Does Gelson's Markets pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gelson's Markets employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gelson's Markets. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gelson's Markets?

50% of Gelson's Markets employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gelson's Markets 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gelson's Markets?

Deli Clerk (13) , Grocery Clerk (13) , Produce Clerk (7) , Clerks Helper (6) , Assistant Manager (4) , Clerk's Assistant (3) , Clerk's Helper (3) , Helper Clerk (3) , Service Deli Clerk (3) , Category Manager (2) , Clerk's Helper (2) , Courtesy Clerk/Bagger (2) , Customer Service (2) , Department Manager (2) , Floral Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Gelson's Markets according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and great community" ((in 18 reviews)); "Flexible hours and decent first job" ((in 6 reviews)); "Not many pros to be honest... Good selection of foods to choose from, clean and nice location to work at, some nice employees to work with." ((in 6 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great people, flexible, room for growth" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Gelson's Markets according to real employee reviews?

"Manager is rude and makes you feel dumb and won’t own it to their faults" ((in 9 reviews)); "Did i mention low pay." ((in 7 reviews)); "Unfair treatment, poor upper management, lack of competence, lack of care for employees." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Gelson's Markets redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Gelson's Markets redundancy and their outlook for job security at Gelson's Markets in 2026.

Gelson's Markets Reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(158 total reviews)

Rob McDougall

50% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (158 reviews)

Gelson's Markets has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 158 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gelson's Markets employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

158 reviews

3.0

3 May 2016

Combination Clerk

Combination clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good medical benefits through the Union. Flexible scheduling, holiday pay after several years of service. Hours are pretty good.

Cons

Hard to get promoted in this company. I have worked for Gelson's for four years and just received a promotion from my entry-level position.

1.0

15 Apr 2016

Not about their employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Quality, customer service is what we do best. My fellow workers are awesome and low management.

Cons

First hired 2 yrs ago i was proud to work for Gelsons. NOW employees are forced to work 6 days a week, vacation time denied, no end in sight for our grueling hours. Your just a number and you feel like a work horse. Did i mention low pay.

2.0

23 Oct 2015

senior management

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

great work environment, clean, organized, relatively disciplined management at the store level. the company has held on to an archaic reputation for "quality products," celebrities frequent their stores

Cons

minimal employee discount, "the customer is ALWAYS right," senior management and administration is mostly aloof and Machiavellian.

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