Does Black Rifle Coffee pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Black Rifle Coffee employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Black Rifle Coffee. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Black Rifle Coffee?

45% of Black Rifle Coffee employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Black Rifle Coffee 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Black Rifle Coffee?

Barista (18) , Customer Service Representative (9) , Shift Leader (8) , Cashier/Barista (6) , Shift Lead (6) , Associate (3) , Barista, Shift Supervisor (3) , General Manager (3) , Cafe Team Member (2) , Customer Engagement Specialist (2) , Director (2) , Project Manager (2) , Retail Associate (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2) , Shift Supervisor (2)

What are the pros of working at Black Rifle Coffee according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 18 reviews)); "The pay is good for this kind of job." ((in 9 reviews)); "Meeting great coworkers and learning new skills." ((in 8 reviews)); "Culture, mission and free coffee!" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great Benefits, fun working environment, and such a fulfilling career!" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Black Rifle Coffee according to real employee reviews?

"Management is awful." ((in 9 reviews)); "HR is apparently very comfortable allowing and even helping leadership make up reasons to fire people." ((in 6 reviews)); "Whenever there was a problem the upper management wouldn't be helpful at all." ((in 4 reviews)); "Constant layoffs, Very top heavy" ((in 4 reviews)); "Lack of communication; inconsistent leadership; the company changed significantly since going public, which is to be expected, but is disappointing in many ways; despite radical transparency being a core value of the company, if often felt like there were backroom deals being made" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Black Rifle Coffee layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Black Rifle Coffee layoffs and their outlook for job security at Black Rifle Coffee in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Black Rifle Coffee locations?

San Antonio , Salt Lake City , Manchester , North Richland Hills , Mesa , Fort Worth , Houston , Boerne , Harker Heights , Phoenix , Temple , Midland , Clarksville , Nashville , Woodstock , Layton , Spanish Fork , Norfolk , Virginia Beach , Oklahoma City , Colleyville , Frisco , Plano , Waco , Pigeon Forge , Niceville , Bradenton , Charleston , Live Oak

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3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(183 total reviews)

Chris Mondzelewski

52% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Black Rifle Coffee has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 183 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Black Rifle Coffee employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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183 reviews

1.0

Mar 10, 2023

Awful

Retention specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked from home Free coffee

Cons

It's chaotic, management is petty, disorganized, and downright malicious. Teams tend to operate as 'cliques' instead of actual teams. Procedures are obnoxious and time consuming, with entirely too many spreadsheets that are made obsolete by other spreadsheets, but you still have to do both because the people that control them won't work together and communicate. HR is apparently very comfortable allowing and even helping leadership make up reasons to fire people. Honestly for anything good I have to say I have 2 more things that are bad. Stay away from this place.

1.0

Dec 21, 2022

Zero stars

Content producer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you cant say anything nice...

Cons

Avoid this place. Abusive environment with zero communication. Management is awful. They regularly let people go without warning. They will make something up like not meeting expectations (they dont tell you what those expectations are) or looking for different skills 'outside the company'. This has been at least a dozen people, not isolated. Founder regularly yells f bombs to employees, at larger meetings and makes generic threats. Strategy changes every week probably because they cant stay focused for more than 5 minutes and complete anything. Why even deal with it, for below market rates?

2.0

Sep 13, 2023

A fallen giant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Wouldn’t be where I am without it I guess.

Cons

Sold out their culture and team members.

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