According to a recent survey with grocery store managers conducted by the Food Marketing Institute, more than 90 percent of grocery store managers report loving their job.

This survey entitled, FMI Store Manager Survey: What Motivates the People Running our Stores, was conducted with over 1200 grocery store managers at 65 different companies to find out what makes them tick.  A few of the findings included:

• Both men and women store managers agree that “managing a supermarket is a rewarding occupation.”
• Store managers have people skills with more than 80% percent claiming to be very knowledgeable in this area.
• Store managers report what they like most about their job is “working with employees” and “interacting with customers.”

To see more of the results view the full 2014 report here.