Fred Meyer Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Fred Meyer part-time for less than a year

Pros – This is a fun store to work at, it has everything! It's like shopping and working at the same time. I worked in the home and housewares department. It was nice to not have to go to the back to get stock, you only downstock from the top shelf so you can take care of your customers and be out on the floor the whole time. If I could I would have stayed there to work! I loved Fred Meyer!

Cons – I didn't like that they switch your schedule every week and you don't know when you would be working until the week before. Wished I could have stayed and not gotten laid off because Christmas was over. I was a temporary seasonal employee. They just didn't have a position for me at that time and I would have had to wait till spring to get hired back.

Advice to Senior Management – A more steady schedule for everyone.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Fred Meyer part-time for less than a year

Pros – Excellent coworkers, great teamwork & general work ethic among peers. Management and HR are very interested in employee feedback and offer growth within the company. Pay is good, and company offers excellent raises after a number of hours worked. I look forward to going to work everyday! Benefits are great as well.

Cons – Work can be hard at times, but the results are also quite rewarding - happy customers, and consistent praise from department managers.

Advice to Senior Management – Management seems to be solid - I can't offer any advice at this point. Everyone, including store director are always available and approachable with questions from employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Fred Meyer full-time for less than a year

Pros – Good company, benefits after time, hard work can sometimes pay off.

Cons – You have to fight for hours, the union they are with isn't the greatest, receiving area is pathetic.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Fred Meyer

Pros – pay raise ever 1400
worked with schedule
fun place to work

Cons – little to no growth
no set schedule
can be boring at times

Advice to Senior Management – You guys are doing great! I would love to start a career with Fred Meyer if there was more mobility within the company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Fred Meyer full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great structure, good compensation, awesome culture and professional development.

Cons – Some senior management seems to put an emphasis on social status compared to professional merit when considering promotion opportunities.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Fred Meyer full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Good benefits if you have enough hours per month to qualify. The workers in the stores are generally friendly and we all become a relatively close knit group.

Cons – Was a better company to work for before Kroger took over. Hardly anyone is ever hired full time - you have to work there forever to get a full time job. More and more "programs" to implement yet no more hours to do it in.

Advice to Senior Management – You have too many Chiefs and not enough Indians. Communication to stores and departments is lacking. Products are discontinued without notification to stores. New items are brought in and then they are impossible to order. Products that are dogs take forever to get ride of. Not enough autonomy in products for stores with different clientele.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Fred Meyer part-time

Pros – The store I worked at was a very positive experience. Staff was friendly, and job duties were reasonable.

Cons – Sometimes they required inconvenient hours, such as calling you in on a day you requested off.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Fred Meyer full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – great product and good prices. very clean stores with some very knowledgable department heads

Cons – poeple feel that they can do what they want all the time because it is alaska. every reason for something not going right or following the processes starts with because it is alaska.

Advice to Senior Management – talk to your people not just once a month but act like they mean something to you

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Fred Meyer part-time for more than a year

Pros – Good money per hour. Pretty fun.

Cons – Changed schedules constantly, cut hours out of season, union dues, customer is always right and mundane everyday tasks. My dad died and they wrote me up for not calling in. It was ridiculous. = /

Advice to Senior Management – Quick to judge most of the time. Slow it down.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Fred Meyer part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good benefits; employee discount and holiday pay at 6months, as well as vacation time at 1 year.

Cons – Your management team can make or break your experience. If you have a poor manager or management team, you may grow to dislike your job, but most often you will have at least 1-2 managers on your team that will know what they are doing and will help you out.

Advice to Senior Management – Set up schedules that work for people, and try and keep that constant. If allotted hours shift, try and keep the rest of their shifts consistent, such as days off, and then reduce load from their (make them work part of the same shift, rather than change it around a lot). Also, be sure to communicate your work plan and your intentions with the employees so they can see what their work is accomplishing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend