If you are an outgoing, energetic person, you'll enjoy the rushes in the morning. - Anonymous employee Caribou Coffee Employee Review

4.0
30 Mar 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Meeting people in the community. Tips can be decent. Pay is low; you are officially considered a waitress.

Cons

Not allowed lunch hours, even if working more than 6 hours. This may have gotten cleared up. Arbitrary firing. Such as an employee who has been with the company and hourly wage had gone up. Personality of some managers are such that they should not have been made manager. Favoritism. Devious ways to make an employee unhappy enough to quit.

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5.0
20 Apr 2026
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Pros

- Great people and company culture

Cons

- frequent changes in management

2.0
26 Jun 2026
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Pros

Usually nice coworkers, good regulars, tips can be really good if you’re working busy shifts

Cons

Over worked and under paid. General managers are hit or miss and if yours is bad, you’re screwed and they won’t be held accountable. Some coworkers are bullies with no repercussion. Unfair task delegation. Hard to get full time hours unless you’re upper management.

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