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talking and ringing through customers
Front End Cashier (Current Employee), Alliston, ON – March 16, 2013
Pros: constantly meeting new people
Cons: short hours
A typical day is ringing through customer's orders, as well as promoting current promotions and our points cards, credit cards and bank accounts available through Sobeys. I have never worked in grocery before so everything is fairly new except for providing good customer service. I really like my co-workers and my management. The hardest part of my – more... job is that because I am only part time, I do not have very many shifts. The most enjoyable part of my job is talking to all the customers as I am ringing them through.78 – less
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talking and ringing through customers
Front End Cashier (Current Employee), Alliston, ON – March 16, 2013
Pros: constantly meeting new people
Cons: short hours
A typical day is ringing through customer's orders, as well as promoting current promotions and our points cards, credit cards and bank accounts available through Sobeys. I have never worked in grocery before so everything is fairly new except for providing good customer service. I really like my co-workers and my management. The hardest part of my – more... job is that because I am only part time, I do not have very many shifts. The most enjoyable part of my job is talking to all the customers as I am ringing them through.78 – less
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talking and ringing through customers
Front End Cashier (Current Employee), Alliston, ON – March 16, 2013
Pros: constantly meeting new people
Cons: short hours
A typical day is ringing through customer's orders, as well as promoting current promotions and our points cards, credit cards and bank accounts available through Sobeys. I have never worked in grocery before so everything is fairly new except for providing good customer service. I really like my co-workers and my management. The hardest part of my – more... job is that because I am only part time, I do not have very many shifts. The most enjoyable part of my job is talking to all the customers as I am ringing them through.78 – less
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Fun and a lively place to work, with very friendly and approachable manager and co-workers.
Cashier (Former Employee), Waterloo Ontario – March 16, 2013
Pros: very warm and positive atmosphere as well as a clean facility
A typical day at work would include setting up the cash register and then cashing in the groceries of many customers. I would handle cash, debit cards and credit cards and return the appropriate change to the customers. I learned valuable customer service skills in interacting with the customers and making them feel welcomed and appreciated. I would – more... work with my co-workers to quickly help customers with their problems. This job was very easy to do, however, I would have to say that the hardest part of this job was initially getting accustomed to the job routine because this was my first job. Luckily, the supervising manager as well as my co-workers assisted me and gave me reassuring comments that helped me learn the ways of this job quickly. – less
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Meat Department; Good for those looking for their first job.
Meat Department Assistant (Former Employee), Burlington, ON – March 15, 2013
Pros: working the department alone most shifts
Cons: very sporadic, unrealiable hours.
A typical day a work, for me, would involve arriving at 4 o'clock. The butchers would have left me a decent mess to clean up and sanitize by that time of the day. I would then wrap up any product that was not taken care of by the butchers, display it, and store the rest. This would usually take up the majority of the shift. Not very often, a customer – more... will request a specific product that was not on display, which I would either have to take from storage, prepare myself, or would simply have them come back when the butchers are in. (Young, starting employee's aren't to use the sharp knives and tools the butchers used.)

I learned many very basic job skills, how the flow of a grocery store works behind the scenes. I learned the importance of the individual in a workforce.

The management at the store was sub-par. We were often audited and criticized. There was somewhat of a lack of involvement from the higher-ups.

My co-workers were very kind, supportive, social, and most certainly did not make me feel as if they were a problem.

The hardest part of the job is tolerating the gore and smell typically expected of a meat department. If you can stomach it, it really isn't that much of a problem.

The most enjoyable part of the job, by chance, was the fact that many of my old colleagues happened to work there at the same time I did. It helped keep a sense of equality and workmanship that i haven't really noticed at any other job sites. – less
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nice place to work
Deli-clerk (Former Employee), Gravenhurst, ON – March 11, 2013
I enjoyed working there. The customers and my co-workers made my shifts fly by.
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Fabulous place to work
Cashier Supervisor, office clerk (Current Employee), Fredericton, NB – March 9, 2013
Pros: working with the public
Cons: can be chaotic at times
A typical day at work starts at 5 and ends at 11 at night. I ring through customers groceries, do refunds and attend to customers needs.
On the nights I work in the cash office I count up the pans when the girls are finished their shift, do deposits and balance the office at the end of my shift.

I've learned a lot in this job- I've learned patience – more... with people and that no matter what else needs to be done customers come first.

The management is the absolute best at Sobeys. They are always there to encourage your development and always are there to listen to your concerns.

My co workers are all very hard working and we all work together towards a common goal.

The hardest part of the job for me is the customer complaints, and upset customers although I do my best for them.

The most enjoyable part of the job is the customers. I love getting to know them and interacting with them on a daily basis. – less
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productive
Meat Cutter (Former Employee), Calgary, AB – March 9, 2013
not good management , great team work, and fun place to work...customer service ,cutting beef and pork
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Great place to work
Part Time Grocery Clerk (Current Employee), Windsor NS – March 6, 2013
I stock shelves, unload pallets of stock from 18 wheelers, assist customers on the floor and on the phone, build displays, train new Grocery employees and assist other departments when needed such as parcel pickup and pharmacy.
I find it hands on and that is what i enjoy
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fun work environment, good workers relationship, and
Cashier (Current Employee), Calgary, AB – March 5, 2013
A day at work when there was no enough cashiers to work while having long line up. I learned I have to be ready at all times and should not expect everyday to be the same. Management are always ready to listen to workers, I must say the management consider this as their priority My coworkers are very fun to work with when one is doing the job right. – more... The hardest part is seeing a customer not satisfied with purchases or service. Th enjoyable part is knowing that one is working in a safe environment. – less
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Was a good experience
Seafood Clerk (Former Employee), Sherwood Park, AB – March 4, 2013
Pros: got to meet, socialize and greet people.
Cons: hard to stand on cement all day.
It was a long day, cutting and displaying fish, packaging. Learned to cut different types of fish for display.
Served customer requests, ordering fish from warehouses.
It was hard to stand on cement for 8 hours a day.
It was nice to serve, meet and socialize with different people.
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Complete hole, avoid at all costs.
Assistant Manager (Former Employee), Claresholm, AB – March 1, 2013
Pros: nothing. all the staff is completly miserable, the managers are so stupid, i'm surprised half of them can tie their own shoes
Cons: everything
This place has the worst management I have ever seen. None of them seem to have a clue what they are doing.
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– May 20, 2013

Price choppers was thr worst place i ever worked

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Good place to work
Grocery Clerk (Former Employee), Orleans, Ontario – March 1, 2013
Pros: good work environment, laid back, good management
Cons: limited hours
I enjoyed working at Sobeys and my day to day job was stocking shelves and providing excellent customer service. It would have been a good job had I been getting a decent amount of hours.
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Great team to work with
Grocery Clerk - Night Shift (Current Employee), Woodstock, ON – February 23, 2013
My shifts range from 4 - 6 hours
I work with a great team
I really enjoy filling shelves with stock and cleaning the store to be ready for the next day
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good place to start.
Baker (Current Employee), Yorkton, SK – February 21, 2013
Pros: good people to work with.
5am start mix and prepare bread and buns all day.good mangement.enjoy most of coworkers. bakery work is hard. but most chaenging job in store.
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Great work environment with very nice people
deli clerk (Current Employee), Kitchener, ON – February 15, 2013
Sobeys is/was a great place to work, the people were very nice and the work was easy.
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Good Work Enviroment
Cashier/Customer Service (Former Employee), Cambridge, ON – February 12, 2013
Pros: decent hours
Cons: not enough communication
Did customer service, did voids/returns, computer knowledge, bagging groceries, handling customer complaints and inquiries. I learned how to use their systems working there. The people I worked with were friendly and helpful. The hardest part of job was communicating with the day people. The most enjoyable part was the people I worked with and I was – more... able to work at my pace and get things done. – less
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its not really a fun work place it need improvement
warehouse forklift driver (Current Employee), Milton, ON – February 11, 2013
the hardest part of my job is when the time is getting closer to the end of shift,i enjoy operating different machinery working in different chambers,management and co workers are ok comunication need to be improve,its also important to have respect for manager and co- workers,before i start work i like to relax then change and organize and get ready – more... for work,the work is interesting sometime it can be busy. – less
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Hours constantly cut in favor of new employees.
Cashier / Courtesy Clerk (Former Employee), Winnipeg, MB – February 7, 2013
Hours constantly cut in favor of new employees, despite complaints from existing staff.
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Very Productive
Cashier/Customer Service (Former Employee), Edmonton, AB – February 4, 2013
Experienced, Attentive to Detail, Effective communication skills, Excellent Customer service.
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