And who is the first to learn about it? I'm new (less than a year) so I don't know how the process works. However, several managers left my store in the last month which has me worried that they might have known something before the rest of us. Is... — read more
Any Truth To Getgo Going Union
Is there any truth to the rumor Getgo employees are looking to unionize? I’ve been told a group of employees are in talks with union representatives.
Hiring Migrants at store level
Just when I thought Giant Eagle couldn't get ANY lower, it appears that they have an agreement put in place to hire migrants, immigrants, who can barely say two whole sentences in English and this is at store level!!! Thank you corporations of... — read more
They don't realize that that's how you sink
What I was experiencing here coming from the manager was a bunch of nonsense. Are these people even aware of where they work and what condition this company is in? With their behavior and horrible treatment of employees, they may briefly satisfy... — read more
Why isn't more being made about sending jobs to India?
Why hasn't this been reported to the local news? These are jobs that should be filled by local folks. I thought Giant Eagle was about being a "good neighbor" but it's all about making the most money possible and to he-l with all the peons who they... — read more
How much longer do you plan to stay here?
I gave myself a deadline to leave in the next two months. Not only am I wasting my time here, I’m jeopardizing my health here.
Terribly understaffed
I don’t know what's worse, working while terribly understaffed, or the humiliation caused by the fact that Giant Eagle doesn’t even recognize that we’re understaffed all while relentlessly squeezing us to exhaustion!? They want us to work more... — read more
Is corporate hemorrhaging employees?
I left about 3 months ago, and keep in touch with old coworkers. It seems like people are jumping ship, but it could just be the folks I know. Can anyone confirm more or less departures? Thanks
67 Year Old Female Pittsburgh Getgo Employee Left Bruised, Scared After Attack In Store
The local news just had a story with video about a 67 year old female Getgo employee who was attacked while working at a local Pittsburgh Getgo. How sad is that. The women is probably making a little over minimum wage and while working for Getgo she... — read more
Getgo & Wetgo Salary Leaders Need to Quit And Re-Apply For The Same Position
That’s right! If you are a salary leader for Getgo or Wetgo you need to quit your job and re-apply for you position. The reason you need to do this is all new salary leaders who are currently being hired are receiving between $7,000 and $10,000 more... — read more
I thought it was better here
I made the biggest mistake when I applied here. I knew even then that this was far from an ideal company, but I really couldn't believe that the employees here were so devalued. Not only am I very underpaid in terms of workload, but the company... — read more
Just leave
You have no reason to still be working at Giant Eagle. Once I decided to leave, it took me all of two weeks to find a new and better job! It's good out there right now. It's really good. I know many may be scared to leave but you have no reason! At... — read more
Any word on layoffs?
Since it is very clear to me that employees are the ones who suffer because of bad decisions and bad management, I wonder how far we are from significant cuts? Does anyone have any info?
Hey Getgo.. Spend some money and get your parking lots cleared of snow
This company should be ashamed of it self. The parking lots at the Getgo weren’t even cleared of snow during or after the storm. Customers had to navigate 6 inches of snow to pump gas or walk into the store. The company will hire 30 + Vice Presidents... — read more
Corporate employees mandated to take in-store shifts
Because GE can't staff or retain employees, the CTO, who happens to live out of state, has mandated corporate employees take retail shifts to help lighten the load...good sign for the company, right? Hahaha
Have they lost their God Damn Minds!?
How many more executives can they possibly hire? Are there anymore left for other company’s to employ, or have we taken every last one on the planet? They have honestly gone mad and this place has become amuck, amuck I tell you, with rampant... — read more
Giant Eagle To Pay $4.2 Million To Group Of Indiana Getgo Store Managers
Unbelievable! Apparently “Exempt” Getgo salary managers in the state of Indiana were taken advantage of and forced to do non management jobs and are now entitled to overtime. Crazy! And Salary manager for Getgo or Giant Eagle knows this takes place... — read more
Christmas Parties!?
I was talking to a friend who had the pleasure (sarcasm) of working a venue that hosted the Giant Eagle & San Francisco team for a Christmas Party. No big deal except that 1) they flew them all across the country to attend when company travel is... — read more
VOG
Not layoff related, but the VOG survey is the biggest piece of sh-t in the history of this company. We can’t get certain products in, but yet they still include the metric of “Availability of Products” as a component of the Retail Index. Really? ... — read more
So stressful
The holiday season has always been stressful here. I am getting older so I have less and less patience for this company, I am less and less motivated, but I would still say that this holiday season is more stressful than ever. What do you think?
GETGO open on Christmas… No longer about spending time with family
Thank you Giant Eagle for making Christmas all about making money for the company and not about family. When they closed on Thanksgiving they made sure the media knew they were closing so team members could spent time with the family. I wonder what... — read more
Left GE corporate about 2 months ago...
No longer waking up in the middle of the night with heart palpitations, no longer having panic attacks because of the insane work load and no resources to complete it, no longer fear having my job moved to India, firced to train my replacement and... — read more
Unfortunately, this kind of management seems to be sustainable
Such bad management is nothing new in this company. Ever since I first came to Giant Eagle, there has been poor management here and employees have been complaining about low pay. At one time I thought that company managed this way was not... — read more
Let’s be honest.. Is working in a grocery store (Giant Eagle) a job of the past?
The pay is extremely low compared to other retail jobs. Giant Eagle only pays $12 an hour. The company doesn’t offer any type of incentive to work there such as Walmart, Amazon and Target paying for college tuition. The work hours are all over the... — read more
Pittsburgh Getgo Employee Closes Store And Walks Off Job Due To Harsh Treatment From Customers
This story was just on the Pittsburgh news. The most amazing part of the story is Giant Eagle immediately sided with the customers and said “The Team Member involved posted a handwritten sign in a store window making INACCURATE claims about treatment... — read more
WOW! Salary Leaders At Giant Eagle/Getgo Are Leaving At Record Pace
I talked to someone in Corporate HR and I was told record number of salary Leaders have left the company in the last 6 months. They are leaving faster then they can be replaced. And most likely will not be able to replace. I was told the majority of... — read more
GE Execs - COVID vaccine - moving athletes to front
Had an exec tell me to my face that they were giving special treatment to retired Steelers players, OSU coaches in Columbus, etc. he thought this was cool. This was the height of the vaccine scheduling backup. Wonder how much blood is on their... — read more
Good News/Bad News for the upcoming Holidays
The good news is Giant Eagle has approved the $15 and $25 Giant Eagle Gift cards for the 26th year in a row. All full time team members will get $25 and all part time team members will get $15. That’s a huge Thank you for all of your hard work this... — read more
Getgo is so desperate for new employees they forgot about its current employees
Bonuses for new hires, higher starting pay. HEY GETGO what about your current employees. Why don’t you do something for them???
Oh Boy! The .24 cent an hour raises are our for salary team members
How exciting this is. Giant Eagle is so gracious to give its salary team members a .24 cent an hour raise. Thank you so much Giant Eagle. You make working 7 days a week and paid for 5 and working 10 hour days and being paid for 8 all worth it.. Keep... — read more
What do you do?
At my location many employees keep making the same mistakes all the time but management doesn’t seem to care. We’ve all given feedback but what do you do when that feedback always gets ignored? I personally have even reached out to a coworker about... — read more
Has the rock bottom been reached
or could it get even worse? It seems to me that every day here is worse than the previous one.
Central Fill employees repeatedly injured as a result of little time no safety standards
Employees at central fill (central pharmacy) are repeatedly injured by equipment that has little to no safety guards. This has resulted into at least one bone fracture and countless other injuries. The caveat being that management encourages workers... — read more
There’s a limit
Management gets upset with me all the time because I’m not ki----g myself to get as much work done as they want me too. I’ve been there and done that. Went out of my way on a daily basis and for what? No thanks were given other than “I need you to... — read more
Newly Promoted Senior Vice President Supply Chain
Someone has got to know something! How does such an egotistical self-righteous guy get promoted after belittling people throughout his career and feeding off putting others down so much? The guy does nothing more than make inappropriate/offensive... — read more
Raising Employee Wages To Stay Competitive But Salary Leader Wages Stay The Same
The GREED is real. Current employees are seeing a wage increase so starting pay can increase for new hires but salary leaders see will see nothing. Oh wait. The yearly 2% raise is coming If your one of the lucky ones. The majority of salary leaders... — read more
How many of you would walk away if vaccines are mandated?
Be honest. I'm already vaccinated, so this wouldn't affect me one way or another, but I'm curious to know how many people would be willing to put their livelihood on the line over this. Especially considering that more and more companies are moving... — read more
Have there been any closings lately?
I haven't heard of any, which makes me feel a bit optimistic about my location's future. Just a bit, though.