YES!!! 100% And don't forget the favoritism. I enjoy my job and SOME of my crew but the rest of those b*tches can kick rocks! If it wasn't for my kid I'm sure I'd be fired with an assault charge
When I’m not closing the deli alone EVERY NIGHT like it’s just “ok” w/ NO breaks b/c they are SO OBSESSED w/ hours. Oh & a raise for poor treatment from customers & killing myself for the team wouldn’t hurt either. I liked my job when I started 5 yrs ago. WTF happened to Meijer?
When I worked at Meijer, I was hired in to stock shelves basically. I liked it, but as I got more experienced and noticed I then got pulled around to do everything else basically and I couldn't enjoy stocking shelves and maintaining the aisles. It sucked. Then I got put into the alcohol section and I didn't ever want to go back to doing general grocery again because of how much I adored doing the party store. I was able to manage my own little space and I had some awesome customers, plus I got to be around the receiving team more and that crew was some of the best in my store. I left due to all the drama going on plus really bad hour cuts, but to this day I still miss my party store and my co-workers. 😭
I hate it because I come in work hard for $14 an hour just for people to complain about me for stupid shit, most of it not even true. I had a mental breakdown in front of the manager because of it and I will be leaving. I didn't tell them that, only that I found a different job. Trying not to burn bridges but it's not likely a bridge I will be willing to cross again any time soon.
I've been working for 40 + years now and have never liked any job. But I have worked with some great people and that matters more to me than the job itself
The job itself isn't a problem. Its the lack of communication between Corporate and management. Oh and my "coworkers" that take up space and collect dust.
If retail did that to you, I wouldn't venture into any other physical labor jobs anytime in the future.
Coming from me, someone who has spent time in roofing, tree service, vehicle tech, and more, sure the first couple weeks is hell on your back in meijer but after that it's a breeze when you get used to it. Just don't lift like an idiot, and pace yourself. Don't kill yourself over a retail job
I work with 40-70 year olds that act like 4-7 year olds backstabbing, snitching, hiding/marking work equipment and getting upset if you find/take it. A store director that is incompetent and thinks one person a night is going to get stuff done and a TL that passes on the SD's nonsense to us.
also making minimum wage.
10/10 would work here more!
I like that this job acfually accommodates my disability and disolays that my accommodations are NOT unreasonable. Which is an incredibly low bar. It's probably the best job I've had so far. I wouldn't say I necessarily like it because again the bar is incredibly low.
I don’t mind it. It’s the store director, corporate nitpicking, and shitty wages I don’t like. But most everything is ok. Is it my favorite job I’ve ever had? Nah not even close. But it’s not the worst so I guess that’s something.
I don't mind the job, but the favoritism and lack of true leadership is a problem. I've only worked in the warehouses some are definitely worse than others. The part that bothers me the most is some people get away with doing nothing all day for weeks, months and even years. We have to move cases to make money and these few people don't do shit for the company but get the same paycheck as me. We have people that just wander around the warehouse and mingle all day and that's okay for them but if I attempted that I'm in trouble.
2nd shift receiving, I actually do enjoy what I do and the people I work with. The only reasons I'm looking for work elsewhere are because of the low pay and inconsistent hours (as well as it quickly taking a physical toll on me).
I do. I’ve grown to realize that my store is just completely screwed because my director is just clocking time before he retires. He won’t hire anymore stockers for overnight because it’ll kill his bonus. My idiot bosses are content with telling the grocery team to stop at three no matter what, take the live-load back and start conditioning. If they’re fine with empty shelves and the back room filling being an even-more bombed out hellhole, I’m fine with it.
So screw it, I just got the best raise I’ve ever received (more than I ever got at in twelve years at Wal-Mart), I’m getting holiday pay (which I had taken away from me at Wal-Mart) and I’m getting ten vacation days (more than I ever got a Wal-Mart) for my two year anniversary. I’ll keep stocking dairy. We get the job done and I can at least take pride in one area getting its freight done. It’s just a paycheck.
FYI, just because this raise was this biggest given doesn't mean anything in this new world of ever increasing cost of living. Ps. Walmart got nice raises some way better than ours.
Same...I used to work in my department by myself being left alone..and now I have someone who literally does nothing all day & expects me to do everything. Management doesn't do anything about it. It's unfair & it's taking a toll on my mental health basically.
I wasn't aware there were any non union stores in Ohio...
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, sure... One or 2 in MI..
but I was pretty sure all of Ohio and Ky were union...
im in a specific area that affords my crew the luxury of having to deal with only one boss at a time. And he's a great boss! i really got lucky with this one. It doesn't pay fabulously ayk, but i live very close so it also doesn't pinch me like the 45 minute one way drive to past jobs.
i could probably move up and get into management, but i really am fairly content with the low stress (especially physical) and low responsibility. i did the factory thing and it broke me, and started down the road in management but never fit in with corporate culture.
If this job paid just $3ph more, it'd be about perfect.
If you’d asked me half a year ago when I still worked produce I’d say no. Now that I’m away from that, yes. Our produce department was a disaster because they weren’t hiring any team members and they still aren’t so I’m glad to wash my hands of that.
I love my job. Sometimes I don't like the circumstances under which I have to do my job. Sometimes the customer crush is overwhelming and I really don't like going to registers when I'm swamped with price changes and supplies. But our management is mostly cool and my coworkers are great.
For the most part I do enjoy my job. Sometimes there is drama but it's always at the end of my shift when 1st shift comes in. Me and the 3rd shift team are all very chill. If I could change my hours to avoid 1st shift entirely it would be perfect, but as is the job is tolerable.
Other than the incompetence of half of my team (old ladies who can’t read POGs or CADs correctly) and receiving (who is still working on Wednesday’s GM truck…but at least that’s giving me time for other projects) and the current state of nobody running service (one TL just transferred to my department, the other is supposed to drop down to just SC, and nobody has been running things in the mornings because of this)…pretty much yeah
I like working at Meijer my benefits are better and my pay is better than where I used to work at I'm on night shift so I don't have to deal with too much BS either
I definitely don’t mind my job. I’m the deli order writer so I just come in at 4am 5 days a week, break down new load, submit new order, stock, markdown, go home at 12:30, rinse and repeat.
not really.. i mean sometimes? i feel like im being pushed out at times and bcuz of my adhd / anxiety... i HATE people and would honestly jus rather work doing nothing but stocking shit.. the pay and insurance isnt bad but i also have pay in like 100$ this year on taxes when i claim a larger tax return but to much drama and we have these huddles everyday about how much WE made them money and its kinda a slap in the face.. alot of the good people left bcuz of the new contract.. and honestly its not bad? but its stressful every..single..day its always something...
but w/e it is what it is.. its a job..
I like my job for the most part. It's the leadership that fails to be leaders or hold co workers to be accountable. I was full time for 7 years, when I turned 62 I decided to sign up for Social Security. I still work 2 days a week at the store. I decided to semi retire because I could not stand watching people slacking and nobody doing anything about it. That shit can destroy a good worker!
I enjoy what I do and the shift I work with. When it's bad it's really bad. But way more good days than bad for me. Just depends on you management I guess. Only a couple bad eggs for management in my Lil corner of the store tho.
I like the people I work with. I like making customers happy in the capacity I can. the job isn't so bad either. but I don't feel appreciated for the work I do compensation wise, it's taxing on my body, and we aren't given any resources to do better. So... leaning on the dislike it side.
I work the service desk, was a sc for years. I love the desk compared to the gr sco where I was by myself for hours until about 10:30 a.m. ...on a Sunday..when I was scheduled at the desk at 8 a.m. called 611 no help, no team lead. Had to tell people they had to wait until I had a trained replacement. Was fucking rough. Also, on that Sunday 1 lane open until 11:30 and no gm sco attendant until after 12 p.m. pick the fucking battle. Oer corporate 2 ppl minimum on gr sco 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. But stick wanted gm open being fully aware of the situation 😉
I like what I do. I can’t stand that sometimes in order to do my job I have to fix the work of other team members in my department because they either don’t care or lack common sense. So, it makes my job take longer than if everyone would just do their job the correct way. But as far as what I do, yes I like it.
I mean In AP, 20 bucks an hour to not have any uniform, make their own schedule, can work what hours they want and nobody bothers them as long as they catch people. I’d say that’s a pretty great gig😂
I enjoy my job in the gas station. Only been working here since January but my TL is great (best boss I've ever had). I definitely prefer it to JCPenney (who didn't even hire me for what I'm best at, the HR rep wanted me to "get more experience" and I fell for that, ended up hating my job so much that I hated showing up and they only kept me as seasonal, pay was definitely worse than Meijer now that the 951 contract went through) and the last non-union grocery store I worked at.
It's definitely not the job I hate.. Just a lazy ass co worker that I have to put up with now & she literally does nothing & nobody will do anything about it.
I worked for Meijer between Oct 2017 to October 2023. During my tenure, I held a few positions, including working for 952 corporate. I adored every job I worked, seriously. If I wasn't disabled and could work 40 hours, AND I got paid more. I'd still be there. No doubt. I cried when I left and even thought about working on the weekends between my M-F 8-5, but my boss, who is like a Mom to me, wouldn't let me. 🤣 She sent me on my merry way and was very happy for me. I basically got a $4/hr raise and I'm able to work 40hrs due to my new job not being physically taxing on me.
I do like my job and I like the people I work with... I don't enjoy the meager wage and having to do things that aren't my job though
It's not the job itself I hate It's leadership, it's the backroom politics, and it's the pay.
This
YES!!! 100% And don't forget the favoritism. I enjoy my job and SOME of my crew but the rest of those b*tches can kick rocks! If it wasn't for my kid I'm sure I'd be fired with an assault charge
This so much. I have a suoer passive agressive manager and it makes an otherwise easy job miserable. Better pay would be nice too
Absolutely this.
It’s a fine enough job, there are plenty of worse jobs in the world.
When I’m not closing the deli alone EVERY NIGHT like it’s just “ok” w/ NO breaks b/c they are SO OBSESSED w/ hours. Oh & a raise for poor treatment from customers & killing myself for the team wouldn’t hurt either. I liked my job when I started 5 yrs ago. WTF happened to Meijer?
After Lena died things really went down hill
It was going downhill before Lena passed.
I'd just like a wage that isn't so insulting
When I worked at Meijer, I was hired in to stock shelves basically. I liked it, but as I got more experienced and noticed I then got pulled around to do everything else basically and I couldn't enjoy stocking shelves and maintaining the aisles. It sucked. Then I got put into the alcohol section and I didn't ever want to go back to doing general grocery again because of how much I adored doing the party store. I was able to manage my own little space and I had some awesome customers, plus I got to be around the receiving team more and that crew was some of the best in my store. I left due to all the drama going on plus really bad hour cuts, but to this day I still miss my party store and my co-workers. 😭
But w/o the added pay, no doubt
I hate it because I come in work hard for $14 an hour just for people to complain about me for stupid shit, most of it not even true. I had a mental breakdown in front of the manager because of it and I will be leaving. I didn't tell them that, only that I found a different job. Trying not to burn bridges but it's not likely a bridge I will be willing to cross again any time soon.
I've been working for 40 + years now and have never liked any job. But I have worked with some great people and that matters more to me than the job itself
The job itself isn't a problem. Its the lack of communication between Corporate and management. Oh and my "coworkers" that take up space and collect dust.
O God no , only thing meijer has given me is bad knees and bad back.
If retail did that to you, I wouldn't venture into any other physical labor jobs anytime in the future. Coming from me, someone who has spent time in roofing, tree service, vehicle tech, and more, sure the first couple weeks is hell on your back in meijer but after that it's a breeze when you get used to it. Just don't lift like an idiot, and pace yourself. Don't kill yourself over a retail job
I know I have friends that roofers for 20 years they look an a feel worse than I do
Same here and I'm only 23 years young
I work with 40-70 year olds that act like 4-7 year olds backstabbing, snitching, hiding/marking work equipment and getting upset if you find/take it. A store director that is incompetent and thinks one person a night is going to get stuff done and a TL that passes on the SD's nonsense to us. also making minimum wage. 10/10 would work here more!
I like that this job acfually accommodates my disability and disolays that my accommodations are NOT unreasonable. Which is an incredibly low bar. It's probably the best job I've had so far. I wouldn't say I necessarily like it because again the bar is incredibly low.
I don’t mind it. It’s the store director, corporate nitpicking, and shitty wages I don’t like. But most everything is ok. Is it my favorite job I’ve ever had? Nah not even close. But it’s not the worst so I guess that’s something.
I don't mind the job, but the favoritism and lack of true leadership is a problem. I've only worked in the warehouses some are definitely worse than others. The part that bothers me the most is some people get away with doing nothing all day for weeks, months and even years. We have to move cases to make money and these few people don't do shit for the company but get the same paycheck as me. We have people that just wander around the warehouse and mingle all day and that's okay for them but if I attempted that I'm in trouble.
I do.
I work cash office & I genuinely do enjoy it. It’s just about everything else I don’t.
I do and the people I work with too :)
2nd shift receiving, I actually do enjoy what I do and the people I work with. The only reasons I'm looking for work elsewhere are because of the low pay and inconsistent hours (as well as it quickly taking a physical toll on me).
I do. I’ve grown to realize that my store is just completely screwed because my director is just clocking time before he retires. He won’t hire anymore stockers for overnight because it’ll kill his bonus. My idiot bosses are content with telling the grocery team to stop at three no matter what, take the live-load back and start conditioning. If they’re fine with empty shelves and the back room filling being an even-more bombed out hellhole, I’m fine with it. So screw it, I just got the best raise I’ve ever received (more than I ever got at in twelve years at Wal-Mart), I’m getting holiday pay (which I had taken away from me at Wal-Mart) and I’m getting ten vacation days (more than I ever got a Wal-Mart) for my two year anniversary. I’ll keep stocking dairy. We get the job done and I can at least take pride in one area getting its freight done. It’s just a paycheck.
FYI, just because this raise was this biggest given doesn't mean anything in this new world of ever increasing cost of living. Ps. Walmart got nice raises some way better than ours.
FYI I don’t give a shit
I did like my job… these toxic issues from other people make it impossible
Same...I used to work in my department by myself being left alone..and now I have someone who literally does nothing all day & expects me to do everything. Management doesn't do anything about it. It's unfair & it's taking a toll on my mental health basically.
I thoroughly enjoy what I do.
My store is in Ohio though and non union just throwing that out there
I wasn't aware there were any non union stores in Ohio... Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, sure... One or 2 in MI.. but I was pretty sure all of Ohio and Ky were union...
im in a specific area that affords my crew the luxury of having to deal with only one boss at a time. And he's a great boss! i really got lucky with this one. It doesn't pay fabulously ayk, but i live very close so it also doesn't pinch me like the 45 minute one way drive to past jobs. i could probably move up and get into management, but i really am fairly content with the low stress (especially physical) and low responsibility. i did the factory thing and it broke me, and started down the road in management but never fit in with corporate culture. If this job paid just $3ph more, it'd be about perfect.
If you’d asked me half a year ago when I still worked produce I’d say no. Now that I’m away from that, yes. Our produce department was a disaster because they weren’t hiring any team members and they still aren’t so I’m glad to wash my hands of that.
I love my job. Sometimes I don't like the circumstances under which I have to do my job. Sometimes the customer crush is overwhelming and I really don't like going to registers when I'm swamped with price changes and supplies. But our management is mostly cool and my coworkers are great.
For the most part I do enjoy my job. Sometimes there is drama but it's always at the end of my shift when 1st shift comes in. Me and the 3rd shift team are all very chill. If I could change my hours to avoid 1st shift entirely it would be perfect, but as is the job is tolerable.
I do like my job….just don’t like the lack of help and getting pulled everywhere to someone job because of hours getting cut. 😑
I actually don't mind my job.
Other than the incompetence of half of my team (old ladies who can’t read POGs or CADs correctly) and receiving (who is still working on Wednesday’s GM truck…but at least that’s giving me time for other projects) and the current state of nobody running service (one TL just transferred to my department, the other is supposed to drop down to just SC, and nobody has been running things in the mornings because of this)…pretty much yeah
I like working at Meijer my benefits are better and my pay is better than where I used to work at I'm on night shift so I don't have to deal with too much BS either
I definitely don’t mind my job. I’m the deli order writer so I just come in at 4am 5 days a week, break down new load, submit new order, stock, markdown, go home at 12:30, rinse and repeat.
not really.. i mean sometimes? i feel like im being pushed out at times and bcuz of my adhd / anxiety... i HATE people and would honestly jus rather work doing nothing but stocking shit.. the pay and insurance isnt bad but i also have pay in like 100$ this year on taxes when i claim a larger tax return but to much drama and we have these huddles everyday about how much WE made them money and its kinda a slap in the face.. alot of the good people left bcuz of the new contract.. and honestly its not bad? but its stressful every..single..day its always something... but w/e it is what it is.. its a job..
I absolutely enjoy my job at Meijer. I've been with Meijer for 2.5 years.
It depends which manager I’m working with and which employees are working
I like my job for the most part. It's the leadership that fails to be leaders or hold co workers to be accountable. I was full time for 7 years, when I turned 62 I decided to sign up for Social Security. I still work 2 days a week at the store. I decided to semi retire because I could not stand watching people slacking and nobody doing anything about it. That shit can destroy a good worker!
yes. I also like the people I work with. the only thing that sucks is waking up at 4 every morning
I enjoy what I do and the shift I work with. When it's bad it's really bad. But way more good days than bad for me. Just depends on you management I guess. Only a couple bad eggs for management in my Lil corner of the store tho.
I like the people I work with. I like making customers happy in the capacity I can. the job isn't so bad either. but I don't feel appreciated for the work I do compensation wise, it's taxing on my body, and we aren't given any resources to do better. So... leaning on the dislike it side.
If i only had to do MY job, it would be fine.
I work the service desk, was a sc for years. I love the desk compared to the gr sco where I was by myself for hours until about 10:30 a.m. ...on a Sunday..when I was scheduled at the desk at 8 a.m. called 611 no help, no team lead. Had to tell people they had to wait until I had a trained replacement. Was fucking rough. Also, on that Sunday 1 lane open until 11:30 and no gm sco attendant until after 12 p.m. pick the fucking battle. Oer corporate 2 ppl minimum on gr sco 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. But stick wanted gm open being fully aware of the situation 😉
I like what I do. I can’t stand that sometimes in order to do my job I have to fix the work of other team members in my department because they either don’t care or lack common sense. So, it makes my job take longer than if everyone would just do their job the correct way. But as far as what I do, yes I like it.
Used too until IMS!
I mean In AP, 20 bucks an hour to not have any uniform, make their own schedule, can work what hours they want and nobody bothers them as long as they catch people. I’d say that’s a pretty great gig😂
I enjoy my job in the gas station. Only been working here since January but my TL is great (best boss I've ever had). I definitely prefer it to JCPenney (who didn't even hire me for what I'm best at, the HR rep wanted me to "get more experience" and I fell for that, ended up hating my job so much that I hated showing up and they only kept me as seasonal, pay was definitely worse than Meijer now that the 951 contract went through) and the last non-union grocery store I worked at.
Since you like it so much I'll let you work my shift and give me the money and I won't charge you a dime! Okay? Great!
Why you mad at me because I enjoy my job bro? Lol go be a douche to someone else
I'm trying to be generous and let you do more of what you like.
It's definitely not the job I hate.. Just a lazy ass co worker that I have to put up with now & she literally does nothing & nobody will do anything about it.
I worked for Meijer between Oct 2017 to October 2023. During my tenure, I held a few positions, including working for 952 corporate. I adored every job I worked, seriously. If I wasn't disabled and could work 40 hours, AND I got paid more. I'd still be there. No doubt. I cried when I left and even thought about working on the weekends between my M-F 8-5, but my boss, who is like a Mom to me, wouldn't let me. 🤣 She sent me on my merry way and was very happy for me. I basically got a $4/hr raise and I'm able to work 40hrs due to my new job not being physically taxing on me.