sweetgreen reviews

3.4

40% would recommend to a friend

(969 total reviews)
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Jonathan Neman

35% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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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969 reviews
5.0
Feb 23, 2015
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Pros

Practice what you preach, walk the walk, etc. From our food ethos, to our values, to our employee rewards program to our environmental impact this company truly believes in doing what is right, even if it's hard. I came from a company that had zero structure in place for professional development and growth, sweetgreen has many programs in place to help our teammates and coaches grow. There's a big emphasis on personal development and learning which is hard to find. I wake up everyday energized and excited by what I do. My hardest, most stressful day here has been more rewarding than my best day at my old job.

Cons

The rapid growth is pushing everyone harder than before with new expectations but it's challenging in a positive way. If you are not one that can adapt to changes quickly this may not be the time.

2.0
Feb 11, 2015

Sweetgreen isnt so sweet

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Best thing about working at Sweetgreen is that it opens your eyes to healthy living

Cons

Honestly it's a bit racist in nyc if your not white or Hispanic you're not going anywhere I've seen people more deserving of promotions get left out because of their race and they're not "buddies" with higher ranking people.

2.0
Nov 21, 2014
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Pros

The food is great and the 50% discount is great. They host a music festival every year featuring popular artists. When you get hired they promote a positive and healthy lifestyle. The pay is competitive and above minimum wage. Co-workers and Head Coach were really great.

Cons

Employees weren't treated with respect. Leadership when the General Manager wasn't there was very poor. Many supervisors did not follow procedures and often times you was not given the break that was supposed to be "required." They follow the "customer is always right" regardless of whether said customer was very much wrong. In general corporate doesn't seem very kind or as nice as they make it seem. The only person from corporate that everyone loved was Sabrina. She was genuinely the nicest person and always made everyone smile when she came in. Also add in the fact that unless someone in corporate likes you, you have no chance of moving up. It's mainly about picking favorites. A lot of unprofessional behavior at work. People gossiped and there was no sense of professional boundaries.

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