Pros
- Organized workspace with a, generally, high degree of professionalism. - Most managers and shift leaders, those primarily the middle tier just below top management, are incredibly nice, professional, and are incredibly good at what they do. People check in on you, everyone says hi, and fist bumps are the norm. - Good Food: one employee meal a day. The menu is often limited as hell, but it is certainly better than nothing. - Great diversity: Sol Food is one of the only places in Marin where a language barrier will not hold you back. In the kitchen, even people who can barely speak a word of English have the ability to move up the ladder and become leaders. - Bustling atmosphere keeps it interesting, it is not a sleepy restaurant.
Cons
- You will probably be relegated to one job for the entirety of the time there, whether you like it or not. Some people have been there for 5 years and are still cashiering at the level of an entry-level associate. - Lied about how much you make hourly with tips. Said $25ish and occasionally $26 per hour, but it actually comes out to around $20ish (occasionally a dollar or two less/more). - Management can be harsh and it is difficult to get time off. Management can also occasionally overstep professional boundaries, but not with incredibly frequency. Also feels like they would probably prefer someone come into their shift with COVID or a cold than miss a day, despite face-value assurances of prioritizing health, etc. - Biggest Critique: Very little worker solidarity as everyone is trying to move up the ladder; if you come in 2 minutes late from a break, someone will probably comment on it. If you have a phone in your pocket, your equal will probably tell you to put it away. If you RUN to the bathroom, you might come back to someone asking you if you had told anyone first. Good luck getting through the day without someone getting on your a** as a way to make themselves look more promising to management. Everyone is either too afraid to say something remotely negative/critical in case it is used against them, or they are the person to go to management. It's definitely taxing to feel like you have no one to relate to or gripe to about things.