Vantaggi
The coworkers and customers were wonderful! My coworkers were kind, thoughtful, and actually listened when I asked them questions. Making customers' days was the best part of the job. You're promised unlimited drinks, but in actuality, you will be given no time to drink them in the designated break room area.
Svantaggi
I started working as a Barista for Gregory's Coffee two weeks ago. During this time, I was not given appropriate time during my shifts to do the required training, which you are not able to do off-shift. I was encouraged by my manager to ask questions, then told to reference Opus Training (the training app) in order to answer them. From the get to, you will be expected to work as part of a well greased assembly line. You will not feel like a human being. I contracted an illness which required antibiotics, and made sure to request coverage for the two days I would need to miss. Up until then, I had been getting consistently good feedback on my work, and promised time to bring my training up to date during my next scheduled shift. Upon my return, I was fired for inconsistent work and attendance. My manager referenced the day's delay in stocking the pastry case (I was stocking the pastries as soon as they were coming out of the ovens), the fact that I prioritized unloading the coffee shipment (I was told to unload it by a coworker, my manager was not present despite his scheduled shift, and came in an hour late in a clearly bad mood) and latenesses, including a 3 minute lateness that day. There was no communication of these issues before I got sick. Feedback had in fact been consistently positive. Before coming back to work, I was warned not to ask my manager questions because he would not answer them. My manager also chose to ignore health and safety violations, such as open cold brew buckets left on the floor, and was bothered when I changed gloves in between tasks in order avoid cross contamination.