cashier

deli associate

clerk

person in charge (pic)

stocker

THREE BEARS ALASKA, INC

In the time that I worked at Three Bears in Birchwood there were 2 assistant store managers and 2 different store managers. So with the new management coming and going it would take time for them to learn their job duties. I was the manager of the coffee house there which I loved but it was very slow for lack of people just not knowing we were there. It was difficult to work with the new managers and tell them what I did because some would tell me differently, then I'd have to learn to do thing's their way, some would even be angry with me and make me feel as if I was incompetent when I was just doing the job the way the last manager told me. There were conflicts between managers where one would tell me not to listen to the other one where I had to bring it to the corporate office because I was fed up with their lack of team work. I did love to make coffee, make peoples morning just a little better and being the manager. If they could get their management figured out it would be a nice place to work at.

Look, this is a great job if you don't mind being walked all over, and if you don't mind the fact that corporate is homophobic. I worked in a store with one of the co-owners as a store manager, who treats everyone like trash. She would scream and threaten to hit her employees and threw away harassment reports. During the big earthquake in 2018, we had most of corporate come to our small store to help with clean up, and the hiring manager and his work buddies spent the entire time talking about how being gay/trans was disgusting, and laughing about throwing away resumes from "obviously" trans people. 

The schedule doesn't come out until Sunday, and only covers until the next Sunday, so good luck having a social life, making doctors appointments or just, not being obsessed with work in general. 

I wouldn't suggest working here to anyone under pain of death. There is no communication that isn't angry between management, and god forbid you call out sick because they will never let you forget it.

But hey, pay starts at 12$ an hour, so I guess it's fine, right?

On a typical day, as we would arrive to work, we would look throughout the store to check if anything needed immediate attention. Then we would report to management to get started on our daily projects, such as loading and unloading freight, stocking shelves, and creating displays. While at Three Bears, I learned that in life, you have to work hard and sometimes think outside the box in order to make things come together. Management was fantastic. The managers and coworkers were always helpful. Management provided realistic standards and were very personable. Everyone always got along, but on the chance they didn't, proper procedures were used and things shortly were back to normal. The hardest part of the job was probably making sure everything was perfectly in place and faced forward correctly. For me, the most enjoyable part was even though we spent all day on our feet, we all had each other to keep good company.

I believe that this a pretty good place to work. Some of the managers talk bad about the workers and some don't support workers and get annoyed with them.easily From what I have experienced, they care about the customers. They can be flexible but some of my coworkers told me that they won't work around the days off that they wanted. When it comes to calling off or trying to get a day off after being on the schedule is like having teeth pulled.  Plus you get written up even if you give them a heads up, you have to request it off before the schedule is out or bring them a doctor's note. It gets very slow and boring especially when you don't get proper training on what you are supposed to do. Overall though, most of the workers are kind and amazing people that are willing to help and same with most of the managers. And I personally believe that the customers are fun and sweet people that are pretty patient.

A typical day at work included getting up early, sometimes at 4am, getting to work and going through the whole chill/freeze section of the store checking the dates on the products that were stocked. Next was getting in the chiller and the freezer to pull pallets so I could stock the things that were low. I had to direct customers to products in other areas of the store as well as take inventory of the products left before shipments. Along with that It was my job to operate a pallet jack and collect my departments products when the freight came in. I had to make labels for the milk sometimes which required some teaching. the hardest part of that job was probably moving the really heavy freight. The most enjoyable part of that job was probably helping customers find products and persuading them of our different products to buy.

They never shedualed us properly, there is never enough coverage and we were by ourself all the time and they expected us to do so much by the end of our shift which is totally unachievable due to the lack of coverage and the amount of customers and the lack of resources they provide, they want you to clean but don't give you the proper supplies to do it they want you to unload whole pallets and also run your register and stock all the shelves and clean all by yourself and they would never listen to complaints or requests for better supplies or shedualing changes to accommodate for appointments or duties outside of work. There is not a single part of working there that felt fair or ok they mistreat you so badly there it really isn't worth it for how little they pay

Partially enjoyable, but poor management and lack of stucture made it an undesirable place of employment. Schedule is almost nonexistent, and lack of planning makes it impossible to balance other aspect of your life. Managment, (upper and lower), was unsupportive of employees. Standards are inconsistent and therefore fall unevenly on employees. The pay level is low for the area, and with an abundance of enployment options, the general incentive for the majority of their employees seems to be the lack of expectations they have, making it a stressful place to work if you do have standards for your work performance.

Without a Doubt, One of the WORST Companies Ive ever worked for.
Totally Underpaid, No Benefits & No Oversight as to the Practices of this company.
Total Shock FACT #1, Three Bears is a Reseller, Buying from Costco & MARKING UP the prices.
Stores are a smaller version of Costco ( without the HAPPY Costco Employees)
The Management is a Joke, And Also too they Are ALL FAMILY RELATED...."W***S" Family, if Youre Not FAMILY or Related....
Youre Not GOING ANYWHERE...

LOW PAYING, LONG HOURS,NO BENEFITS...
THEY RAKE IN THE BIG BUCKS....

YOU Take HOME "Poverty Level Wages"....

DONT WORK HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!,You'll BE SORRY!!!!!

The people who work beside you are amazing and most friendly people you'll ever meet. BUT the environment is based solely on making money and they refuse to hire enough employees to handle the workload safely and efficiently. I work in liquor and there's days where I'm back there for 5-7 hours with no help lines and then being blamed for not getting everything done. If anything we're to happen in liquor the only way to get help would be to rely on a customer if I couldn't get to the phone.

When counting till for getting ready for my shift, a customer walked up and started putting groceries to be checked out. I told the customer that she should go to another register since I was busy and before she was even able to leave, I was yelled at by Chris who works as hiring manager and HR. After confronting Chris about not yelling at me in the work place, especially in front of a customer, he continually told me I should quit and I never needed to be there. After hearing that, I quit on the spot telling him I understand why people hate working for him and how horrible the job is there.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Cashier 84 salaries reported	$16.32 per hour
Deli associate 63 salaries reported	$16.46 per hour
Clerk 42 salaries reported	$16.60 per hour
Person in charge (pic) 19 salaries reported	$21.26 per hour
Stocker 32 salaries reported	$16.17 per hour

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