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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sweetgreen reviews

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

2.0

Oct 24, 2020

Great salads, everything else is a hot mess.

Qa automation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly folks, great food, a potentially great tech stack, a sprinkling of talented folks

Cons

Dysfunctional, visionless management, one way communication, too many empty suits

3.0

Oct 9, 2018

unfair wages

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

healthy food. clean restaurant. friendly coworker

Cons

1. no health insurance benifits 2. pay only minimum wages 3. Company makes a more than $8000 in weekdays. fast-paced restaurant. but the labor are cheap. they do not pay fair wages. thats why I deduct 1 star because of unfair wages and 1 another star because of no insurance benefit. 4. Too much work 5. people should get $18 per hour cause- lots of work

5.0

Jul 23, 2017

Pay attention

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is quite an experience

Cons

There are no cons happy

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