The 104-year-old family-owned grocery opened a Brooklyn store (NYC’s first!) last fall and boasts a cult following even among employees. Top brass offer produce workers the chance to be farm-to-table ambassadors on the organic farms supplying their stores, and connect all employees to SVP of operations Bob Farr through a Q&A platform titled “Ask Bob” (with more than 16,000 answered queries to date). Notes one employee: “When management says they care, it actually shows in their actions.”
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Company Info
| Rank last year | 3 |
| Years on list | 23 |
| HQ location | Rochester, N.Y. |
| Employees | 51,069 |
| Job openings (as of February 2020) | 2,000 |
| Industry | Retail |
| Revenue, 2019 or most recent year ($M) | $9,217 |
| Year founded | 1916 |
| Type of organization | Private |
| Number of work sites | 130 |
| Website | www.wegmans.com |
Perks
| 100% health coverage | No |
| Unlimited sick days | No |
| Telecommuting | Yes |
| Job sharing | No |
| Subsidized childcare | No |
| Compressed work weeks | Yes |
| Fully-paid sabbaticals | No |
| On-site fitness/subsidized gym | Yes |
| On-site medical care facility | No |
| Non-discrimination policy includes sexual orientation | Yes |
| Health insurance for part-timers | Yes |
| Sick days for part-timers | No |
| College tuition reimbursement | Yes |
| Student loan debt repayment | No |
| Medical facility at all locations | No |
Diversity
| % Women | 53.9% |
| % Minorities | 24.2% |
| % African-American/Black | 10.9% |
| % Asian | 5.1% |
| % Caucasian/White | 75.8% |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 5.6% |
| % Native American/Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| % Two or more races | 2.2% |
| % Unknown ethnicity | - |
| Date info provided | Aug. 23, 2019 |
Paid Time Off
| PTO limit (days) | 17 |
| # Sick days | - |
Compensation
| Most common job (for salaried employee) | Store Department Manager |
| Avg. base pay (salaried) | $69,595 |
| Avg. extra compensation (salaried) | $217 |
| Total pay for most common job (salaried) | $69,812 |
Hiring/Staffing (Past 12 Months)
| Full-time and part-time job growth | 2% |
| # of job applicants | 165,729 |
| Avg. # of applicants per opening | 13 |
| # New graduates hired | 904 |
