Village Juicery Employee Reviews

'Trial shift' is what I was first offered with. I ended up taking the job and never seen the gift card that was supposed to be my compensation for the time I worked.

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Shipper/Receiver (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 15 July 2023

Well such a beautiful team spirit which I'm mostly happy about the job is the job for someone like me who has been doing my job for over a decade but what makes it special is the team that I've been apart of so far and a great management team who are very inclusive and the diversty speak out and it's shows all day by all the different cultures that come together. And the very best in giving opportunities to person who are ready to get a taste of the real world as your startup job for the love stories I've been told by those who made it the first jobs always brings a smile to my face thanks for sharing. I added attention to detail because it is a food company so getting it right is very important for customers purposes.

Pros

Team members, management, culture, freeze goodes

Cons

Standing, hours, attention to detail.

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Insights into Village Juicery

Based on 12 survey responses

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Fair pay for job
Feeling of personal appreciation
Inclusive work environment

Minimum wage. Your education and experience don't matter. Get a real restaurant job instead.

Nutritionist (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 17 June 2023

Don't expect to be utilizing your nutrition background or helping customers with their health concerns. This is a fast food joint disguised with all the trendy vegan health-washing elements. You'll be working multiple roles in one but will be paid the minimum. They want your title and willingness to do more than you should in your role and in the time allotted. The cleaning and closing duties should be done by at least 2 people. It's unreasonable. No incentive. Tips are minimal and pooled between staff. You'll get pennies at the end of the month. Better off getting a real restaurant serving job, at least you'll get minimum wage plus reasonable tips!

Pros

free food on your shift. Discounted food end of shift and off duty

Cons

ridiculous expectations for slave pay

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Poor.

I just work(ed) there (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 11 May 2023

Everything is poor. From the owners down to the production. The managers don’t care, they never have, never will. everything relies on distribution, and their distribution team is treated like garbage. There are barely any races in wage. All they care about is making money, don’t see how they do that when their $14 salads end up in the garbage every day.

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Negative work experience

Customer Service (Former Employee) - Etobicoke, ON - 8 March 2023

Company does not care about employees. Management can be unprofessional many times. Was not a good work experience. I would not recommend this company at all.

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Line Operator (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 19 January 2023

Management does not care about any issues you bring up as long as they meet their juice quotas. If it affects production they’ll work to find a solution but if it doesn’t, suffer.

Pros

Free day old juice

Cons

Start and stay at minimum wage

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Worst job I've ever taken

Production Worker (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 19 January 2023

Village juicery [Mississauga distribution] has to be the worst poorly put together company I've ever worked for. 'trial shift' is what I was first offered with. I ended up taking the job. Never seen the gift card that was supposed to be my compensation for the 6 hours I worked. The hours are ridiculous. People are sharing boots 🤢. The have the highest turn over rate because they make you work with miserable people and are actually surprised when you quit.. blows my mind. DO NOT WORK HERE. Don't make the same mistake I made.

Pros

Free juice

Cons

Management, employees, pay rate.

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Fantastic management, coworkers, and environment!

Sales Associate (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 29 December 2022

I worked at the Roncesvalles location and had a fabulous experience overall. The management was supportive, kind, and onto it. My coworkers were all lovely people who did their jobs well. The pay was very fair with some incentives along the way. I enjoyed this position thoroughly and only left due to my personal circumstances (moving!).

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Flexible part-time job

In-store nutritionist (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 13 December 2022

Fun team, but with minimal career progression. I was studying full-time so the location and flexibility were convenient for me. One staff drink per shift (juice or kombucha).

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Fun at work and more response in active work place

Area Supervisor (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 6 October 2022

It was great when I got in. I was happy to get along with everybody. But in the long process, this place is working nice. My manager gave me a nice treat all the time. And I always been taught by my colleagues and always helping me. Leaving the work so soon after I got promoted, I got to teach and mentor some of my members and eventually they found success. A great place to start where you can use your excellence and skills you have in the work place.

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Great environment and team. Pay increases are almost not a thing

Production Team Member (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 20 March 2022

Have been with the company for many years. Is a great environment and lots of amazing people. Is a great team to be apart of. Leader/Managers are very kind and helpful. There's always extra juice to take home. If your willing to put in the effort there's always oppturintiy to become a team lead but most don't want to due to the little to no raisesIf the wage increase was actually competitive and mean something would be ideal place to work at. But after being here for multiple years only real increase I got was when I had to beg. Higher ups that are IN charge of pay increase need to understand that this selfishness deeply affects their employees and their image. I real hope they wake up and appreciate the efforts of their employees as it is a great place to work for. I just want everyone to be paid fairly and be with them long term.

Pros

People, Environment, Free Product, station gets easier every day.

Cons

Pay increases only happen once a year and is a few cents

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not bad

Sales Associate (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 8 December 2021

never gonna give you up never gonna let you down never gonna turn around and dessert you. not bad, ideologically driven, can be a detriment sometimes

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Modern day slavery

Store Associate (Current Employee) - Toronto, ON - 29 October 2021

Horrible place to work for. They should be ashamed of how little they pay their workers. They take pride in expanding their stores, at the cost of slaving away their employees. Every employee throughout the company does the job of several people, from marketing to product development to the staff at the stores. You have to practically beg for a raise, and if it miraculously doesn’t get refused, they’ll only raise your wage by cents. Awful, awful, awful place to work. Don’t even consider it.

Pros

Absolutely nothing

Cons

Long hours, don’t get all the tips which go to management, low pay, too many responsibilities, uncaring company

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Avoid at all costs

Customer Service Associate (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 24 May 2021

DO NOT trust the positive reviews. Management does not care about you. You basically have to do the job of 2-3 people and are paid minimum wage DURING A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC. Its exhausting and its not worth the small amount of money and a juice you end up going home with. Management will do anyting to not pay you what you deserve like giving you free juice instead of giving you a raise or even giving you your tips you EARNED.. i felt exploited, used and not cared for

Cons

long hours, Low pay, management is disorganized

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Would not recommend

Nutritionist (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 14 April 2021

Very low salary and many responsibilities, often youre working alone so all the tasks are on you. Everyone has keyholder positions but arent paid so. They tell you that you are going to get paid in many ways but it doesent actually add up to anything. The management takes half of tips So even though you get “tips” they dont fully go to you for providing kind service to customers. Basically you work for the price of one juice (a bit more) per hour. The people you work with are good but the salary is too low to make this job worthwhile. Would be better to work somewhere that actually gives you your tips so your effort isnt wAsted. The job title is also deceiving because youre basically a cashier. I did not feel like this company cared for me.

Pros

Free juice

Cons

Low pay, lots of responsibilities, dont get all your tips

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Fun and welcoming company culture

Brand Ambassador (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 25 November 2020

Very welcoming environment and products you feel proud to stand behind. Environmentally conscious company in all aspects of business and products. Would recommend .

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Student/part time only job

Distribution Associate (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 1 November 2020

This job was easy at first then more work came with no salaries increases even after being with the company for 2 years. Not for anyone serious, student or quick part time work. Management is overwhelmed and disorganized. Lot of promises from up top with little actions taken. Longer days, earlier start times and in efficient route planning.

Pros

easy work at times, free juice, relaxed work environment

Cons

job security, frustrating management, inefficient repetitive work

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Not as advertise

Facility and Maintenance Manager (Former Employee) - 1786 mattawa - 10 February 2020

The Owners (founders) are a fraud, he speaks one thing in the interview but things are different once you are hired, they try to do the bare minimum towards benefits but they want you to overpass their expectations, I had to put money out of my pocket to keep driving to all the different sites and all they offer for travel compensation is $150 per month no matter how much you travel you do, then if they are short in people you need to take a load of someone else shores besides your own, also they lack human skills to treat the personnel they will humiliate you and make you feel like a dime a dozen which will discourage any positive attitude, GGOD LUCK

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good place to work

General Laborer (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 16 January 2020

I enjoyed my time working at this organization. The staff was a pleasure to work with. They were team players, worked well under pressure and were efficient and reliable.

Pros

got to keep unsold juices and salads

Cons

no job security

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A Mess

Production Worker (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 22 October 2019

A workplace characterized by negligence and laziness (not really fault of staff, but higher up’s failure to address long standing issues with how production facility is run) Will try to sell you on positivity, teamwork, room to grow. but don’t be fooled. Turning a blind eye is how most issues get handled here. Lack of experienced managers/leaders puts unnecessary strain on workers. HR will hire literally anybody, with a preference for those with no relevant work experience whatsoever, which means veteran employees get stuck holding the hands of people on their team with no idea what they’re doing. The pay is pitiful for the kind of work that will be asked of you. You cannot make a living wage here. Environment is dirty and disorganized (if you’re looking for a career in food industry you will be extremely disappointed and uncomfortable with the conditions) Food safety/quality control is practically non existent. If you have issues with pay, hours or internal conflict it is often handled so poorly/ unprofessionally. If you’re young with not much job experience or a student just looking for some cash on the side go for it, otherwise there are more professional places that will treat you better.

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Hard and tiring at first, easy after a few shifts in.

Press Operator (Current Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 21 October 2019

Job is hard at first, but after a while of doing the same thing over and over, you get used to it. Team is always short people weekly, or even a daily basis, so expect long hours and more work. Pay is not worth and unfair with the amount of work being done. Only good thing about working here are the flexible hours.

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