security officer

human resources specialist

loss prevention director

asset protection specialist

clerk

Vallarta-Supermarkets

I worked for this company for about 6 years, and during all that time I was able to learn a few new things that helped me improve my work experience. The company itself is always needing people because of the high turnover rate of people, they pay you minimum wage and in order to get more money you have to become a manager, but as a manager they’ll offer you one dollar above minimum wage, if you want more money you literally have to beg them for a raise. The only good thing about this place is the coworkers, you get to meet new people whom the majority of time are very friendly people, other than that it is a very sad place to work at. It’s a family owned business and of course the ones who make the decisions are all related some way or another, they only care about their income and looking good, all well dressed when they visit the stores they manage. The owners are actually pretty decent people whom have manners, but the people that they choose to be managers and leaders are a whole different thing, as a store department manager, sometimes those so called district managers would go into my store and they would look at you as if you were some peasant not even wanting to acknowledge your presence. Very disrespectful towards the people they manage, they always have “meetings” where they gather to try to improve the store sales, but all they do in reality is look at numbers, eat and drink food only designated for them and at the end of the day they all agree that workers have to work harder, because the store is not making more money than last year ( disregarding any current situation such as the pandemic). All they focus about is making more money than the previous year, they don’t care if workers have been there for years, I’ve met people at my store whom worked there for 15-20 years working a regular position making $25-75$ cents above minimum wage. They have a hierarchical system; meaning they have managers for everything. They have department managers, front end managers, and store managers for stores. The store manager’s sole purpose is to save the store money, by limiting the amount of hours that employees work( extra time) so that way they don’t have to pay them more, also their purpose  is to deny any raise to employees if possible or making it very hard for them to get a laughable raise ($25 to $75 cents at the most and it you're lucky). If the store director manages to do that then that person would get “incentives” or “bonuses” which means that only the sore director gets to make money, by denying that money to the regular employees, that is why it is very difficult that you will get a reasonable raise at any of their stores, because the store director is focused on making money for himself. The store director is also pressured by the managers above him in order to save any money they can for the owners.  At the end of the day and according to the company “any worker can be replaced” no matter how many years you’ve been there or if you have sacrificed spending, Christmas, New Years, or some important moments with your family, if you don’t make them enough money, you don’t deserve a raise( pathetic raises by the way). This is a family owned businesses and they make it seem as if they care for you, but in reality you are only valuable to them if you know how to make them money by; not caring about your own people and exploiting them and treating them like trash, I’ve seen district managers screamed and snapped fingers at employees as if they were their servants. Those who get to have a manager position would go on a power trip thinking they can do whatever they want. Please stay away from this place if you value yourself and your family.

at this store and honestly its a great place to work at pretty good pay and honestly a good place to grow as a person you meet alot of nice people and get a learning experience and as a mexican no sabo kid I've learned and picked up on a few spainish words to help me talk to mainly spanish speaking customers, it also have great growth opportunities for you to grow in the work place too like promotions or wage increases most of the managers are the most understanding people ever when it comes to your work and life they are even fun people to talk to, they also try their best to make sure your on the right path and try to ensure you dont get introuble with corp by reminding you of things needed to be done or avoided as a worker, they arent too strict either, but there are some problems i face, there are days where its the busiest  and there arent any management around to authorize voids or help when needed and it isnt their fault its more of a manager shortage thats the problem, and i feel that the company needs to put out more ways a person can become a manager so it can help with this problem of managers not being there when you need it, then theres coworkers, for example some courtesy clerks who dont respond to the code we call for them to help us with items needed to be grabbed  for the customer and i end up doing so myself, or even some other cashiers just not doing what their supposed to be doing, another thing this place is doing is making me and other cashier work full time hours and days without full time benfits and when asked about it im always given the talk that the company needs cashiers to work full time days/hours and then tell me that the company doesnt have any full time positions open for any cashier to get and essentially puts us to work full time without the benefits and its super annoying. To be cuting out the benefits out of it too. but over all this place is a nice place to get your first job here just prepare to  be working hard, have days you need off cut out, and deal with things like i listed out here.

A typical day in vallarta supermarket star 3: 00 morning opening bakery getting everything ready open new fresh products need be stock or bag we star by cleaning tables getting everything stocking to  star the day like bags boxes and decorations new products need put rack to take outside put in store in rack be stock , in mean time we do donuts and pan dulce  need be sugar it and design with beautiful color sugars and make sure check products remove if there damage or expired date soon make sure products always new and freshly done all day , open bakery 700 ready star serving customers with new fresh products and always take care of customer first , always ask customer any thing else i can help you then go back work area finish bagging or working area ,.printing prices and know prices of different products all have a price , and bagging you need know sizes and quantity by 6 or 12 or 24 or 36 packages , and prices and knowing the products bar codes so get prices , the most enjoyable part enjoy working for vallarta is weekends and holidays when gets very busy time goes so fast , but time see clock is time go lunch working on stare time goes so fast i really enjoy working for store and meeting so much people every day , the hardest part of the job is assist customer who mad or screaming about the products or unhappy is make sure you apologize to customer ask customer how can take care of the problems and make sure we fix customer complaint , make sure take care of the complaints making sure customer get good service always thanks the customer choosing our products and stores happy buy the product them offer them  check our sales of the week or offers make sure we always offer new products by giving them a sample try new products so be happy but products , close a sale by saying thank you for shopping in vallarta  where anything else i can help you with , said no , thank you have a nice day .

When you apply for a job and accept the description and responsibilities that come with it, you do your best to do that specific job well. For whatever reason, eventually, you come to find that you’re no longer doing your job but are rather being instructed to all sorts of tasks that don’t correlate with your job description. Moreover, you may come to find that you’ve been completely removed from your said position and have been replaced by some new hire without any sort of conversation. When this happens, you try to reason with the people in charge that you agreed to a specific job and would like to continue doing that job. The answer to all of your concerns quickly becomes “if you don’t like it, leave”. An incredibly hostile company culture, you’re always under surveillance and reminded of it, they squeeze every ounce of mental/physical energy before you leave and management are encouraged to do so, you’re always weary of what company representative will walk in to criticize you almost daily so anxiety is just part of the culture. Promotions don’t happen often and when they do, it’s a result of favoritism where the favorites are inserted into a nomination-based, pageant-like system. Some of those promotions resulted from nominations of individuals that were romantically involved with those that nominated them. A few people that were promoted were physically unfit to carry out certain responsibilities and somehow where still in charge. This is a place for those that like being constantly under pressure and frequently berated yet never recognized for the positive things you accomplish for your department. Place feels like high school. I can’t recommend anyone work for this company. Unless you’re desperate. 

I worked as a courtesy clerk.
  A typical day would either start at mid day or early morning. I would punch in my number and head to the cashier to start loading the customers groceries onto the cart. I would at time be assigned to clean the parking lots and gather all carts to their designated place.  At night I  would sweep the parking lot collecting all the garbage form the gardens and tight corners. During holidays the store was usually busy, at time we would have angry costumers, but the best was to smile and comprehend them. Usually the best was to please the costumer with a smile on the face. Finally at the end of my shift would clean the cashiers. 
The co-workers were usually bad manner, however, minimum talk or just pleasant talk will prevent bad situations.  
The hardest part of the job was coping with so many hour, sometimes the managers take advantage of par-time workers making them stay for over 9 hours a day. The main reason why I resigned was because they overworked me by giving me over 35 hours, while I was going to school full time. They also did not comply to my school schedule. I asked for less hours but they were giving me 30 plus hours a week. 
The most enjoyable part of my job was helping costumers find the supplies needed to make an enjoyable dish. Sometimes costumers would come tired from a long day of work and just knowing that I could make their day a bit easier, by providing them an excellent shopping experience made me happy.

The Vallarta I worked at had decent management.  Most of the time fair treatment.  Any training to move up was minimal so you had to prove yourself through how you work and handle your personality. Had an opportunity to advance but the wage raise was very minimal for more responsibility so I needed to think about it. Decided later to take it but, in that time they found someone else.  Coworkers were great in my department. Got along with all of them. Only downside, my Spanish was not very good so felt left out of some work conversations. Some customers were a little shocked or upset about  it as well. It is a franchise whose main cultural influence is Hispanic with a lot of Latino employees and customers so this can be expected.  However, the company makes strong efforts to cater to people of all walks of life.  I did not ever feel or see any discrimination among coworkers. Some attitude from customers on either side of the view of the store.  Overall I had a good experience working at Vallarta.

A typical day at work requires to meet all expectations with customer service and office work. We print, fax, retrieve and send Money Gram international transactions, process utility and mortgage bills, sell calling cards, stamps, scratches, utilize suspicious transactions and if suspicious report it, count tills, write warnings, handle monetary (thousands of dollars daily), keep office environment clean, follow safety rules, and close reports at the end of the day. 

I learned even when a customer gives you a hard time to always keep your cool and provide the best professional customer service from beginning to end. 

I am able to manage large sums of money, accurately and proficiently distribute them to various customers in a fast but effective manner, while multi tasking with phone calls and other computer based transactions. 

The hardest part of my job is leaving because I enjoy working in an office environment and desire to be asked to work 40+ hours. 

The most enjoyable part of my job is to be able to be depended on when there is a difficult customer where I take control of the situation and the customer goes in a satisfied and understanding manner. I enjoy working overall and knowing at the end of the day I met all the required tasks and responsibilities.

A typical day at work is usually spent outside pushing heavy, dirty metal carts and fixing them into a place so customers can use them with ease. However the customers are easily the worst part of that process, they have no respect for store property nor the people who make their shopping experience a good one. Trash is found the majority of the time around the store or inside the carts, carts are left so far from the store, walking that far to get them will incite the floor managers to assume you are not doing your job. 
Management is something to be said of, believe me when I say this, they look undead, overworked, and a good portion of them are so unbearably rude I want to blow my brains out just listening to their nagging. A few of them in particular have made work-life all the more complicated, to the point where I feel the same level of stress I did at work at home off the clock. It really leaves that bad of a taste in your mouth.
That being said, it does have some good parts, you can easily relate to your coworker's plights and form a strong connection to them at work. And not all of the management are horrible, there's actually a lot of them who are pretty well mannered, laid back, and a pleasure to work with. And usually, they will have your back. 

Working at Vallarta Supermarkets typically involves long, fast-paced shifts with frequent understaffing, especially on busy days. I learned how to work under pressure, multitask, and deal with difficult customer situations, but much of the learning came from necessity rather than support. Management often lacked flexibility and empathy, particularly regarding scheduling, call-outs, and health-related issues, which made the environment stressful. The workplace culture felt demanding, with high expectations and limited understanding for employees’ personal circumstances. The hardest part of the job was managing physical exhaustion and stress during peak hours with little support. The most enjoyable part was working alongside coworkers who helped each other get through difficult shifts.

As other reviews have pointed out over and over, breaks are short, pto isn't the best, and pay can be quite low. Oh, and "flexible schedules"? Haha, that's a funny joke. They're going to either schedule you less than the hours you need, or they're going to overwork you to an insane amount. No in between. No matter what department you work in, you are going to get so many responsibilities dumped on you eventually, to the point that it's ridiculous to expect of 1 single person in a reasonable timeframe. They would often rather let 1 person handle so many tasks that used to be someone else's job, like how suddenly a courtesy clerk is doing the job of a manager, grabbing change for the tills because they're always understaffed. Or making a Cashier head over to work at the Meat Department or Bakery. Sure, learning new things and doing that isn't so bad. There's some value to it. But the problem is that the pay you get is laughably low even then, and there's little to no room for growth in the company unless you're a favorite. If you're not a favorite or something? Your odds are quite low. You have better chances looking for a better job with better pay. This last point isn't a big deal, but I might as well include it ; No. No, you don't get any employee discount. Ever. And you never will.

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