department leader

meat cutter

store clerk

bakery clerk

meat carver

Georgia Main Food Group Inc.

On a local level usually, the people you work with are great, my managers have been some of the best bosses I've had and really flexible, especially regarding education or Church. On the other hand corporate like to come up with incredibly stupid policies, and horrible ways of discounting their employees on stuff, if something needs to be fixed in the store you can expect it to be fixed 4-5 years after it breaks. Most likely it's just corporate middle management screwing around and doing things just for the sake of doing things. You'll also never likely see your wage ever go up unless the minimum wage is increased by the government which is to say it doesn't go up at all if you understand basic economics. They take away your benefits and put you on probation if your hours in a week drop below the required full-time hours, even in the slow season where corporate will mandate a cut on hours effectively making you forced to make sure they don't get cut to the point where you lose all your benefits out of nowhere.

Also, 0 benefits to working here part-time, you can get a coupon that reduces your $50 purchase by $5, which is 10% off with extra steps. 

Corporate's biggest flaw is they treat the staff like numbers on a spreadsheet and probably do, they expect 100% efficiency no matter what they will guarantee to treat you like you are a machine so I suggest you work for someplace completely local and has people you can trust directly, since from my perspective corporate is not human

Training was rushed and constantly interrupted as if they don't value other people's time. The "team" doesn't care about new hires or their contribution. Zero recognition or feedback when new. Unprofessional behaviour from staff and if you respond being displeased they will start a smear campaign and justify gossiping by saying "everybody here talks". So if you make a mistake they won't ever talk to you, they will talk about you! They will punish you by taking resources away such as removing office supplies, stare to intimidate, and negative indirect communication in hopes you realize it's about you. Grown adults who don't have the professionalism to tell you "hey I know you're new but we don't do that here" 

It's very clear that so many people that work here have a mindset of "we had to deal with it so you have to, too!" 

There's a sign in the back that says "Work is a Stage" if you're wondering about their  "professional" mission statement. They don't value you, or each other. Pretty sure only simple minds find this behaviour amusing and think it's "ethical". There's no such thing as being a team here like their website advertises, it's simply  sink or swim! It's clique-y, so most of them will actively exclude you and not talk to you.

It has a good atmosphere, and good products. 

The Bakery Manager was difficult to work with. For most of my employment with FSM I was their full time cake decorator. I received little to no communication from my bakery manager. She was often cold, and only prioritized her own needs. During a 1 week period, I was very sick and when I told her at the end of the week I needed to go home again, she said to “sip on water”, and see how I feel. She ended up leaving early that day. 

There was constant pressure to do a good enough job ( I was one person doing a two person job), yet little to no communication and planning. This manager has been complained about by multiple people, yet no changes have been made by store management. 

There were some lovely people, and the other departments had nice managers, but unless you are looking to do some closing in the bakery, I would not recommend working in that department.  

Not a bad place to work when the store first opened. The environment/culture was very positive and uplifting differentiating from other big chain grocery stores. Unfortunately over time, Just like any business. Corporate decided it was time to start cutting hours and raise gross profit demands to maximize overall gross. This inevitably causes a more negative/toxic work culture. It really feels like everyone has to fight for them self. There's no "team" here. You may be told otherwise. The next week you'll be sat down in the managers office because "x amount of people have spoke to management about you" they won't tell you who of course. 95% of it is rumours, but it doesn't matter. You really have to just put in your work, punch out and go home, don't talk to anyone here because eventually someone will try to throw you under the bus. Please avoid grocery stores overall. I really reccomend avoiding this one as well.

Great people and nice place to work.
Training was really good even though it was suppose to be an eleven week process and I only did 2 weeks. I was in a different situation though. It was a rush rush thing because the store I was taking over had no management at all.
The store I took over was a wonderful place. very small community and everyone was welcoming and took me in to there new store with open arms.
Unfortunately I had to leave because I was never able to sell my house in my home town and could not afford to pay rent and bills in the one town and mortgage and bills in my home town. Regrettable I had to leave or go broke.
I would work for IGA (Georgia Main Food Group Inc) again in a heart beat.

New store leader would make a lot of issues within different departments due to improper communication. Although even before change in leadership company did not treat floor workers respectfully. Any floor employee that would bring up concerns would be met with patronizing remarks. Unhelpful and unmotivating workplace/company that will favor management and profit over employees. 

GMFG was one of the best companies I ever worked for! From day one they were supportive. The team always reached out to see if I needed help or guidance in any task. The HR team that I worked with was positive, cohesive, fun and caring. They provided so many perks such as sporting event tickets, unlimited office supplies, opportunity for advancement and more!

What is the best part of working at the company?
There was nothing best about this place.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
the management and the people you work with also the union is useless.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
toxic work environment filled with toxic people.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
very busy as no people to work.

The days are never the same; always a challenge.  Post pandemic has the office staff catching up with each other and social committee activities are coming back.



The work place is beyond toxic. Stay away as far as you can. AWFUL management. I was at the Whistler location, and was of course there because I needed a second Job because, well, Whistler ain't cheap. I regret staying as long as I did. 

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Department leader 23 salaries reported	$53,587 per year
Meat cutter 14 salaries reported	$26.24 per hour
Store clerk 21 salaries reported	$20.56 per hour
Bakery clerk 23 salaries reported	$20.99 per hour
Meat carver 8 salaries reported	$64,375 per year

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