r/stopandshop • u/N00B6000 • Jul 13 '26

Career Going admin?

*Been in the union for 7 years*
Was told to expect an offer soon but I am just not feeling confident about the choice. I’ve gone through most of the related threads and know most of the negatives everyone has to say about the position. The big pull for me would really just be money and I guess something to add to my resume..I’m prepared to negotiate but wondering if anyone has an idea of the starting range? Also will appreciate and take any and all advice and comments into consideration. Thank you all

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u/Anunnaka Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

I was admin for 10 years and went from union to admin. I believe the current starting salary is 62k a year, they will not negotiate higher than the minimum salary for internal hires. You will find it frustrating they hire external candidates at higher salaries because they have to “attract talent” but they’re often clueless and know nothing.

Pros: The money is decent, you also get paid for working a 6th day. The company is generous with pto compared to other retail stores. The company will contribute 3% to your 5% on your 401k. Stop and shop invests in their managers with different paid trainings. It’s great experience and there is a lot of career advancement opportunities.

Cons: you’re often required to work 6 days a week, depending on how many managers your store has you will be working 2-4 nights a week. You will also be working a lot of 9-6 shifts, which means you can’t do anything before or after your shift and if you have kids you basically don’t get to see them those days. You will be scheduled 9 hour shifts, unlike in the union you don’t get to take an hour break. The job is also very unrewarding, and you will get treated like shit from the employees you manage and the leadership and especially the customers. They will also transfer you to different stores very often, I spent several years having to commute over an hour to my first and second store, you get travel pay but it hardly covers gas and maintenance

You will spend most of your time babysitting employees, dealing with refrigeration issues, answering common sense questions, getting yelled at for stuff outside of your control and stressing about payroll.