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    Loblaw Companies Reviews

    Updated 18 September, 2018
    1,225 reviews

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    Loblaw Companies Executive Chairman Galen G. Weston
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    Pros

    • "Great benefits, good work life balance" (in 40 reviews)

    • "Flexible hours it’s easy for me to ask for time off and friends / coworkers can help cover / trade for me if they’re available" (in 63 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Work life balance sometimes a challenge" (in 30 reviews)

    • "Little benefits for part time workers" (in 50 reviews)

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    1. "Shipper"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Money was great there then

      Cons

      It was kind of boring

    2. "Sales Clerk"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Loblaw Companies part-time

      Pros

      The company has great benefits

      Cons

      The company is unionized and subtracts your pay biweekly

      Advice to Management

      The management is great

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    3. "Not bad for short term"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Loblaw Companies part-time

      Pros

      Great communication and opportunity for training.

      Cons

      Benefit structure and plan could be improved.

    4. "Low on staff, co-operative coworkers"

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      Current Employee - Personal Shopper in Ottawa, ON
      Current Employee - Personal Shopper in Ottawa, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Loblaw Companies (More than a year)

      Pros

      Some of the best people to work with, great management

      Cons

      Low on staff on busy days, like weekends.

      Advice to Management

      You are doing great

    5. "Associate Merchant"

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      Former Employee - Associate Merchant in Brampton, ON
      Former Employee - Associate Merchant in Brampton, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Loblaw Companies (Less than a year)

      Pros

      The Loblaw Head Office in Brampton offers a cafeteria boasting quality food at very reasonable prices. The office also offered extra services such as dry cleaning in a centralized location.

      Cons

      Management and structure of the company prohibits rewarding loyal employees on contract to full time positions. In turn, there is a high employee turnover

    6. "hmr clerk"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Loblaw Companies part-time

      Pros

      Working with a team
      Talking to customers about different items of food and what it consists of

      Cons

      Bad management didn't really communicate well with me

    7. "Pros and cons"

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      Current Employee - District Sales Manager in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - District Sales Manager in Toronto, ON

      I have been working at Loblaw Companies full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits, good work life balance.

      Cons

      Management out of touch, need to improve the culture

      Advice to Management

      Review your culture

    8. "LGBTQ+ need not apply"

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      Former Employee - Order Picker in Vancouver, BC
      Former Employee - Order Picker in Vancouver, BC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Loblaw Companies part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good union if you're lucky enough to pass probation without being let go, free BBQ sometimes for safety streaks

      Cons

      This company likes to boast about being all-inclusive and oh so progressive. This is not the case, as a few trans people I know and myself, have been let go just hours before the 500 probationary period was up for very arbitrary and vague reasons, I myself, was personally told by a biggoted manager on the way out the door that I was going to be an "HR nightmare" and that we all have an agenda to "make heads roll", then deadnamed me as he close the door behind me. I was their top order picker and happened upon a machine malfunction. No one was injured, and a lot of people have been in worse and never got let go. The fact that there were no members of the LGBTQ+ working there long term and were all dismissed set off a few warning bells in my head, but I guess good work ethic does not make up for being different, even in 2018. Even my complaints were dismissed when being bullied by an employee for being trans, which is against their union conduct. They never even gave her a warning, and told me to keep my head down and ignore it.

      Advice to Management

      Get with the times, it's 2018.

    9. "Just ok"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Loblaw Companies full-time

      Pros

      The brand recognition on your resume

      Cons

      Aggressive and untorable bosses. They treat people badly

    10. "Flexible shifts and faulty tech"

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      Current Employee - Cashier/Self-checkout Attendant in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Cashier/Self-checkout Attendant in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Loblaw Companies part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      -colleague discount (10%) off purchases at select stores
      -flexible hours to accommodate your schedule
      -able to take months off for school
      -snacks in the break room

      Cons

      -self-checkout machines constantly breaking down, which is bad on busy days

      Advice to Management

      Please replace/fix the self-checkout machines. There has not been a day where I didn't have to restart one. It frustrates the customers and it's stressful.

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