Stop & Shop Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Stop & Shop

Pros – Very good experience and work was easy worked part time.

Cons – nothing that is memorable and pay is not that good.

Advice to Senior Management – doing good job

Current Employee – been working at Stop & Shop part-time for less than a year

Pros – co workers aren't terrible people just bad at their job

Cons – managers are stuck up, co workers mis-weight food q

Advice to Senior Management – stop thinking you are better than your employees

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Stop & Shop part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Flexibility in hours, scheduling; stability in knowing there is a union to keep you from unfair treatment (sort of); the store management team seems to be genuine about their approaches to making the store a team effort; pretty good vacation time structure

Cons – Terrible communication between the chain of command; there are too many cancerous employees there for the entire store to function successfully; the union in charge of caring for the employees does less than the company's management to ensure employee benefits are maintained; poor track to advancement; pay isn't worth the work asked for

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Stop & Shop part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Easy work, get raises every six months, and you get personal days , sick days and two weeks paid vacation. They have health insurance and you don't have to work there full time to get all the benefits. They also have a union.

Cons – The customers can be a pain to deal with.

Current Employee – been working at Stop & Shop part-time for less than a year

Pros – low key job, go at your own pace, got to talk to customers and coworkers as long as work was done well and on time.... lots of unofficial breaks possible

Cons – was either over worked or underworked... hours of constant moving or of searching for ways to seem busy. often ended up doing work for neighboring depts. which was no part of job.

Advice to Senior Management – A steady stream of objectives would have been helpful.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Stop & Shop part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Meet all sorts of different people
raise every 6 months
friendly co workers

Cons – long standing hours (feet may hurt)

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

Current Employee – been working at Stop & Shop part-time for less than a year

Pros – learn about customer service and how to deal with angry customers; make new friends

Cons – not flexible with hours and wouldn't let me work 2 jobs

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Stop & Shop

Pros – Flexible schedule, short work days

Cons – Not enough hours to work

Current Employee – been working at Stop & Shop

Pros – Good Co-workers and very flexible

Cons – Bad Managers who are always on your case and offer little praise.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop. Just Stop

Current Employee – been working at Stop & Shop full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Stop & Shop does a lot right: it's extremely customer-focused, offers a steady guaranteed income, is typically flexible with scheduling, and has a strong and successful business model. Part-time associates are guaranteed 15 hours per week with optional rotational Sundays, and full-time associates are guaranteed 40 hours per week with the same deal for Sundays, which are always time and a half. It's a great first job, college job, or long-term career; with so many roles within such a large company, there is endless opportunity if sought. In my career with Stop & Shop, I've had mostly positive experiences with my co-workers at all levels; the customers who shop in our stores are more pleasant than not, and each store has its own personality. All part-time and full-time associates at store level, with the exception of the store management team, belong to a union, which may be considered a positive aspect of the job: low-cost health, dental, vision, and life insurance for both part-time and full-time employees after 1 year; job protection; guaranteed yearly raise (though it's not a lot, it's at least something), and guaranteed hours regardless of sales. Full-time associates are offered college tuition reimbursement, and medical benefits extend to cover spouses and children for a low cost. Union members also have paid sick time, personal days, and vacation weeks, as well as time and a half on most holidays.

Cons – Unfortunately, it's been in my experience that there's a disconnect between the corporate offices and the stores. The individuals who create policies and make decisions about in-store operations have largely never worked at store level; while their ideas may work on paper, there are a lot of variables that do not seem to be considered which cause these changes to be more harmful than good. It's also too often the case that the hours allowed for scheduling are insufficient for the volume of work to be done in a week, which brings unnecessary stress to a job that should be pretty straight-forward. Part of my problem with this is simply compensation: while the company is thriving and there is money to be had from upper management through the corporate offices, union employees are paid based partially on job title, but mostly on seniority. With this pay scheme, performance is never a consideration, which is a huge bummer if you work hard, since someone else who may not be pulling their weight is making the same; sufficient compensation would make the added stress of being in a position of responsibility. It's also worth mentioning that jobs that were previously filled by a higher-paid salaried person are being filled with hourly union workers for a fraction of the pay, which is definitely not a good way to motivate someone who's performing well in that role.

Advice to Senior Management – You're doing a lot right for your customers, but you should really up the ante for your employees. The associates at store level are the face of the company: without them, you would not be able to expand as you have. Spread the wealth. As the company has grown over the last four or five years, there seems to have been a significant breakdown in communication; you really should fix that. Communication is key, as most problems could very easily be avoided. I also can't help but ask you to question your hiring and training decisions: are the right people performing jobs that are appropriate for their particular skills, and are the correct people being held accountable for the decisions being made? In-store experience matters, and it would be beneficial for the company to communicate better between the corporate offices and the stores that service your customers each and every day. There will be much fewer hiccups at store level if everyone communicated a little better and checks and balances were performed as frequently in corporate as they are in the stores. I've had an overall positive experience in my 8 years, but there needs to be a bit of reevaluation at the top in order for the company to continue to thrive and maintain satisfied employees and customers alike.

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