they come to the counter no matter what time if you are still there. Co-workers are very high school like with the attitude if the ring leader   does not like you no one does. They will not fire someone who is a bad worker they wait till they get miserable and quit. The hardest part of the job is doing others work because they are allowed to be lazy (favoritism) the most enjoyable part of the job is working with two of my friends who also share the same view. There is also no pay raise for experience from another store. If it is not busy hours get cut because there are to many people. Some materials are not OSHA approved. I have never seen health inspectors or anyone to check the cleanliness of the department.

I arrive at the IGA just as its starting to open, and will work a ten hour day.  My main focus is filling the produce section, and making sure there are signs for the items, and making sure the section is clean since, it is the first section you see when you walk into the store.  Once I have the front filled and ready to go, I will help my manager with cuts that we also need for the produce section; for example I may help him out in cutting up fruit for fruit cups.  I also will check the cooler and make sure it is organized and I also do ordering for the produce section.  

I've learned a great deal about inventory and how important it is to keep the products in our cooler at a certain level.  Working at the IGA has also taught me how to work more efficiently.

For the most part all the co-workers are great and we all get a long great, most of have become very good friends, which helps a great deal with teamwork and it makes the day much more enjoyable.  

The hardest part of my job is, finding enough things to do once the produce section is filled.  My manager's main focus is getting the cuts done, and he is usually close to being done the cuts by the time I'm done with the front, this can make for a long ten hours.

The part I like most about the IGA is how well most of the staff gets along with each other, and that we can all joke and have fun but get work done at the same time.

A normal shift for me, at our local IGA, is a six hour evening shift. My  responsibilities are to scan and bag groceries, communicating with the customers in a kind and friendly, welcoming manner, and, on closing shifts, cleaning all stations and the front floors. 
The top manager of the cashiers at IGA usually makes the schedules and does not schedule enough hours to match what I need (though I have asked for more and have an open availability schedule). The office mangers under the top manager are accommodating and professional. 
My co-workers are also professional as well as reliable and friendly. Some I have grown close with over the past months that I have worked here. 
The hardest part about my job is not being challenged enough. I feel that I need to more than standing in one place and doing a repetitive job, but there is an upside to my job. 
My co-workers and customers bring a positive light to my job. I meet new customers that have stories to tell about their long drives from all over the country and even daily customers that I get to welcome again with smiles. My co-workers, again, make my job a great place to be, because with them, I am a smiling, brighter person.

A typical day started when you clocked in using your name badge no more than 5 minutes before your shift started. You would either jump right in to wherever was needed if there was a rush, or catch up with the previous supervisor on events worth noting - someone on lunch; we're out of X item; IDs needed checked in the gaming room. You fill in wherever was needed until your lunch break, where you would hopefully get 15 minutes to yourself in a corner because you as supervisor aren't allowed to leave the immediate area. After "lunch" you'd once again fill in wherever was needed until you would need to clean items and set up to close. It was a good day if the air conditioning was working. It was a bad day if your dress clothes were sticking to your skin and the temperature inside was a sweltering 85 degrees. 

The most enjoyable part of the job was talking to and listening to stories from the "kids" that I worked alongside.

The hardest parts of my job were working in the summer heat, and trying to get the store set up to open the next morning but being unable to finish due to equipment not working properly (broken ice machine; ice could not be completely filled before leaving; issue ongoing for months).

I work third shift. Some night i start working on the register or on the floor.I stock shelves and help anyone who is in the store on finding what they are looking for. Management is great if you are a good employee. They are friendly and always provide a list of things they want you to do over the night. Certain co-workers are great to work with but other are not great to work with. On some night, we have run items that are brought in by a truck. There are three nights out of the week were a truck is delivered to our store. Hardest part of the job is the shift and some trucks are to overwhelming due to the time it arrives and how long we actually have time to do it in. On Friday, we have truck arrives half way through the night and we have to unload it, run it, and put everything back before the store opens. We typically have 4 hours to do this. The most enjoyable part is that this job creates a feeling of joy when you complete everything you need to do. Also it make you feel that you are a part of the management team when they tell you what you have done is great.

Work-life balance
Constantly called on days off and asked to work, schedule never put up till one or two days before the end of the current one so almost impossible to make plans outside of work. If you request a day off and someone else already has asked for the same time off then your out of luck as in my opinion the favorite employee it's given the time off

Pay & benefits
Absolutely no benefits, no free beverage, nothing. Company's Christmas gifts were if we wanted a drinking glass w/ company's logo, a book about the company's history and expired coffee in a collective can, pretty much a soap in the face. Never heard good job from deli manager

Job security and advancement
Place was a fire 🔥 hazard and actually caught on fire and burned.

Management
Only two store managers even acted like they cared, regional area manager was snobbish and never cared about the deli only the store, if you went to the store manager with a problem you got put down unless you were a favorite, and deli manager was a joke.
Very hostile environment to work at

Culture
Hostile

Overall
In all of my years working this company would have to talk in the top 5 of the worst company's I have every worked for.
I will never ever work for any business owned by houchens!!!!

I worked at the company for a total of 2.5 years, 1.5 of which as a produce associate and then 1 as a manager, during that time i started out with a pay of 9.35, and finished with 11.45, majority of my raises were due to minimum wage increases, median wage for a produce manager is 16-20 an hour, which the company cannot meet those pay standards corporate tries to keep you as low as possible, i went about 13 months with no raise even after multiple meetings and discussions so i decided to leave. Work balance as a manager was very high stress due to the fact of short staffing, and always being told “get done what you can” but those words were always met with repercussions the next day, in conclusion, i would not suggest working here if you’re looking for somewhere to grow and succeed, this is a dead end job with no room for improvement or growth, any pay increase will be as minimal as possible, my co workers were amazing though, everyone had a positive attitude and work environment was great due to management keeping things in our store in order, if that wasn’t there in my store i would not have stayed as long as i did,  

A typical day at work is overall tiring and sometimes stressful. I have learned how to work with customers in person and on the phone. I have learned to be respectful to those who may not even deserve it. My managers are great people but tend to get irritated when you ask questions which in the end is very destructive. My co-workers are nice people for the most part. The carryouts tend to only want to talk though because they are young. I would have to say the hardest part of the job is the amount of stress you get after being there for so long and working so hard to get nothing in return. If you do nothing for the store you still get paid the same amount as the person who has been breaking their back for the past few years. The most enjoyable part is the relationships you build with the customers and co-workers. I love my job, honestly I do but I can continue to break my back for someone who can't see the potential I hold or tries to limit me.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Deli associate 4 salaries reported	$12.50 per hour
Cashier 5 salaries reported	$12.68 per hour
Stocking associate 2 salaries reported	$11.50 per hour
Office assistant 1 salary reported	$13.00 per hour
Shift manager 1 salary reported	$14.00 per hour

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