Caribou Coffee Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I worked here for two years. My advice is to not work here, at least not longer than a year. The amount of work you are expected to do for the amount of pay you get ($7.50 to $9 starting--baristas max out at $11) is ridiculous. Further, your managers get a bonus for keeping labor costs low, so it is in their interest to keep the store understaffed and workers under hours. When I got a second job to keep up with rent, I was gossiped about ruthlessly and endlessly (suddenly I was the reason the schedules were weird! Who knew?), despite giving way more than the required two weeks notice. Caribou is like the world's worst boyfriend--treats you awfully, expects unconditional love in return, and when you work up the nerve to leave, begs you to come back and doesn't understand why you left. SKIP IT. Work for the other guys if you must."

"An experience you have to be awake for"

What do you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"Exposure to many different cultures of people, and things. I met a lot of new people, and got to work with people from all over."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Smile, and have a good attitude. Ninety percent of what you do is attitude."

What don't you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"No room for growth outside becoming a store manager. I didn't get to work with their creative marketing team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More opportunities for long-term growth within the company.Implement a training program that offer other opprtunites"

"I loved working here"

What do you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"I liked the fast paced environment and getting to know the regulars."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. Have fun. Make sure the early mornings are something you can handle."

What don't you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"Sometimes the early mornings get to be a bit much."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Nothing much. they management let us do our jobs and were there if we needed anything."

What don't you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"They threw me into my first management position with little or no district level support."

"As customer service goes, this company has a great environment and goes for high quality every time."

What do you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"High quality product, continually striving for excellence in presentation, personable staff and management who encourage strong work ethic but allow for personal expression."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You will get from this job what you bring to it. Willingness to work hard and a sense of humor will suit you best as a candidate."

What don't you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"Low pay, frequent late hours at certain stores."

"Love the company, not the job."

What do you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"I love my coworkers, the product and the enviroment."

What don't you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"I would like to move to a corporate position, but it is not easy to leave the store level."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I feel that management has very little respect for store employees and that they need to consider the needs of employees and stores when making decisions."

What do you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"Fast pace, good team development, great customer relations, new skills."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be energetic, detail oriented, be able to manage your time."

What don't you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"Getting up at 3am to go to work and working until 6pm."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be dedicated, fast paced environment, must love coffee, be ready to learn great things about coffee."

"Not worth your time"

What do you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"Simple, simple job."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay away..............."

What don't you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"Clueless in running operations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Change the entire upper level management team"

"District Management can be difficult but they have made changes since I left."

What do you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"The people and the hours"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask lots of questions and do the day in the life of a Caribou manager if offered."

What don't you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"Retail products that I could believe in did not show up that offten and District management was mean and petty."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote on performance and Management abillity not just one or the other."

"Caribou Coffee was a great place to work and grow professionally. It gave me a great opportunity to show my abilities to manage a store's overall operations."

What do you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"I loved the opportunity that this job gave me to communicate with my customers in a nice relaxed environment!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Show the company the strength that your character and expertise can provide."

What don't you like about working at Caribou Coffee?

"There was nothing that I would say stands out as a reason I really disliked working for Caribou."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that management keep event marketing in mind for further promotions of the company. Because of the environment that Caribou Provides, it is a great place for events such as concerts, corporate gatherings, and more niche focused events like car shows for instance."