While Crew has a lot of positives and highlights, there's always room for growth....
- Close on Sunday!!! Crew is a nonstop, engaging, and fast pace environment at times. Whereas they have flexibility, there isn't much of an emphasis on rest. As a Christian, I think this is something that God requires for us so that we can do the work he's called us to effectively and rest in Him. I'm speaking from the management realm, and I have no idea about any of the upper positions, but I'd imagine it gets worse the further you move up. I don't think they mean to do this, but they can almost encourage an environment of workaholism. If not careful, Crew can easily become your life. Receiving emails on your phone while at home, receiving messages through text while off work, being required to work more than 40 hours a week, and having to work on weekends, the path to burnout can come quickly if not carefully monitored. As with operating hours, they close on major holidays and that's about it. I find it to be a negative that Crew doesn't mimic their customer service cousin, Chick Fil A, with closing on Sunday. Chick Fil A is in a harder position to do so and arguably are suffering more financially from this decision. I think this would benefit Crew Carwash highly with giving rest to their employees, customers, and machines for just one day every week. I think they by far have the means and capabilities of doing so, yet they choose not to. This all adds to the con of work/life balance, so if this is something you desire, this place can be a struggle at times.
- Crew has a very high standard of cleanliness, operational excellence, and behavior. While that's a good thing inherently, sometimes it can feel a bit too stiff depending on who you're working with. The amount of tiny detail things that you can be coached on seems ridiculous to me. For example, employees are required to make goals toward how many Unlimited passes they want to sell, which is great. However, if this paper isn't filled out consistently, there can be negative consequences. I've almost received a coaching that's right below a termination for having a consistent problem of putting a number on a piece of paper that has no negative consequence for the future. Compared to the amount of other miscellaneous responsibilities one has, this falls to the bottom of the list of importance for me. Albeit there are second chances, and it depends on who you work with, but sometimes this gets to be too much. Sometimes my brain can melt at the amount of tiny details you have to cover and remember. If detail orientation is something your comfortable with, kudos to you, but if not, this'll be a tough place to work.