Pros
job itself was not difficult
friendly co workers
good safe stepping stone if you can bear the nonsense
health plan pretty good
grocery industry stable
Cons
this is from a non-union perspective:
Work itself:
Job was so bogged down by inefficiencies , did not do as much job title tasks and did not do job description
different rules for different departments
little to no admin support despite being promised (could not /did not hire)
Upper management:
terrible HR attitudes (worse than other places) head lady there has no sense of being a decent human
Out of touch higher exec management team who tries way too hard to relate to younger customers but also does not invest in younger perspectives
boys club at upper exec level and no upwards movement unless someone retires
lots of incompetent upper/middle management who don't understand the system and operations
keeps bringing back retired employees because they failed to train replacements
Pay:
gives an insulting cost of living increase despite record breaking revenue for the grocery industry
thinks pizza/store sandwiches is a good substitute despite inflation
thinks tea and coffee is a perk of the job
offers low and non-competitive, non-livable salaries. no pension unless you were there years ago
Hybrid WFH is going out the window due to upper management attitudes
remember that the owner is a billionaire!
Other:
on the road to outsourcing labour from third parties
company does not invest in resources to compete in the long term
head office has lots of crow excrement and flooding risk
when it does happen management drags feet in sending people home
does not invest in improving only cares about being a cash flow for the louie family
only cares about bottom line, as most basic companies would. Don't be fooled by the facetious office morale activities