- Condescending market manager: Set a negative tone, played favorites, and made the work environment unnecessarily stressful.
- Unwelcoming other store manager: A separate manager who regularly created tension and discomfort whenever they visited.
Unrealistic expectations — Expected to hit impossible standards, like making sandwiches in under two minutes during rushes.
- Breaks weren’t encouraged: Especially 10‑minute breaks; they existed on paper but weren’t supported until multiple employees complained.
- KPI obsession: Leadership prioritizes timers and metrics over employee well‑being.
- Physically and mentally draining: You leave every shift exhausted, drained, and wondering why you’re still there.
- Chaotic atmosphere: Music blasted so loudly customers asked for it to be turned down; hard to hear orders over the noise.
- Uniform rules contradict “individuality”: They preach self‑expression while enforcing strict appearance rules.
- High turnover : People quit constantly, and management never addresses the root causes.
- Worst‑run company I’ve worked for: I’ve worked in food service before, and nothing compares to how poorly this place is run.
- Hypocritical motto: “A Juicer is not a machine” doesn’t match reality; employees are treated exactly like machines -- overworked, rushed, and expected to perform at an inhuman pace.
