gérant de commerce de détail

responsable de magasin

surveillant de magasin de détail

store manager

caissier

Bulk Barn

One of my favourite jobs I’ve had, I only left cause I was going back to school and I had another job as well that I preferred to stay at cause it was more chill. My manager was the absolute sweetest, but of course that differs from each location. 

They were very flexible with time off and working around my other jobs. When I first started I had three jobs, bulk barn, a pizza place, and a smoothie shop, and they were very understanding. I was hired on as a full time supervisor and after about two months I had to go part time because I had to go to school full time which I was not expecting, and they were very understanding and let me pick my shifts cause they wanted me to stay. Basically they were to most accommodating job I have ever had lol. This of course could vary based on location. 

As a supervisor I was paid above minimum wage, and the pay was definitely fair. In the morning I would go in, open the store which would consist of counting the tills, cleaning up anything that was left out from the night before, and making a to do list for my shift. I would be by myself for an hour which was fine as it wasn’t super busy. The other employee would come in an hour later, and it was typically only two employees on at a time and it’s not super busy so that’s all that’s really needed tbh. As a supervisor you could pick weather you wanted to be on cash or do stock but I usually let the other employee pick as doing either was fine. Bags can be a bit heavy but I would typically leave those for the stronger people to do. Not hard work, mostly just cleaning, stock, and cash. Lots of codes to learn and it had a bit of a learning curve but definitely doable. Customers were pleasant for the most part ( only had one or two ‘Karens’ and I worked there for 9 months) a lot of older customers who love a chat which is nice. 

They also give you breaks, literally the first job that I had that followed labour laws. 

Uniform is just a bulk barn shirt they give you, black pants, I wore leggings most of the guys wore black jeans, and black shoes. 

Overall if you get the opportunity to work here definitely take it, I loved working there! 

Working at Bulk Barn you learn a lot. Not just job experience but you learn a lot of product knowledge. The majority of the job is cleaning and assisting customers. 
Typically during the day you are filling stock, cleaning, assisting customers, making signs, merchandising, and rotating product.
The best part of the job is the relationships you can build with customers based on sharing the same interests in products. I would have customers coming in and showing me pictures of the cakes they made or bringing me a treat in from a recipe they tried out.
The hardest part of the jobs is the explaining of weight and how much customers are getting in comparisons to buying in package. Also not being able to return bulk items due to health and safety regulations.
Management can be good depending on who you work for. Some of the store are corporately owned and some are owned by a franchisee (someone who bought the store and owns it under the Bulk Barn name).
I worked for a franchisee and she was great. She was extremely flexible, offered a nice discount, and took pride of her store and staff.
Working for a corporate store is a lot more of a strict position. They offer no discount to staff and expect fairly open schedules.
Overall, working at Bulk Barn was a great experience for me. Mostly because of my manager and the people I worked with. The job itself can be daunting and the cash register training is hard to grasp due to having to understand weight measurements, product knowledge, and remembering code numbers.
I would recommend Bulk Barn to anyone who wants a challenge and has a passion for baking/ cooking.

Just going to explain the pros and cons first... In my experience having a flexible schedule is great for working favorable shifts or when plans change. You can easily book it off in advance, talk to the manager or switch shifts with someone with the help of a Supervisor. The downside to this is that someone has their shifts changed and it isn't always communicated to them. So if something comes up and your shift is changed (to an earlier start time or different day in the week) and you are not at work during the change, very little is done to communicate that to you. However, when the time comes to work that shift and you aren't there, you will now be called and told that you are late by the same person who knew about the change. 

Ex: I was scheduled to work Monday 1:30PM - 9:30PM which is my typical closing shift and I work it all the time. 
Someone had quit on Sunday while I wasn't working so I didn't know about it. That person was supposed to start at 11AM on Monday and work until 7PM. So they gave me that shift, changed the new week schedule on Sunday and then called me at 12:30PM on Monday to tell me I was late for work. 


Most Bulk Barns are different depending on the people you work with or have shop there. It can be very repetitive but also rewarding when helping customers find what they need. I think its a great place to start in customer service because if you can handle working there it will be easier everywhere else. State your availability from the beginning. Lots of people say that want Full time but can only do that for a month before school and never mention it. Just state all that upfront as well as any planed vacation prior to getting the job.

At least in the locations I worked, management and coworkers were very supportive and friendly. If you stick around, expect possible promotions to keyholder or supervisor after a year or so.
Working for Stock, most days will be the same - refilling bins and answering customer inquiries. Once a week a large shipment comes in with a busy day or two while it's put away.
Working cashier, expect to spend most of the time behind the register or restocking spices and keeping the boxed products neat.
Note that stock work is highly physical - some products, such as the sugars, come in giant fifty-pound bags and may be difficult to pour.

If you have allergies, do not recommend working here. Often when restocking starches, flours, and powdered sugar, the product will form a dust cloud.

You are encouraged to take samples of the products so you know what they taste like and can recommend them.

Unfortunately, recently many locations have become corporate locations. This hasn't affected most policies, but now the stores are open for less hours and you are pushed harder to get cleaning done faster, which may result in not having enough time to finish the work. Used to be, you would close the store at 9, then spend 30 minutes cleaning the floors and 15 minutes finishing up to leave. Then, you started cleaning the floors at 8:30, when customers where still in the store. Now, you start even earlier to be out of the store when it closes at 8.

Time off is given by marking the dates you want off in a calendar in the backroom, and if it's possible you get the time off.

Put out stock, worked cashes, did cleaning of bins and backroom. A good job for only a short time. Unfortunately health and safety was not practiced and followed as staff back room near dishwasher area was always wet. And
new store management that came in at the end of summer of 2023 unfortunately turned the environment to a non friendly one. A lot of staff quit and friends of the new manager were getting all the hours and advancement. Sadly it became very toxic as the friends of store manager did whatever they pleased because he allowed it and would spend hours during work time chit chatting in the staff room while the honest hard working staff had to do all the work. In the end it became a high turn over place leading to amazing staff quitting. I wouldn't recommend working in a environment like that where you are taken advantage of and ignored when you bring up concerns. It's unfortunate because it was a good part time job, but favouritism became an issue and seems to be the issue with some of the ottawa stores where only friends of managers get promoted and have hours they prefer over others. There was a lot of unfairness and when you complain to head management turns out they are friends with the store manager so they turned a blind eye to a lot of safety issues as well as favoritism that went on. Would I recommend working for this company, not entirely as your growth will not be appreciated and you wont get much in regards to pay. So it's only a good summer time job if your a student but look for something else if you want to get better experience.

A typical day at work is maintaining the cash register. At Bulk Barn there are over 4,000 products and you have to memorize codes associated with those products. When a customer arrives at the cash register, you must know the code to the products the client wants to buy. Shelf facing, cleaning bins, under sweeping, pricing and merchandising may all be part of the job on a given day.

Bulk Barn is one of the worst jobs out there. There is a lot of drama that goes on behind the scenes. It is unpleasant to the point where you dread going into work everyday. The higher management are very disorganized. There is hardly any communication save for gossip. Any professional matter is to be swept under the rug and not confronted unless you push it to be seen.

The lessons learned at Bulk Barn is to always watch your back, to speak up and defend yourself when authority is in the wrong. On a side note, there are loads of codes to learn so one does become better at working with numbers. 

The hardest and worst part of the job is cleaning. The under sweep of the food bins of the entire store kills your back. Also, the plastic the bins are made up of are sharp. Therefore, when you clean them your hands are subject to many little nicks and cuts. This cleaning processes is done daily. 

The most enjoyable part of the jobs is my fellow cashiers and supervisor. They are the only reason why going to work is worth it. They are fun to work with and have become good friends.

 It’s fast, busy and buzzing; a great place to learn several workplace positions like stocking, cash and cleaning processes, as well as inventory and management. For a first job, this position is very well rounded and a good pick. However, many processes rely entirely of the work done by other employees; this job would never be enjoyable with an unproductive staff, as you quite literally always need to be moving to get everything done for the night and week. 

It’s a great job overall with the right team, I love my job. However, I wish the company it self was more adamant on communications with staff. There always feels like a huge rift between knowledge in what is being said by corporate, and what staff are aware of as everything is passed through managers and supervisors before reaching everyone else. Also, many requests are often done with no regard of time for staff, like changing cleaning processes that would make it near impossible to finish a night’s cleanings.

But nonetheless, only really think about getting this job if you are ok with fulfilling all roles of the store, and have the physical capabilities to do so. Often during truck heavy bags and boxes are lifted in awkward angles, so this job would be impossible if you could lift a 50-80 pound bag. Also consider time available, as holiday hours are often very lengthy and busy. Cleaning often is the last thing to consider too, as around 50% of every night is cleaning up the store. 

A typical day at Bulk Barn involves a LOT of cleaning. Consists of cleaning lids, the back room, the floors, the dried fruit scoops as well as the peanut butter containers and utensils. 
From working at Bulk Barn for roughly a couple years, I’ve learned that when you enjoy being around your coworkers, it makes the job a lot better. I’ve also learned that people are very messy. 
The management is okay, manager wise, they’re pretty good, except for the unfair treatment I’ve received compared to all of my other coworkers. As well as how some of my coworkers get treated by the management, which is extremely unfair and very biased. The people that have a higher power in the company tend to focus solely on the way that the staff dress, compared to the rodent issue that is truthfully a health issue. 
Honestly, the hardest part of the job is the entire job as a whole, everything you’re tasked with is awful. No matter how long your shift is, you’re likely to end up with a sore back, sore legs, and just mentally and physically drained. 

Too much office politics leads to the loss of skilled and hardworking employees. While the company appears to follow all policies, in reality many of these are only enforced during routine inspections. Day-to-day practices often reflect something very different.

At times, even when employees introduce improvements that make work more efficient, they are reprimanded publicly for deviating from existing procedures instead of being called in for a professional discussion. This discourages innovation and initiative. Rather than appreciating effort and performance, favoritism is often given preference over merit.

I have no complaint against the company itself, but when authority is placed in the wrong hands, it can be misused in ways that harm both employees and the organization. I sincerely hope leadership considers collecting anonymous feedback from employees about their managers and work environment.

If addressed in time, this could prevent unnecessary losses—especially considering the significant time and resources spent hiring and training new employees, only to see experienced ones leave due to workplace politics. I hope Jason and the leadership team take meaningful steps to improve this situation and protect the company’s long-term growth.


I wish the management was better because it would have been a nice job. The manager at the Glendale store was lazy, rude, selfish, made her best friend do all of the work, left early all of the time, tried to take every weekend off all year, payed employees a full day of work for only 3 hours if she really was stuck just so she wouldn't have to be there, fell asleep in the office for hours which is on camera, is always late in the mornings and then complains about her back, wrote swear words all over the boxes in the back like "clean this s**t up" or "I don't want to see this s**t again", poured the sugar packs into the sugar bin, didn't follow health or dress code, mixed expired food with fresh, continues to sell products that are expired, discontinued and garbage logged at a sale price, turned her phone off when she went home so nobody could reach her, and then when she was about to be fired she blamed all of the employees who are very great young people just doing their best and picking up her slack. She wonders why nobody respects her or shows up for shifts. Plus there were only like 10 employees at my store in total, she really burned all of her bridges. I wasn't even there very long (half a year) and I experienced all of this, I cant imagine what else she does.

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