Coworkers were nice. But it's a boring and repetitive job. Beside one 15-min paid break, there were no other benefits. And I had to stand for the whole time and it was very busy.

Pros

Salary to pay the bills

Cons

No benefits, long hours of standing, super busy, no career advancement

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Decent place but terrible management and higher-ups

Bakery Clerk (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 10 June 2022

Worked as a bakery clerk, due to bakery hours being short, you work from open to close. Job wasn’t too hard, but fast-paced especially with packing supplier pastries. Co-workers in the same department are nice except the suppliers, they are extremely judgey and watch on how you bring back the supplier stuff back. My location didn’t like my availability changes especially when I told them that my availability would change twice in the summer, thus being fired due to my availability. Big tip, if the management isn’t setting up your sign in within 2 weeks, they’re not keeping you.

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Insights into Nations Fresh Food

Based on 12 survey responses

Areas for improvement

Fair pay for job
Ability to learn new things
Energizing work tasks

If Superstore was set in China and ran by women

Cashier (Current Employee) - Woodbridge, ON - 15 April 2022

This place reeks of favouritism. Management has a problem creative a toxic work environment for their employees, a lot of politics are present. There is little to no progression within because the hierarchy is run by people kissing up to each other. The only positive notes are that customers are generally very friendly, and the owner responds well to availability changes and wage “increases”. Would not recommend working here unless it’s a stepping stone to something better.As the last reviewer mentioned, it does feel more like a high school than a job. Anyone who unironically peaks at retail isn't worth the time nor brain power.

Pros

Easygoing customers, flexible shifts, consistent raises

Cons

Long hours, short breaks, toxic work culture

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Fast paced environment, job was often stressful and long hours.

Customer Service (Former Employee) - Woodbridge, ON - 12 January 2022

During my time there, it felt more like a high school than a job. If the manager did not like you as a cashier, you would be stuck at the last belt next to the exit-- during the winter time, you would perpetually get sick due to the doors opening on you with -30 weather. Pay was low as well, in my over three years of working there, I only received a 25 cent wage increase. Its a good place to work if you need work, they will always have the hours, but if you have an opportunity to leave for a job with equal pay, I highly suggest you do so.

Pros

as many hours as you want

Cons

terrible management, low wages, snobbery.

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no perks and low salary

Cashier/Customer Service (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 24 August 2021

this place was paying me low salary and some workers there are pretty rude. they speak mandarin and talk bad things about you so that you don't understand. I don't recommend working here...

Cons

no perks

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Awful experience

Grocery Clerk (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 12 August 2021

Bullies and egomaniacs with no respect stressing about trivial things, unprofessional, mean spirited staff. My advice is to keep looking, this job is an absolute last resort.

Pros

None

Cons

The job is toxic

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Fun place to work

SERVER (TEAM LEADER) (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 9 June 2021

Friendly employee, fun place to work, very convenient to travel. Near by at my home. Great food service, very easy job and you will learn fast. Not very hard to understand the rules and regulations

Pros

2 dollars off for lunch

Cons

Long hours

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Met new people.

Burger maker (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 6 March 2021

Need to hire qualified managers! As they do not know to manage or train new employees.. if your not Asian you will be treated differently.. this is just extra money not career.

Pros

Close to home

Cons

Long hours

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Messy

Deli Worker (Current Employee) - Vaughan, ON - 29 August 2020

The way they manage the store is confusing. Most employees are vietnamese and chinese. Difficult to communicate if you dont speak vietnamese or mandarin

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Great job enjoyed pay was much low no incentive to push few little things but overall loved the environment would go back if was better pay due to cos

Butcher (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 8 April 2020

Beautiful place enjoyed pay was to small to survive with cost of living basic minimum wage an when I had worked there it was before minimum wage increase so I was making like 11$ nice store good environment

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1st yr they opened great

Cashier/Customer Service (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 25 March 2020

when the first opened great place. within the second year unfortunately there was a lot of racism and discrimination. As this SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. no one should EVER be discriminated base on there culture and skin color.!!!

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Pay some bills

STATION CLERK (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 23 March 2020

Show up, do your job and get the money. Poor (micromanagement) for some issues. However inexistent management for other tasks and procedures: do it by yourself, do not make overtime and get it done

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Great place to work!

Bakery Clerk (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 10 March 2020

Very collaborative environment and enjoyed working for their company. Payroll was on time and very accurate, co workers were very commutative and nice.

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Good Place to start for students.

Customer Service / Cashier (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 8 March 2020

Hours and pay are good for students. Good place to get experience but not a place to stay for long. Other reviews are wrong about management. Management is fine, just the CEO are very toxic, don't do anything, just comes yell at us on his way out for a smoke break.

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Unfair

Deli Clerk (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 6 March 2020

Pretty unfair , aren’t reasonable people , worked as a deli worker and it’s kinda sad. Making us vacuum seal old smoked beef. Literally inedible, when it came to management it was terrible . They want studf done when there is literally Nothing else to do. If you’re a student I Wouldn’t recommend working here. As taking days off can lead you to being terminated unfairly . They don’t care about you. Kinda sad.

Pros

Decent hours

Cons

You do more then you get paid

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Nice place to work

Cake/Pastry/Baker (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 2 March 2020

Worked for some time now, Got to be one of the first ones to work there. Came in early to work, and Could give some more of a raise since am experienced.

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Horrible place

Bakery Clerk (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 27 February 2020

Terrible place to work. You get treated like dirt and are expected to work 6 days a week and 12 hours a day. You get put down the manager mostly so not speak English and the place is dirty

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Easy job

Cleaner (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 8 January 2020

The work is super easy, the cleaning crew is very friendly and easy to get along with. Some of the cashiers are nice but majority of the managers are not nice, they don't treat you like you matter, you are just there to clean.

Pros

Very easy

Cons

Managers treat you like your beneath them

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It sucks

Cashier/ Customer Service (Former Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 26 December 2019

It's too busy, they don't hire enough cashiers so you're working non stop with toxic rude customers.. you work 10 hour shifts with one half hour break and a 15..

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Busy workplace

Dairy/Frozen Foods Clerk (Current Employee) - Hamilton, ON - 11 November 2019

If you're looking for something high paced, Nations is the place for you. It is a very busy store with plenty to be done. There is a lot of interaction with customers.

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Not recommended

Cashier/Cook (Former Employee) - Hamilton, BM - 21 October 2019

I met a lot of nice people of different race in this place but some supervisors are mean and lazy. It’s a good place to do part-time but a lot of people quit this place after a while and nobody last in this place mostly because of the salary or the people managing the place.

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