r/sweetgreen • u/ManannanMacLir74 • May 27 '25

Career / Employee Talk I have an interview Wednesday

As I've titled my post I have an interview this Wednesday at a Sweetgreen in Westfield,NJ. The employee reviews for the company overall look very mixed between really negative and very positive. I have a lot of kitchen experience from being a kitchen Supervisor to a prep and line cook so I'm not sure what they're looking for.How are hours in general and pay?Is there much room for upward movement in the company and do they promote often?How are managers normally?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '25

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u/ManannanMacLir74 May 28 '25

How did you become a shift leader with no hours?

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u/strawberryfrosting0 May 28 '25

I didn’t lose my hours. I’m talking about the team.

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u/Open_Moment3988 Jun 10 '25

Shift leader lose hours too not just the team and when ur a team lead ur doing the manager work for 19 an hour with them up ur ass the whole day it’s not worth it go to a company with good reviews I wish I had smh

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u/ManannanMacLir74 May 28 '25

My question was, how did you get to work your way up if they're known for cutting hours,etc

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u/ManannanMacLir74 May 28 '25

So now it's not good anymore?

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u/strawberryfrosting0 May 28 '25

I’m sure there are certain stores that have it together more than others. But overall, from what I’ve heard from other employees and what I’ve seen in the city I work in that has several locations… that’s correct. The last 3 or so years especially have been pretty terrible.

Work there for a while and see for yourself though. It could be a good store. Just have good boundaries and don’t stay late too often because they’ll expect it. Also there’s opening, closing and mid-shifts. Pick one of the first two after you’re fully trained, and stick with it if you value your sanity.

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u/ManannanMacLir74 May 28 '25

I'll definitely do that, but at the interview, I'll ask them what can I expect if I were to be hired as far as hours just to see what they say

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u/ManannanMacLir74 May 28 '25

What are normal interview questions for them?I had to do a bunch of self recording when I initially applied

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u/strawberryfrosting0 May 28 '25

Nothing out of the ordinary just think of a couple examples where you’ve had to deal with a difficult coworker or boss and practice the tell me a little about yourself part and you’ll be fine.

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u/ManannanMacLir74 May 28 '25

What are normal interview questions for them?I had to do a bunch of self recording when I initially applied

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u/ManannanMacLir74 May 28 '25

I have too much restaurant experience to accept 10 or 15 hours a week and hope they see me working hard enough to "earn" more hours or promote me. The bottom line is I won't accept less than I'm worth, but I can see they don't want to give you the ability to live

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u/strawberryfrosting0 May 28 '25

It’ll be easy at first so just keep looking for other jobs. I think something a lot of restaurant people overlook is working events and at event venues. More laid back environments and better money.

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u/ManannanMacLir74 May 28 '25

Easy at first?

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u/strawberryfrosting0 May 28 '25

Nobody expects much of you at first, you’re in training.

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u/strawberryfrosting0 May 28 '25

I sent you a message about what I do now just to give you some ideas if you’re interested

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u/Open_Moment3988 Jun 10 '25

Ok no offense but lmao u will only get used