barista

surveillant du service alimentaire

boulanger-pâtissier

shift manager

food service worker

Good Earth Coffeehouse

I started from training before opening day and was blown away at how amazing the standards were and how supportive the people were who came in to train us from Calgary. I was so excited to work for this franchise as it stood for excellence. However once the trainers left the franchise owners started cutting corners (buying food from local grocery stores instead of the supplier) They also did not like how food shelf life was 2 days for majority of food. They tried to intimidate staff to cut standards to save money! Within the first month they fired 4 people who were all hard workers, but fired them with limited explanations. Owner was disrespectful with staff and would even yell with the public present. This makes everyone feel very uncomfortable. I do believe that this coffee chain is respectable however this location does not do it justice at all. I can easily say I am happy to have moved on.

The longer one works there, the stranger and more suspicious the atmosphere becomes. Overspending, understaffing, and terrible management are only the beginning of the laundry list of issues encountered here. Inability to report these issues to Head Office is alarming. The lack of money to purchase coffeeshop necessities forcing staff to go grocery shopping during work hours. Refusal to allow for sufficient staffing and thus inability for staff to take full breaks. The condescending and disrespectful attitude taken with employees over minor and irrelevant tasks or issues. Overall the predatory, domineering, manipulative and ignorant management that pervades this company makes for a hostile work environment. If a lower rating than one star could be given, it would have been.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I feel fresh every day working as a barista it is not something you get bored 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I would say I enjoyed working at the coffee shop because I love drinking coffee and doing the thing that I love to do makes me happy 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment was busy and enjoyable I worked at the coffee house located in the hospital so was pretty busy 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A lot of communication even though it is busy communication with customers is key so

Used to have a great manager but they drove this store into the ground with the new one. Higher-ups will not listen to your employee's complaints. Horrible management, very smooth brains. All for what? Minimum wage. whoop dee freaking doo. join the army instead! it will be less stressful.

The management was awful with the week schedule being sent out a day before the week started. Constantly understaffed when busy and impossible to get a raise. Also owner claims you make $17-19/hour on indeed and in interview, when it is minimum wage plus tips which can easily vary. I wouldn't recommend working here.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great people that are full of passion for the industry 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Expectations are high and require a much larger time commitment 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Overall the culture was good with a few low dips

I supervised a small corner coffee shop when i worked in good earth, unfortunately it is now close. The day begins pretty early, being located in downtown Calgary, work often starts early. It is always busy in the morning because thats when people tend to do their meetings and grab their coffee.

Staff and customers are fairly friendly, just no room to advance. Wage had remained the same regardless of whether you've been there for 3 months or 5 years. Rather you get rewarded for your hard work and time, through being able to self advocate the kind of shifts you would like. On top of that, zero benefits...

Unfortunately our location was closed down but the team I worked with was amazing. Some things in the cafe were a bit run down but work environment was very friendly and relaxed. Definitely felt like I was never expected to do more than what I was paid to do.

They want to get avengers team when the rush come. but the management won't care about the environment properly. If you face on the rush hour it's totally up to your responsibility. but you can get free drinks and good quality coffee in your shift unlimited. Coffee lovers loves that job.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Barista 20 salaries reported	$17.14 per hour
Surveillant du service alimentaire 4 salaries reported	$18.00 per hour
Boulanger-pâtissier 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour
Shift manager 1 salary reported	$19.35 per hour
Food service worker 2 salaries reported	$17.18 per hour

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