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Safeway

  • Pleasanton, CA
  • 61 reviews
Address
5918 Stoneridge Mall Rd
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Telephone
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Website
safeway.com

About Safeway

Employees
10,000+
Industry
Food & Beverage, Retail
Public/Private
—
Year Founded
1915
Non-profit Status
—
Careers
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Pay & Benefits

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Pay
Based on 61 responses
  • Average
    52%
  • Good
    33%
  • Excellent
    8%
  • Poor
    5%
  • Terrible
    2%
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What's the most unique benefit or perk?
Based on 61 responses
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  • Flexible Work Hours
    43%
  • n/a
    25%
  • Tuition Assistance Program
    8%
  • They do nothing for employees
    8%
  • Union based job
    7%
  • Free Coffee
    5%
  • Free Health Insurance
    3%
Poll
43%
of employees say healthcare coverage is good or excellent.61 responses
Poll
36%
of employees say retirement benefits are good or excellent.61 responses
Poll
48%
of employees say the family leave policy is good or excellent.61 responses
Poll
51%
of employees say paid time off/vacation days are good or excellent.61 responses

Growth Opportunities

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How long do employees tend to stay?
Based on 61 responses
  • Less than Two Years
    39%
  • Two to Five Years
    30%
  • Five to Ten Years
    23%
  • More than Ten Years
    8%
Poll
66%
of employees don't worry about layoffs.61 responses
Poll
Agree/Disagree: Taking a job here was a good decision.
Based on 61 responses
  • Strongly Disagree
    5%
  • Disagree
    3%
  • Neutral
    20%
  • Agree
    48%
  • Strongly Agree
    25%
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44%
of employees say good work leads to promotion.61 responses
38%
of employees believe their work helps make the world a better place.61 responses

Management

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Agree/Disagree: Managers care about employees
Based on 61 responses
  • Strongly Disagree
    8%
  • Disagree
    10%
  • Neutral
    26%
  • Agree
    41%
  • Strongly Agree
    15%
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56%
of employees say the workplace runs efficiently.61 responses
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36%
of employees say management is transparent.61 responses

Work-Life Balance

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61%
of employees say hours are flexible.61 responses
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Agree/Disagree: Hours are long
Based on 61 responses
  • Disagree
    15%
  • Neutral
    48%
  • Agree
    34%
  • Strongly Agree
    3%
16%
of employees say it's easy to work remotely.61 responses
43%
of employees say schedules are predictable.61 responses
30%
of employees say taking vacation is encouraged.61 responses
48%
of employees say the workplace is parent friendly.61 responses

Company Culture

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What one word or phrase best describes the culture?
Based on 61 responses
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  • Friendly
    43%
  • Fast Paced
    21%
  • Competitive
    8%
  • Always Evolving
    8%
  • Work hard, play hard
    7%
  • Unfriendly
    5%
  • Oppressive
    3%
33%
of employees are happy to work here.61 responses
90%
of employees say coworkers socialize.61 responses
56%
of employees think their coworkers are smart.61 responses
87%
of employees like their coworkers.61 responses

Employees

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Describe the average political opinions in this organization.
Based on 61 responses
  • Very Conservative
    3%
  • Somewhat Conservative
    3%
  • Mixed
    69%
  • Somewhat Liberal
    10%
  • Very Liberal
    2%
  • N/A
    13%
89%
of employees say the ratio of men to women is about 50/50.61 responses
34%
of employees say the company is very diverse.61 responses
77%
of employees say the employees are diverse in age.61 responses
About the Area
A+
Overall Niche Grade
How are grades calculated?
  1. Crime & Safety
    B
  2. Walkability
    B+
  3. Diversity
    A
  4. Nightlife
    B+
Area Feel
Suburban
Median Household Income
$138,269
National
$55,322
Median Rent
$2,140
National
$949
Median Home Value
$879,800
National
$184,700
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Safeway Reviews

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I work in the friendly Renaissance Creek Safeway. It’s a beautiful location and probably the biggest Safeway I’ve ever seen. It’s a wonderful community of employees that make really great connections with their customers. I consider myself fortunate to take both parts in working in the Starbucks department and in the bakery department, and for a lot of reasons. because the bakery department makes some of the best looking cakes for anyone’s celebratory needs and brings up wonderful conversations. It makes a new day a different and unique one. The Starbucks department allows me to be creative and help recommend the best treats to everyone. Overall it’s something wonderful thing to experience different things each day.
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The co-workers are great and very friendly! I absolutely loved working here, although your hours can be very disorganized. Other than that, it's a great place to work.
My opinion is that Safeway is making a lot of wrong decisions. Granted, everyone knows the biggest, single controllable expense is labor. Safeway has started to cut labor so bad, that most nights, any given store will only have two employees working.
The workforce is anemic and overly worked by having to do the workload of 2-3 people. Needless to say, this makes for long, tiring days.
The company has also done away with training. The only training employees receive now is what is to be found on the computer. Because of this, any "on the job" training instigated by department employees will be spotty and incomplete.
Management has no time for employees. Managers are themselves so over-worked, it's difficult to get time to discuss problems, concerns etc.