Pay and benefits are great but balancing life and work at Safeway is stressful even at a low volume store. - Avis employé Meat Manager Safeway

Micromanagement, six day work week, numerous policies, difficult to get full-time status especially when hours are always being cut, much is expected of dept managers while all other employees have zero responsibility, weak workers union (confusing union contracts), lack of back up personnel, "Floaters" instead of proper staffing (meat), stores are run on minimum help, "old timers" remain with a can't do attitude who resist change, pay stinks if you're starting out with no experience, store managers are so wrapped up dealing with tasks set forth by upper management via email or conference call that they have little time for their employees or customers to run the store properly, can't seem to get rid of poor employees or demote them.