Understaffed and overworked - Anonymous employee Caribou Coffee Employee Review

3.0
Jan 31, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Customers make going into work worthwhile Co-workers are wonderful, including the store manager Free coffee, discounts, and good tasting food Flexible hours and time off requests are generally always granted

Cons

Low pay for the amount of work (Only because of understaffing) District Managers in this company are a joke Outdated equipment, broken equipment takes too much time to be replaced Very little communication between upper management and store members Focused on pure profits, not employees

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Pros

Free drink but only one per shift

Cons

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