Pros
- You have great potential to do high visibility and high impact work - Leadership often allows you to take ownership over certain aspects of your work - The company is a tech-focused, data-driven company with a positive brand image - You will work with many smart people who are driven by the company’s mission and values - Lots of free, delicious sweetgreen
Cons
- The brand team works overtime (literally) to make this place seem better than it is - Priorities change often. Be prepared to create things that will not be implemented - Leadership admits to being opposed to structure in an effort to stay nimble, which often comes off as unfocused and lacking strategy - The company is run by three co-founders who make seemingly unfounded decisions that come as a surprise to many - Leadership hires highly experienced, intelligent employees to help the company scale but circumvents processes and best practices when push comes to shove - Many systems and processes are broken and were not built to scale - Two top employee complaints include unfair compensation and lack of information to adequately/easily do daily work - The recruiting, compensation, and promotion processes are inequitable with no adherence to poorly rolled-out structure - There is little to no staff development and employees are promoted into positions they do not deserve, resulting in under-qualified middle management - Employee turnover is high at the senior leadership level - Going to HR is discouraged (I can speak to three employees in different departments who have experienced this) - The company lies about work-life “harmony” and promotes a sweetlife that is unrealistic given the ever-evolving asks from all parts of the business