sweetgreen reviews

- 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

There's a lot of talk around "living the sweet life" and "doing your best work" but there's so much infrastructure to be built that it's difficult to work on strategy when the house is on fire. There is no work life balance here -- because the infrastructure is so bad, everyone works hundreds of hours to just make things work. Everyone is exhausted and overworked. The turnover is very high...I knew I wanted to leave after weeks of starting. There are many new hires that never make the 1-year mark and leave on the 1-year anniversary to just get the equity.