Extremely Unhappy and ready to snap - Service Leader Hannaford Employee Review

1.0
25 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

decent co-workers and regular customers

Cons

I have been with Hannaford for just over a year, and I've never been so unhappy in a job!!!! I have a boss who is clearly going through menopause, but either doesn't know or doesn't care how she treats people. There is absolutely NO work life balance NONE!! My schedule jumps around so much, I never know when I'm working or if I'll have enough hours. The store I work at has a lot of "Lifers" employees who've been there forever!! They stick together and make it very hard for a new employee to feel welcomed or fit in!! They do offer insurance for Flex employees, (employees who are leads or work 30 hrs) but....it's VERY expensive and the hourly pay and lack of hours just barely cover the ins. payment each week. Believe me, 30 hours sounds like a lot, but not if your hourly pay is under $10.00 per hour. Hannaford holds their employees to a very high standard, lots of training and work shops, they expect the moon and stars from us, but pay us so little that managing monthly expenses is impossible. Oh, and don't even think about approaching your boss about the need to take a part time job, you will only get told that they cannot work AROUND another job, your hours are your hours and if you can't work them than they can drop to part time status which is 0-20 hours......REALLY

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5.0
31 May 2026
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Pros

Occasional free provided food in break room, great community, understanding managers on all ends, etc

Cons

No real employee discount but honestly hannafords brand stuff is really cheap. like. 2.00 for 18 eggs?? yes please

4.0
20 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

In my location at this point the management is very good at passing along workers who are unkind and have bad attitudes.

Cons

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