sweetgreen reviews

I worked at Sweet Greens union square store and automatically notice on how they focus more on putting up a front on how much they value their employees and customers. While working there it was very clear to me that none of that was true. They don't train you well and expect you to already know the procedures. You never know what the rules are since every manager does what they want to do- like leaving the store to go shopping?! They definitely take advantage of employees (young ones) and make them spend way long after closing even if there is school the next day. They make sure you are aware that they (head coaches/ assistants) are better than you and make you feel inferior every day when you walk in. Favorites are a big thing so kissing up is a big deal to get to the top. During your interview and orientation they tell you a story on how Sweetgreen first started and they had block parties and made a lot of friends that show how much they care about people etc. etc. however customers are the least thing on their mind. Being passive aggressive to employees and customers must be a requirement to be a head coach. Their core values mean absolutely nothing to them, money and recognition is more important to them.

1) Uniform - It's basically summertime now and we have to wear long khaki pants and t-shirts. the t-shirts are fine, but it gets really hot near the hot food warmers and you start to sweat and feel icky after running around making salads. We can wear shorts, but only ones that are knee length. It would be nice if we could wear shorts that didn't have a length requirement as long as we keep our butts covered. 2) Lack of benefits - There is no 401k!!! And I since I am a part time employee, I don't get any health insurance benefits or paid vacation days. I'm not sure about sick days either. 3) Inefficient use of talent and skills - Some of my coworkers, including myself, are quite talented in academics and creative arts. I feel that we should have a chance to work in the corporate office to better use our skills. We get trained to work on the salad line and in the kitchen, but I would like to try out being in marketing or the finance department as well. 4) Disconnect between management/corporate and front-line employees - I feel that many of my coworkers and I would be able to offer great suggestions on how to improve Sweetgreen, but we never get a chance to do so. We don't really know what is happening to the company on the corporate level. 5) Lack of upward mobility - I feel that there is no way to really move up or get promoted. Nobody really tells us anything about career advancement during our training. We are just left there to wonder how we can get a promotion and move up in the company. 6) Tiring - Being on your feet the whole day is very tiring. Even at the end of a 4 hour shift, my feet want to fall off. Some of my coworkers work 8hrs or more a day. I can't imagine how their feet feel. When the rush comes in, it's a nightmare. The lines go out the door sometimes and we get really stressed out trying to make the orders go by quickly. 7) Music - yes our music is great but we can't hear it while we are working. There is too much background noise covering it up. Also, we need more Taylor Swift in the mix. Corporate in D.C. makes the playlists, but I feel that each store should have their employees pick the music to make working more fun.