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good colleagues
Pharmacy Technician (Former Employee), Brampton, ON – February 13, 2013
Pros: working environment
Cons: volunteer co-op term
Good place to work I did my 2 co-op work term from same place. I enjoyed working there because staff was friendly and helping.
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Enjoying my experience in Costco
Customer Service Representative (Former Employee), Ottawa, ON – February 8, 2013
Fun working environment, definitely recommend to work at.
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Hard work with high demand from managment and tight deadlines
Morning Stocker (Former Employee), Edmonton, AB – February 5, 2013
Pros: paid breaks
Cons: poor management
Started out in assigned department and checked for missing stock and filled missing stock in. Always had to rearrange department to make room for new products which arrived every 4 days. Printed price tags for new products, and made sure department was fully stocked and cleaned before store opened. Management was poor, managers didn't care much about – more... employee's and over abused their position as manager. Co-workers were nice but some really didn't like their jobs which created somewhat of a negative atmosphere. and a high worker turnout. The hardest part of the job was trying to rearrange an entire department with little/no help in under 6 hours. I cant really remember an enjoyable part of the job except when all the managers were not there for a week. – less
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Busy environment; great people
Seasonal Worker (Former Employee), Kitchener, ON – January 31, 2013
Management very professional and helpful. Salary was comparable to part time. I mostly did carts during the Christmas season. The hardest part was the cold. My co-workers were alot of fun. Meeting people was the greatest part
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Hard work but management and core values of company awesome
Merchandising (Former Employee), Ancaster – January 24, 2013
Takes time to get to full time position but once there pay rate is excellent compared to a similar position in other companies. Management friendly and helpful.
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Good Benefits and Salary
Security / Cashier (Current Employee), Richmond, BC – January 24, 2013
Pros: great pay
Cons: long hours, extremely busy
Very busy place to work, learned customer service skills, time management skills, organization skills, Social organizing skills,co-workers fun to work with. Hardest part of the job was to have hands with the public. The most enjoyable part of the job was working with the fantastic staff and the pay.
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Costco was an overall good place to work.
Front End Clerk (Seasonal) (Former Employee), Woodbridge, ON – January 24, 2013
Pros: wages, schedule.
Costco management team worked well with giving my schedule the flexibility to have a work/life balance. Also the salary and benefits were great. And management was on top of any issues with scheduling.
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Above minimum wage
Bakery Worker (Current Employee), Dartmouth, NS – January 23, 2013
I love the management they had a good sense of humor, and made working with them more fun but I didn't work with them all the time. I understand that all jobs have drama but I feel there was a lot at this location. I never really thought that we were co-workers, we didn't work together as a team. The hardest part of my job was the schedule that was – more... never consistent and in the down season, it makes it almost impossible to work a second job to make ends meet. – less
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Energetic Workplace, Friendly Environment
Front end assistant (Former Employee), Vaughan, ON – January 20, 2013
Pros: friendly environment
Cons: repitition
I would assist customers in their transactions. I greeted customers when they arrived at my cash and assited them in loading their items on the belt as well as into their buggys. If they requested additional merchandise I would do a run and retrieve the item. I also occasionally performed cash register duties such as transactions and counting of the – more... till. Management was always willing to help in times of need. I got along greatly with my co-workers. They always helped me when i needed assistance as I did with them. They made my enjoy my job that much more. The hardest part of the job was lifting heavy items into the buggys. The most enjoyable part of the job was interacting with different people everyday – less
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Most people are fun and easy to work with.
Baker/ wrapper (Current Employee), Bakery, Kitchener, ON – January 19, 2013
Pros: great people to work with
Cons: must work every weekend
I am a baker. We produce multiple items daily as a team. I've learned how to organize the day in the most productive way possible. Management is willing to help the employees as well as the members as needed. My co-workers are hard workers and know how to get things done effectively while not letting a stressful day get to them. The hardest part of – more... the job is keeping the shelves filled with enough product to sustain the whole day without being empty. The best part of the job is opening first thing in the morning and making the days production plan. – less
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great employer
Front End Assistant (Former Employee), Mississauga. Ontario – January 17, 2013
Pros: huge employee lounge
Cons: 9 hour shift is too long
Most shifts are 5 hours, which is great, the job is physically demanding and very good for weight loss. The hardest part, is the running to the back of the warehouse because the customer is waiting for you. One great aspect is the $4 an hour premium for working on Sundays. The co-workers are helpful and informative and management are always available
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Great place to work
Cashier/Packer/Stacker (Former Employee), Ottawa, ON – January 8, 2013
Pros: great atmapher and job advancing
Cons: leads dont comunicate after there done there shifts
Work at a very fast pace during christmas time,
all staff was great and helpful in explaining
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Productive work-place
Demonstrator (Current Employee), Edmonton, AB – January 4, 2013
Great place to work that is able to teach you the integrated skills needed for jobs in other companies.
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Fast paced environment
Front end assistant & Cashier (Former Employee), Burlington, ON – January 2, 2013
Very fast paced environment, developed my skills to work on cash. Long tiring days, unprofessional management team.
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I dont feel like summarizing everything
Merchandizing and organized planner (Former Employee), Edmonton, AB – December 29, 2012
Pros: discounts
Cons: dust
Coscto was a good job. I was a merchandizer, so I put things on the shelves. It fun. I only worked with a few people at a time but i liked it like that. My coworkers were mostly nice and the managers were cool.. I wish I didnt loose this job.
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Stupid
PWD (Current Employee), Kamloops, BC – December 17, 2012
Pros: nothing
Cons: everything
i hated it..
it was long and hardwork
with only a half hour break
working 9 hours a day.
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krazy – December 29, 2012

PWD is a different company than Costco. If you were treated poorly by PWD don't put it in the Costco Company one as the Demo people are not employed by Costco.

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sucked mean people
Stock Person (Former Employee), Prince George, BC – December 15, 2012
Pros: not any
Cons: rude people
wasent treated good people where rude not a good place to work
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Productive work-place
Demonstrator (Current Employee), Edmonton, AB – December 9, 2012
A very enthusiastic place to work where I'm able to enhance my interpersonal skills and learn more about a work-force.
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Good Place to work
Front End Clerk (Current Employee), Windsor, ON – November 26, 2012
Pros: good company. they give all of their employess and family free memeberships to shop
Cons: heavy lifting constantly
Costco is a very busy place to work on any given day. Management is fair to everyone. Co-workers are great to work with and everyone gets along as a team player. Costco is a warehouse, so you do have to buy a membership to shop, therefore you are meeting and dealing with new members everyday.It is very difficult to be hired on full-time at Costco, they – more... usually only hire part-time employess. – less
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pleasant but was hired on a contract basis
Accounts Payable Clerk (Former Employee), Laval – November 24, 2012
Pros: was only doing certain customers
Cons: was on a contract basis
although this job was over 10 years ago, I enjoyed working there...
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