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Found 235 of over 237 reviews
3.3
55% Recommend to a Friend
79% Approve of CEO

Found 235 of over 237 reviews

3.3
55%
Recommend to a Friend
79%
Approve of CEO
Sendik's Co-owner Ted Balistreri (no image)
Ted Balistreri
119 Ratings
Pros
  • "Having flexible hours & interacting with customers first hand(in 15 reviews)

  • "flexible scheduling, great hours and shifts(in 15 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Development, training, transparency, work life balance(in 4 reviews)

  • "Promotions are given to people who have no work-life balance, and will tow the company line, because they are desperate for a job(in 3 reviews)

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    1. 4.0
      Former Employee

      great

      23 Feb 2023 - Frozen/Dairy Associate 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      very nice to employees and great work environment

      Cons

      not so great pay, sometimes asks a lot

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      Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback!

    2. 3.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      An okay place to work

      28 Feb 2022 - Deli Clerk in Hartland, WI
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Met some great friends, extra pay for working holidays, decent management--my store director and deli manager are amazing, fairly simple tasks, quick to pick up on what is being asked of you, flexible hours, good pay increases, given the option to learn other departments, I liked being here and there were many days that were a lot better than the bad ones (continued in the cons)

      Cons

      Can have somewhat negative/toxic work environment depending on the people, fellow employees refusing to help customers, HR did not take serious complaints, when the manager isn't there it was chaotic and others put themselves in the manager role when it was not assigned, was forced to work in/close the meat department because their employees all left one night--I did not know what I was doing, also a huge one: was NOT trained for my department at all!! Continuing off of what I mentioned in the pros: there were many times that the other employees made it not a great place to work--lots of drama, ignoring customers, acting like they are superior to the people in the exact same position as them

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    4. 4.0
      Current Employee

      Not a Bad Place to Work

      10 Nov 2022 - Bakery Associate in Grafton, WI
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Will work with wonderful people

      Cons

      Short staffed, promises room for improvement but fails to deliver, underpaid for knowledge of store

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    5. 3.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      It was okay honestly

      22 Nov 2022 - Cashier in New Berlin, WI
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice co workers and flexible hours

      Cons

      Bad pay and bad management

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    6. 1.0
      Former Employee, more than 10 years

      Sad to see the changes

      12 May 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Employee discount program was always nice.

      Cons

      Where to begin…. After over a decade of employment with the company, I finally broke free from the stress I was enduring on a daily basis. When your Store Director is so incredibly demeaning to you, that you have anxiety every single morning before walking in the place-that’s when I know things change. Playing favorites is the norm here. It doesn’t have anything to do with if your sales are good, or if you’ve been loyal, but how much you suck up to Directors that counts. Leave for a death or sick member in the family, you’ll have no problem having it granted. But be prepared for the fall out when you return, and being made to feel like YOU did something wrong for taking time to grieve, they instead want you to live and breathe for the company, so much that your health and mental well being suffers from years and years of constant stress there. I have also seen and heard of many department directors who have suffered physical and mental stress due to the pressures being put upon them.

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    7. 3.0
      Former Employee

      Family owned business

      7 Nov 2022 - Sales Associate/Cashier in Milwaukee, WI
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      High quality product makes employment here easier

      Cons

      Clientele can be difficult depending on location

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    8. 2.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      You'd think such a nice grocery store would treat their employees better.

      9 Jan 2022 - Cashier in Wauwatosa, WI
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Payed above minimum wage, friendly coworkers, non-cashiers including store management would jump on the registers/bagging stations to help during major rushes.

      Cons

      Disgraceful lack of support for employee health and well-being. Had a policy in place when I was there that required a doctor's note for more than 1 day of consecutive sick leave, encouraging if not forcing ill employees to return before they were well. I ended up with a repetitive stress injury bad enough that I had to quit because I was in constant pain. A friend was injured working there and was misinformed by management about worker's comp rights. Corporate management was very disconnected from reality of store operation and kept putting ridiculous policies in place. Probably the most egregious example: their shiny new rewards system had a bug that allowed customer reward points to go into the negative. Rather than fix this, their response was to require a manager from the front desk to come verify EVERY reward point redemption, causing massive and unnecessary delays. I don't know if this was ever fixed, but it was the case for months and months before I left.

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      3 people found this review helpful

      Sendik's Response

      CHRO

      Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback. Associate safety is a top priority and a focus for all stores. As such, we are always looking to improve and we’d love to learn more about your experience . Please email us at hr@sendiks.com so we can continue the conversation.

    9. 2.0
      Former Employee

      Okay Place to Work

      23 Aug 2022 - Bakery Associate 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The coworkers and store level leaders were good and worked hard.

      Cons

      High level up to the owners operated out of fear based leadership and no one enjoyed working with them or when they would come in. Wife of one of the owners would come in and yell and throw fits, everyone was scared when they would enter.

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    10. 4.0
      Current Employee, more than 5 years

      Great People, Good Work Ethic, Pay and Benefits Ehhhhhhh....

      23 Apr 2022 - Commissary Worker in Brookfield, WI
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work with a lot of great people, days off and PTO are extremely flexible, good atmosphere as whole!

      Cons

      They claim they're pay competitive, they really aren't. Benefits seem ok (I haven't had them in my time here), but we've had several people quit due to the lack of pay, and the response was a $1 raise across the whole company. There also tends to be a lack of communication between stores and management. It isn't super bad, but when things go downhill, they go downhill. The new medical benefits plan/company also doesn't include certain hospital/medical facilities.

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    11. 4.0
      Former Employee

      Great Place to Work

      8 Aug 2022 - Sales Associate/Cashier 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Meet a lot of new people Room for growth if you stay long enough

      Cons

      My experience with the front desk manager was less than ideal

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    Sendik's has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 237 reviews left anonymously by employees. 55% of employees would recommend working at Sendik's to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

    According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sendik's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sendik's. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

    55% of Sendik's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Sendik's 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

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