Village Juicery Work-life balance 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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Team members

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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Based on 12 survey responses

What people like

Fair pay for job
Feeling of personal appreciation
Inclusive work environment

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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No support

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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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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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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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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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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It Almost Feels Like Slave Work

Distribution (Current Employee) - Distribution Facility - 10 September 2019

You cannot bring up a problem without risking your job, whether it is about procedure or management. I have seen so many people come and go this way. Now all of us veterans have learned to keep our mouths shut in order to keep our jobs. Any positive suggestion on improvements get ignored by management, only to come up as someone's idea in management months later when the problem has affected the team for months already, and without credit or acknowledgement to the person that brought it up. Free expensive juices, but little pay, and no benefits since most are considered part time. And don't think about trying to find ways to stretch hours to make it easier on you or try to get a decent pay check. What the company produces for a product is also pretty good. Luckily most the team and some of the managers are awesome to work with. That is the only reason keeping me here while doing other part time jobs.

Pros

free juices, easy work

Cons

long hours doing one task, difficult management, feels under paid

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Unorganized workplace

Full-Time - Kitchen Production (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 26 May 2017

High and unrealistic expectations for workload and extremely unorganized management. Owners had barely any idea what went on behind the scenes and didn't make an effort to do so.

Pros

Free food

Cons

Long hours

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Excellent experience

Press Operator/Warehouse (Former Employee) - Toronto, ON - 13 January 2017

Great experience over my time with them. Excellent co-workers and management. I would certainly recommend them as an employer with no hesitation whatsoever.