Is sweetgreen a good company to work for?

sweetgreen has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 1,003 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 40% of employees would recommend working at sweetgreen to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about sweetgreen have been left by employees working as Server , Cashier and Crew Member .

Does sweetgreen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, sweetgreen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at sweetgreen. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at sweetgreen?

40% of sweetgreen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated sweetgreen 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at sweetgreen?

Team Member (45) , Cashier (23) , Head Coach (22) , Server (19) , General Manager (18) , Shift Lead (17) , Prep Cook (16) , Crew Member (15) , Assistant Manager (14) , Shift Leader (14) , Core Team Member (13) , Customer Service (13) , Dishwasher (13) , Food Service Worker (10) , Manager (9)

What are the pros of working at sweetgreen according to real employee reviews?

"Okay Pay and good benefits" ((in 68 reviews)); "My coworkers are great and I have built real friendships with them." ((in 44 reviews)); "Free food and meals" ((in 43 reviews)); "great people and friends l" ((in 42 reviews)); "Great benefits for employees in the long run" ((in 34 reviews))

What are the cons of working at sweetgreen according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management poor company values and rules" ((in 78 reviews)); "Managers don’t care for the company" ((in 34 reviews)); "Long hours and tons of prep" ((in 23 reviews)); "Upper Management does not care about the job you do." ((in 14 reviews)); "Politics, favoritism, As well as not a lot of room to grow without obstacles" ((in 13 reviews))

What are employees saying about sweetgreen layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about sweetgreen layoffs and their outlook for job security at sweetgreen in 2026.

What are the top reviewed sweetgreen locations?

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3.4

40% would recommend to a friend

(969 total reviews)

Jonathan Neman

35% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

sweetgreen has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 969 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The sweetgreen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

969 reviews

1.0

May 21, 2014

Beware

Cit program

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Head Coaches in the Maryland/DC area are "sweetgreen" and keep it real.

Cons

Upper management claim to "keep it real" but they don't.

sweetgreen Response

12y

Thank you for taking the time to review sweetgreen. We will share these comments with the management team.

1.0

Jun 8, 2020

Bad management, favoritism, too many politician kids, privileges of race

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Healthy food, flexible hours and good benefits

Cons

You can get hired without any core experience if you are close to one of the member of leadership team as their first priority is to protect their exclusive community, try to get stronger in the company and get other leaders approval to be promoted. The company is quite corrupted. All members of leadership them are manager/lead for something. You will never get promoted or hired no matter what your skills are if you are not kissing their butt or not supporting them. Some people have been working here for years and you should never disagree with anything when you talk to them because they know the best. I'm so glad I got to leave this toxic place.

1.0

May 30, 2020

Sinking ship in a COVID-19 world.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free salads, but now that’s gone since everyone is WFH.

Cons

Everyone is overwhelmed and work-life balance is at an all time low, including morale. The outlook is not good as tensions rise at the management and leadership levels.

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Jobs at sweetgreen

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