Fun, not well managed - Barista Rook Coffee Employee Review

3.0
Sep 24, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy to make friends with coworkers, occasional work parties and team building events.

Cons

30 minute breaks on 12 hour shifts, excessive firing, unorganized management, infrequent raises. Unnecessarily stressful environment.

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Rook Coffee Response
4y
We're sorry to hear that these were takeaways from your time on our team. Please know that we have many measures in place that intend to do deliver an experience to our stores teams that's quite different from your feedback. For example, we only schedule shifts 4-7 hours long at the maximum. In terms of terminations and management, we strive to keep open lines of communication with frequent 1:1 store manager check-ins with teams and quarterly feedback sessions and surveys to ensure store-level feedback can be addressed by management as necessary. If you'd like to share more feedback from your specific experiences, you can reach out to people@rookcoffee.com at any time!

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

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Cons

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Rook Coffee Response
2y
Hey! Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback regarding your time at Rook Coffee. We appreciate your honesty, and are disappointed to learn about your experience as it differs from many of our team members'. We want to assure you that we are committed to fostering a fair and inclusive work environment where all employees are treated with respect and have equal opportunities for growth. Regarding the inconsistencies you mentioned in your review, we make it a point to provide a consistent experience from one location to the next and will explore opportunities to ensure this is clear for all team members. If you would like to discuss further while we investigate the specific details of your review with leadership, please reach out to hr@rookcoffee.com. Thank you again for your feedback. - The Rook Team
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