Yeah, my wife worked for Costco for a few years and it was... fine. It wasn't exceptional in any way, but it was decent. But for a retail chain, "decent" is a pretty significant improvement over the competition.

I've noticed that, at least historically, a lot of the buzz around Costco being a great employer comes from the States. Which makes sense, as the bar is even lower down there, so the same policies are much more impressive.