Not the best decorating job. - Cake Decorator Meijer Employee Review

2.0
4 May 2012
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Pros

The only pro I can think of is that Meijer is a good place to be trained for cake decorating. They will hire you with no experience and train you. It's a good place to get an idea of basic decorating so you can eventually move on to something better rather than paying for classes or schooling. They are also very strict about making sure you get all of your breaks and lunches, you can be written up for not taking enough breaks.

Cons

The cons are that there isn't very much room for creativity. Meijer is very strict about the cakes that can be displayed or made for special orders. There is never enough hours given to the decorators to be able to keep display cases full at all times and I feel that management purposely short staffs the employees to get them to work faster. The store directors don't really seem to care why the cake cases are empty, and they don't take the time to figure out what the problems really are they just tell you to fill them up. It's a never ending problem that I grew tired of very quickly.

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5.0
26 May 2026
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Pros

Great company and benefits. The Meijer Credit Union is amazing and being able to work remote is a blessing.

Cons

Not much recognition for individual contribution. Recognition systems on the whole are great though especially for the company's size

2.0
20 June 2026
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Pros

Direct coworkers were great to work with. I also enjoyed being left to do my work and not babysat by management.

Cons

Management doesn't know what they are doing. Resets and floor plans were regularly not done properly. The store I worked at has a skeleton crew so I never got help (but was expected to stop everything I'm going to go help other departments/areas). Also meaning good luck to any customers needing help, especially when I was the only person working my area of the store, so when I wasn't there, no one was. Management also regularly disappeared into the offices or were on vacation. Also was terminated for reasons outside my control even though I was told they look at the reasons for attendance incidents before termination. Never got to get the FMLA or accommodation to my doctors before being terminated two days after I requested them. Didn't bother asking for a raise either. I did multiple times and got nothing.

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