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Found 241 of over 245 reviews
3.1
49% Recommend to a Friend
78% Approve of CEO

Found 243 of over 245 reviews

3.1
49%
Recommend to a Friend
78%
Approve of CEO
Sendik's Co-owner Ted Balistreri (no image)
Ted Balistreri
120 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. 2.0
      Current Employee, more than 8 years

      Company plays favorites

      7 Jun 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Meeting new people (but hey you can get that at most jobs). Free t shirts..snacks in the break room sometimes. Raffles

      Cons

      Raffles, t shirts and snacks in the break room are in lieu of raises and bonuses. Unless you’re absolutely breaking your back for the company you’ll go unnoticed. A great way to climb the ladder at Sendiks is to be favored by the higher ups, so make sure you have a great personality and can kiss up if you’d like to get somewhere. I’ve worked for Sendiks for many years and I know my job and I do it well but that’s never mattered to them. Seeing other reviews on here tells me I’m not the only one who’s noticed the trend

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      Sendik's Response

      Thank you for sharing your feedback, we'd love to hear more specifics about what you are experiencing as we want all associates to have the opportunity to grow and develop with the company. Please email hr@sendiks.com to continue the conversation.

    2. 4.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Good experience but high turnover

      8 Jun 2023 - Deli Associate in Elm Grove, WI
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Many of the employees were very friendly and a joy to work with. And there are many valuable skills in this job that are applicable to other jobs. Valuable experience for someone who's young and looking for something new.

      Cons

      High employee turnover, many people would come and go. Hard to establish rapport with fellow employees.

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    4. 2.0
      Current Employee

      Taken for Granted, Unfair Management

      11 Apr 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      PTO, Insurance rates are reasonable.

      Cons

      This company is GREAT for taking advantage of good hardworking people. They look the other way when there's issues in the Dept. None of them want to address issues with problem employees, it's easier for them to just ignore the problem even though it creates a hostile environment. Giving titles to people who clearly are not deserving of even after they step down,but keep the title and pay even though they aren't doing the job they got the title and pay for. It's brought up to managers about unfairness, but nothing is done about it, really sad.

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      Sendik's Response

      Thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback. We’d love to learn more about your experience, please email us at hr@sendiks.com so we can continue the conversation.

    5. 2.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Bad workplace

      30 May 2023 - Produce Associate in Grafton, WI
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easy job with flexible hours.

      Cons

      Understaffed, bad management, disrespectful store director, uncompetitive pay.

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      Sendik's Response

      Thank you for sharing your feedback, we'd love to hear more specifics about your experience and how we can improve. Please email hr@sendiks.com to continue the conversation.

    6. 1.0
      Current Employee

      Family business you have to love but very disappointing

      3 May 2023 - Sales Assistant 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      money, and environment, I thought

      Cons

      fairy close-knit family if they don’t like you you’re out

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      Sendik's Response

      Thank you for sharing your feedback, we'd love to hear more specifics about what you are experiencing as it's very important to us that all associates feel welcome and included. Please email hr@sendiks.com to continue the conversation.

    7. 1.0
      Former Employee

      Do not work here

      3 May 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      None I can think of.

      Cons

      Too many to say. - Poor management - Exploitation of young workers - Unnecessarily strict and uptight managers

      2 people found this review helpful

      Sendik's Response

      Thank you for sharing your feedback, we're sorry to hear you did not enjoy your experience with Sendik's. We'd love to hear more specifics about during your time and how we can improve. Please email hr@sendiks.com to continue the conversation.

    8. 5.0
      Former Employee

      Friendly work environment

      4 Apr 2023 - Senior Customer Service Associate in Waukesha, WI
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay was pretty decent for a high schooler before the $15 an hour standard

      Cons

      Customers can be kind of pretentious but it’s an upscale grocery store so that’s expected

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      Sendik's Response

      Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We'd love to hear more about your feedback, please email us at hr@sendiks.com so we can continue the conversation!

    9. 4.0
      Former Employee

      Great Coworkers

      29 Mar 2023 - Customer Service Associate in Brookfield, WI
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Management was good about helping to make sure schedules were flexible

      Cons

      The manager wasn't always knowledgable of everything so many people were confused

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      Sendik's Response

      Thank you for sharing your experience! We pride ourselves on providing flexible schedules to associates. We'd love to hear more about your experience, please email us at hr@sendiks.com so we can continue the conversation.

    10. 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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      Sendik's Response

      Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback! We're so glad to hear you enjoyed the work environment.

    11. 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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    Sendik's has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 245 reviews left anonymously by employees. 49% of employees would recommend working at Sendik's to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

    According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sendik's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sendik's. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

    49% of Sendik's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Sendik's 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

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