About a month ago they started giving me less and less hours until I got 0 hours for the week. Ive been working at safeway for 4 months at that point so I was past the probationary period. I contacted my manager for my department for the schedule for the next 3 weeks since and I texted her when she was scheduled and she just left me on read. For the past 3 weeks or so I have not heard from them, they have not contacted me and when I try to login into oracle it says invalid. Can they even do this since I am part of the union and yes I have comtacted them and no they have not said anything to me.

I have been at Safeway almost 5 years, mostly front end and PIC. Our front end manager was out on leave a long time and even though I have filled in as this role, it couldn’t officially be available until the person left. I’ve currently been pic as well as being front end manager some days( there are 4 of us who alternate sound FE) Finally the position is available and the interview with HR is this week. There others applying too. After being PIC for a year I’m ready to return to manage the FE. Can anyone share what questions would be on the interview? Our store has a new SD who isn’t familiar with my performance so I feel I’m on my own here. Thank you

This is a throw away account as I know corporate looks at reddit. Anyone else in the Denver division over all the new bullshit metrics since the new VP took over? My district alone has lost 4 SD and a lot more are ready walk as well. The DM for my district is the biggest racist, misogynistic tool around. They keep putting all these unrealistic metrics in place for DUG and expect you to hit them with only 2 pickers allowed a day to meet schedule efficiency. When you try to talk to anyone higher up you get met with you don't know what your doing work harder. The stores are running on skeleton crews because they just keep cutting labor and cutting our sales to project us negative even though we have one of the highest positive id sales in our district. Sorry for the long rant just fed up and stuck due to living in a smaller community with no better paying jobs around here.

So I wonder if Safeway knows that the instacart website is charging us one to $2 more on every single product we order from there. Now I was elated to find out that instacart and Uber are now going to be able to deliver groceries that we can get on our healthy benefit card. What a joke. I was charged $113 which is $9 shy of what I get for groceries for a whole month. When they gave me the receipt however, I noticed a stark difference in the pricing and I was charged almost $15 more. Now I'm a disabled senior living on nothing but my Social Security so this healthy spending card is pivotal for me but not if I have to pay $15 extra for every single order and pay for either double the delivery or I have to join instacart to have them delivered. I ain't got a problem with that however that takes money out of what I need to eat off of. So it's just a true joke and as usual the seniors always get taken advantage of and forgotten and I guess they figure that we just don't eat that much.

I started working for safeway 2 weeks ago as a cashier. i’m not complaining i like my job but i like to move around and multitask. it’s really difficult to get through an 8 hour shift and i end up feeling extremely burnt out by the end of it. what is the SOONEST i can request cross training?

There owned by the same company just wondering if they would work at other stores owned by the same company

I moved to Dutch Harbor/Unalaska, Alaska this summer for a teaching job. However, there aren’t ANY weekly sales prices/flyers. Prices here are already 30-80% higher than the Lower 48 Safeway stores, but I don’t understand how the company gets away without offering any specials here.

This store also gets the “rejected” produce from the Anchorage stores, so many of the fruits/vegetables are way past their prime.

In the ad we can get a free turkey if we spend $150.00 in a single transaction. If that's the case could I get $150.00 worth of gift cards? If so then I will get THE ABSOLUTE BIGGEST turkey I can find. It doesn't say in the ad we can't get giftcards, just says spend $150.00. My co-worker said to go for it then waltz on out of there that if the registers reject it, it can be overridden. I don't want to be caught for "theft" so that is why I am asking first

So, I placed an order for pickup at about 5:15pm. With the pickup time at 6pm. So I picked that figuring if it was a little later no big deal. The order was flagged as delayed around 5:50pm. No problem, really, the store allows pickups until 8pm. I'll just be going later to do the pickup. Here's the issue. It just said delayed as 7pm came, then 7:30. Then I figured it just wasn't going to happen so I got dressed, and went and got the items myself. Since clearly this wasn't going to happen tonight.

So, I get home with most of the items I was looking for about 8:40pm. I then get a notification my order was being shopped at 9:05pm. Then I get a notification around 9:15-9:20pm that my order was "ready for pickup." Meanwhile everything on the order on the website, in the app, etc. All say "before 8pm"

So what happens? Do I just get refunded? Does the order get cancelled? Cause I can't make edits or cancel it. And those options weren't allowed to me at 5:30pm either. I don't want to make someone's work be for nothing, but it wasn't even assembled until well after the period that I'm even allowed to go pick it up.

I've been able to sign in to my Safeway account, with no problem, for years - but for the past two weeks or so, I haven't been able to.

The sign in pop-up shows with my email and password, but when I've clicked it, it shows only a blank screen with "not found" in the top left corner.

I use their pharmacy and have been wanting to schedule my Covid booster and flu shot (along with their required paperwork), but I'm stuck.

I've used this website for years, not only for their pharmacy, but also for the "For U" discounts.

Anybody know what could be happening? Is this happening to others, as well?

In January It will be a year for me as a pic. Should I try for grocery manager or learn some more I’m 22?

Title-- I don't plan to get groceries delivered, but some of the perks of freshpass seem enticing. Does anyone know if I can get 5% off some organic produce while just shopping in person? Thanks in advance.

Which is more important tryingnto finish a dug order due in 5 min or some lockbox call that mo one is answering right away. I was finishing a dug order when management called me (NOT other AVAILABLE people) to answer it. I got on the voycall and said "velocrap is finishing a dug order due in 5 min. Nope. I ended up stopping the order and going over there IMMEDIATELY, to no one there. I told my manager that no one was there and he said because "it took too long" I explained I was on an order that had to be done in 5 min. I would have just made it but I had to do that dammed lockbox call.

Which is more important I ask? Now I went to break and left thr phone and scanner out of earshot ( with the fem at sco) so I don't hear it's weird noises. Sorry about thr rant but I'm pissed. I need starbucks

I'm just wondering if I was flagged by loss prevention? Yesterday the self checkout repeatedly stalled and said "Help is on the way". I did not press the help button. Once I thought it briefly said "Video is being reviewed". The helper said it happens when you take too long to scan. But I was going at a normal pace, I thought. It happened at least 4x. It became exasperating and even happened once while the helper was actively helping. The reason I suspect maybe I was flagged as a thieving knave is because the first time it happened is when I had 4 identical items (soup stock on sale, limit 4) and scanned ONE of them 4 times, then just passed the other 3 directly into the bag. Maybe that looks odd? If so, then why would it happen repeatedly?

It really frustrates me that I have to use the app to get the best prices. I just don’t get why the best price is not on the shelf for everyone like every other grocery store that I shop at. Can someone explain to me why the app is necessary? I really don’t get it and that frustration is leading me to choose other grocery stores even though Safeway is my closest grocery store, and overall I like my local Safeway a lot.

Safeway announced that they succeeded in having the court of Kings Bench overturn the arbitrators wage ruling in 2023.

They are holding off on rolling back wages and repayment of over-scale wages for the last two years until the Union contract expires on Jan 26/25.

The company is pressuring the union to start early negotiations to avoid an inevitable strike and using extremely threatening language to scare workers.

Safeway Officials Statement:

https://safewaytalks.ca/safeway-reaches-out-to-ufcw-local-401/

UFCW 401 Statement:

https://gounion.ca/news/urgent-union-survey-on-strike-at-safeway/

These things are fucking awful.

I worked part-time at Freshco for 18 months as a student. After that, I got a good full-time opportunity at Safeway, so I left Freshco to join Safeway. However, a week later, I received a better opportunity as an Assistant Manager at Thrifty Foods. I accepted the offer and completed all the paperwork, including providing my SIN number and bank details.

They told me I would receive an email from Sobeys with steps to complete the login process and get my employee ID. To pursue this opportunity, I quit my job at Safeway. I waited for a response from my hiring manager (the Grocery Manager at Thrifty Foods), but after six days with no updates, I texted her. She didn’t respond all day, and when I tried calling the store, I got no answer.

Today, I received a message from the manager:

"Hello, I am so sorry, but unfortunately, due to issues with Sobeys' HR department, we will not be able to take you on as an employee. Again, I am very sorry, but this decision is out of my hands. We have had previous issues with transferring employees who have worked at former Sobeys corporations. I wish you the best of luck."

Now, I am jobless, with no money for rent or groceries, and I don’t know what to do. I plan to call HR tomorrow to understand why they are not hiring me.

At the interview, the manager mentioned that it would be easy to transfer me since I had worked at Freshco. Now, I feel stuck and unsure of what to do next. My last hope is to call HR tomorrow.

Hi, I work at safeway and I just invited my Mom through the app so she can save money being that she does most of her grocery shopping here. So do we share the coupons like it's one account and does she have access to my associate coupons? I can see this being kinda frustrating if I wanna buy certain things or she does and we're taking coupons from each other. I couldn't find anything on the internet that explains how this works.

How much do Dug managers make? I was offered to become dug manager but i turned it down because I do not want to be responsible for any screw ups in my dept. Apparently they frown on that if your a dept manager from what I heard. But do they actually get a raise or is it just more responsibilities for the same pay?

To get maternity leave from the state I need time have worked at my current job for over 180 days. I have been with Safeway since June 2023 and the only reason I have stayed is because I believed the union would benefit me and having the time and seniority here I didn’t think it would be smart to leave until after maternity leave.

I really cannot stand my job, it’s the people over anything else. I work in the Starbucks in my store and I wish I was being dramatic but I’m not. This store is worse than highschool with the level of drama that goes on. And in my kiosk especially there are 3 grown ass women and they are the reason everyone quits. Again, I wish I was being dramatic but they have always had this reputation.

I transferred to the Starbucks in hope to maybe just transfer out of the store in general but I haven’t really gotten the chance. And I can’t transfer stores because of my TNA which is genuinely stupid because I’ve only called off 6 times this year and all I had sick time for, god forbid a pregnant woman needs to call off right?

It’s genuinely embarrassing to even talk about because we are all adults but it’s worse than highschool. Those grown ass women are so fucking rude it’s not even funny. I’m given shit if I need to go home early or if I need to call off. Oh my god the amount of grief I am given because I have had to call off some days. WHEN I BARELY CALL OFF! It’s just like the end of the fucking world. I called off a few weeks ago now and my assistant manager was so snotty about it. This same woman called off because her grown ass son had food poisoning and “she had to be there for him” he’s 23. I’m 20. Are you fucking kidding me. This isn’t the first time either she’s called off for stupid ass reasons I could go on and on. But the other girl, I’ll just call her the ex manager because she used to be the manager but it was before I started working here. She calls off for the most stupid fucking reasons imaginable and has told me straight up she can call off whenever she wants because she has BPD so she can just use her mental illness as an excuse. I wish I was lying. The actual manager she is the best out of the three but the other two wormed their way into her brain and she’s become a two faced bitch the same as the others. She’ll act concerned for me one day but god forbid I forgot to fill the cups up and I’m given a write up. I genuinely wish I was joking when I say they have tried to write me up because the “Lemonade was almost empty”. With that they put I didn’t fill the hot sleeves, and I didn’t fill up the ice. Yep I’m serious. The store director talked with me after my manager left the office and he ripped up the write up and that’s not the first time he has done that either. Because they try to write me up for the most obnoxious shit. Same bitches who don’t even do their job and leave everything empty when I come in and leave early constantly. And if they don’t leave early they just wander around the store and talk with each other, on the clock mind you, and just leave me alone in the kiosk when they are supposed to be working. Like I’ve said, it’s actually embarrassing to talk about because it’s so fucking immature. I just don’t get it.

So I think it’s understandable I am at my last limb and it’s not like the paycheck is even worth it I would be getting paid more somewhere else because I would actually get more hours. I am wanting to get a seasonal position at Amazon and go on LOA at Safeway so I technically still have my job at Safeway but I still need a paycheck so if I could work at Amazon until I go on maternity leave it would be 10x better for me mentally and financially. I have been trying really hard to stick it out and I am 32 weeks pregnant but I genuinely cannot deal with this job anymore. The mental stress I have because I have to go into work every day and hear snotty ass comments constantly and worry about getting a write up for something absolutely ridiculous. I cannot take it. I have tried so hard and I am beyond overwhelmed and this post doesn’t describe even half of what I am subjected to on a daily basis. Why I need Safeway for LOA is because with FAMIL leave you need to be at your job for over 180 days to qualify. So I wouldn’t qualify with Amazon, but I do with Safeway. Would I get in trouble for going on LOA but still working or how does any of this work because I need OUT.

hiii! so i had a question about arrangements. i know that it’s all the flowers + filler + greens x2 and then the vase + bow after. but i was wondering how much a rose should be in the arrangement? i’ve gotten different answers like 1.50, 2.99, etc. (12 stem roses at my store are 14.99) so i’m not really too sure on which is the right answer… thank you!!!

Just had a question regarding if it is common for the deli to have deals at night (8 pm). At my Safeway it’s been a hit and miss for items that have been pre scaled and put in the warmer. Some people put extra items in the bag and some put coupons on them. Tonight I was confronted because I was opening the bags because some had extra and some didn’t. I understand that opening bags may not be best practice, but if that is how they are giving deals out then I should know what I am getting. If I was allergic then this would be an issue and should know what I was purchasing. This is not an equitable way to be doing things and I was informed that deli has not been doing deals for over a decade now. So I just wanted to ask if this is common practice and the “deals” are subject to who are packing them.

I recently started working as a barista at the Starbucks inside Safeway.

And I wanted to know since I'm a new new hire. If there's gonna be any issues with me asking to have certain days off. I just wanna keep Monday and Tuesday clear so I can help with my grandparents and spend some time with my partner on their days off.

I'm still open to work any hours I just want those days off.

So there is an employee who works in Starbucks …. She complains about wanting to be in DUG … but they won’t put her in dug… her coworkers been moved to dug except for her.

Let’s just say they tried moving her out of Starbucks to deli but she started making excuses to why she had to go home early all the time… she also had a “panic attack” and the store had to call 911 to come get her Checked out… but she didn’t go with the ambulance. She then always found a way to get out of deli just to stand at Starbucks to just talk … they finally got tired of her and put her back in Starbucks…. She bragged to customers about having a “panic attack” … she also complains of chest pains but refuses to take any advice to get herself some help… she was told to avoid caffeine but does the opposite and laughs about it…

I don’t know what to tell her at this point.. if it was that bad in deli for her then it’s not gonna be any different for her being in dug.. I don’t see how she doesn’t realize why they don’t want to put her in dug. 😂.

She seriously thinks dug is only doing one thing and one thing only 🤣. I told her it’s more than just picking orders… lol.

Idk my department manager has a reason why she won’t let her come to dug but they haven’t actually sat down privately to talk about it …

What do I tell this employee? Like idk why she keeps complaining to me about wanting to go to dug but the store director and dug department manager won’t let her…

I made a post earlier before starting training and everyone was super nice and supportive. When I went to work yesterday, I didn’t realize that yesterday was going to be my first day on my own after three days of training. And seeing nine orders, I panicked and went to do the first big one instead of focusing on Express orders. It got so bad to the point that other people around the store had to help me knock a lot of them out. I ended up having to instruct the two people helping me with what little I knew how to do because they didn’t know either. One customer arrived two hours early and I didn’t know what to do. It got to the point that one of the lead managers wanted to figure out how I got so behind. I thought I was getting quicker, but I don’t think I am. I suck with talking to the other departments and I don’t know where everything is or how to get it. I worry I’m going to be too slow and get thrown out of the department what do I do? I really don’t want annoy anyone at my store. But I feel like I am because I’m so slow clueless. I couldn’t even get out on time because of the stupid big order.

It drives me crazy that I have to stop picking and everything to hand out someone’s groceries during a certain time. I either have to wheel the car back to Dug so I can do their order or I have to leave the cart stranded in the store to get it for them.