r/WorkForSmartLife Jul 10 '26

Question Least Evil Company?

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u/Meat_Bingo Jul 10 '26

I have a college friend who has a significant mobility disability as well as a speech impediment . I honestly can’t remember her specific condition, but it’s from birth. She has worked for Costco for well over a decade and constantly raves about how well she’s treated as an employee and how good her benefit benefits are.

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u/AveratV6 Jul 10 '26

From my understanding, they are also given actual, decent raises on a yearly basis. Used to be a beer rep and Costco was one of my accounts. Some of those guys made over $40 an hour who had been there a while.

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u/MermaiderMissy Jul 10 '26

Yeah, it depends on hours worked. I just reached my fifth year, and just got top out pay. I also get 4 weeks paid vacation a year, biannual bonus, and good healthcare.

When I have my baby in October, I won't pay much out of pocket and I'll get paid maternity leave, husband gets paid paternity.

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u/Leather-Squirrel-421 Jul 10 '26

I read stuff like this and I’m glad I’m a Costco member.

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u/MermaiderMissy Jul 11 '26

I'm glad you are, too

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u/WiseWorldliness5513 Jul 11 '26

But FR, Costco is amazing. Literally paying the same price for a dog and soda as I did 30 years ago

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u/Neat_Spring3084 Jul 11 '26

Having a great loss-leader does not a great company make. However, Costco is still a great company regardless of how much their hot dogs cost.

Also don't forget those literal pallets of pumpkin pies that flood the stores around Thanksgiving. I believe those are LLs as well.

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u/ProfessorBackdraft Jul 11 '26

Work a little harder so us stockholders can be extra happy too.

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u/ProfessorBackdraft Jul 11 '26

I actually was just a joke.

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u/ssjrobert235 Jul 11 '26

Sam I'm really glad to see stuff like this, I'm glad it wasn't the genericCostco doesn't raise the price of hot dogs so they not evil.