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    Canteen Reviews

    Updated December 10, 2018
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    Pros

    • "Canteen is made up of a bunch of great people at all levels" (in 11 reviews)

    • "A great company that is engaged" (in 9 reviews)

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    1. "Awesome place to work"

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      Current Employee - Warehouse Associate in Minneapolis, MN
      Current Employee - Warehouse Associate in Minneapolis, MN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Canteen part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      all the snacks you can eat
      fun job
      co workers are great
      pay is good

      Cons

      Sometimes hours are up in the air

      Canteen Response

      Nov 28, 2018 – VP HR

      So glad to hear you are enjoy working with us. And I think we are fun so keep up that spirit!

    2. "Review"

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      Current Employee - Unit Manager in Lake Norman of Catawba, NC
      Current Employee - Unit Manager in Lake Norman of Catawba, NC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Canteen full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Hours of operation, fellow workers, customers

      Cons

      Pop up caterings with no extra help, you have to train yourself

      Advice to Management

      none - they don't listen, either that ot they listen but don't act.

      Canteen Response

      Dec 3, 2018 – VP HR

      Thank you for taking time to provide your feedback and for being with us for 3 years. I agree we do have great associates and wonderful customers. However, sorry to hear about your experience with... More

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    3. "General Manager"

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      Current Employee - General Manager in Watkinsville, GA
      Current Employee - General Manager in Watkinsville, GA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Canteen full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Employee friendly and fair wage.

      Cons

      Not a great location for some.

      Advice to Management

      Room for advancement

      Canteen Response

      Nov 20, 2018 – VP HR

      Thank you for your dedication to Canteen! Always excited to see tenure such as yours with Canteen. We are very fortunate to have associates who began as route drivers and moved all the way through... More

    4. "Company review"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Canteen full-time

      Pros

      The pay is quite good

      Cons

      They play the favoritism game

      Advice to Management

      Treat everyone equal

    5. "Great place to work."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Kind and friendly management.

      Cons

      Communication tends to be lacking.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work.

      Canteen Response

      Oct 15, 2018 – VP HR

      Thank you for your feedback. I agree that we have a strong management team that is easily accessible to our associates at all levels. We continue to work on our communication across Canteen through... More

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Had a better experience during a root canal."

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      Current Employee - Account Manager in Baltimore, MD
      Current Employee - Account Manager in Baltimore, MD
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Canteen full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      The only pro is a paycheck

      Cons

      Everything, they do not keep their word, lying is their sales pitch. Stay AWAY from this company.

      Advice to Management

      Short tempered and micro management. Poor trainers.

      Canteen Response

      Oct 22, 2018 – VP HR

      Thank you for your feedback. We hold ourselves to a high standard and remain committed to treating our associates and customers with fairness, honesty and respect. If you would like to share your... More

    7. "Routine work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Canteen full-time

      Pros

      I think it’s good for everything except for the salaries.

      Cons

      Most of the money goes to the salaried employee they don’t pay enough for hourly employees even the hourly ones do most of the work.

      Canteen Response

      Oct 15, 2018 – VP HR

      Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We do have an incentive program specifically for hourly employees for units that hit their monthly goals/targets. It is a way to earn more... More

    8. "Awful"

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      Current Employee - Manager in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Manager in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Free coffee and access to cheap snacks.

      Cons

      Work life balance non existent. Management by fear and intimidation. Ridiculed by senior management in public.

      Canteen Response

      Nov 9, 2018 – VP HR

      I am sorry you are not having the experience we expect and strive for all of our associates at Canteen. Free coffee is great however we want all of our associates to have an even greater experience... More

    9. "management"

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      Current Employee - CSM in Richmond, VA
      Current Employee - CSM in Richmond, VA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Canteen full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      good people with ok pay

      Cons

      you will be asked to work long hours

    10. "Challenging work"

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      Former Employee - Warehouse/Route Driver in Hayward, CA
      Former Employee - Warehouse/Route Driver in Hayward, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Canteen full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Start early 3am - 4am, no weekends!

      Cons

      Not enough employees that are actually willing to work hard..

      Advice to Management

      Solid management, and supervisors