inventory specialist

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Common Citizen

As with most jobs, there are pros and cons when working at Common Citizen. There are amazing people at Common Citizen that I am glad to have worked with. The benefits are nice at Common Citizen as well, there is dental/medical insurance and the option of a 401K as well should you wish to invest in your retirement. The pay was decent, though you certainly have to fight for what you are worth. I held a leadership position at CC and I could not ask for a better team than the one I led. I left for another opportunity when I observed that there are many people in leadership positions that they are not suited for, both from a people management and subject matter expert perspective. There is unfortunately a culture of scapegoating. Instead of leadership taking responsibility for not providing a clear standard for the team to follow they instead blame employees below them. I have watched good hourly employees be fired over making honest mistakes when given unclear standards and direction and then be held responsible for an entire system failing. I have watched write ups be given containing inaccurate or false information and the employee later let go. I have listened to people in high level positions make decisions on investments and how to steer the crop in a way that a simple google search or knowledge of plant biology would clearly go against. Higher leadership often does not respond adequately to the needs of the team. I was promised a job description upon my promotion and asked repeatedly in the months to come for one, but received none. I asked for training regarding an important aspect to performing my job correctly and received none. Working as an entry level employee, it is likely you treated more or less fairly. However, if you choose to work here in any form of leadership position my advice would be as such: 

1. Ensure you get a detailed job description BEFORE accepting your position. 
2. When you are given direction that may result in significant changes, get it in writing. (Leadership will deny giving directions if the results are poor).
3. Ensure the terms of your contract are clearly stated in terms of your pay. 

As a brand trying to establish themselves in Michigan they have managed to pick up a lot of negative pr in a short amount of time. im not here to play jury but my experience has been consistent from what I've sadly been told to expect from big canna. I don't feel like bringing in people left and right from far out of state and far outside of cannabis is really the best choice, my opinion. when as a brand they present as education based, care based, and wanting to see cannabis help others but in reality pushing highly less than top quality product, providing little to no education and enrichment opportunities for employees, and bringing in people from big alcohol makes it hard to believe the facade. on the ground floor it would seem my manager has been provided with no training to enable them at least the skills to provide for the team they are "managing". the few enrichment opportunities the company has established my manager has specifically made it clear that unless it already fits the schedule we were given then we won't be participating.  sadly for the most part when the corporate teams comes around there is a very big divide and negative energy reflections. we, as cannabis consumers, in their eyes are all a joke and I find it really sad they have no respect for the people who have brought the plant up to them at this point. cannabis is simple. common citizen aims to grow the corporate team before even truly establishing their base of operations on a grow level, store level, and corporate level. while ive found not only my foot in the door but whole body at this point I quickly realized I was one of the most capable on a "well established" team. I don't feel like I can grow with this company I don't think they care to have us grow with them. with the trajectory and patterns it would seem they have managed to convince many of us that there is going to be room for us all to grow somewhere which is just frankly not true, even as someone who could be considered a top performer. I will take my skills, experience, and exhorbent passion on to the next level with a team that wants me there and wants me to be happy.

I started out at Common Citizen excited to begin and learn all I could about the cannabis industry and what it entailed. Unfortunately from my experience here, it entails nothing but long hours and a company that clearly cares ONLY about its bottom line and the investors they attract. There is no communication from the higher ups unless it’s a write-up or you’re being laid off. They actively put their own workers at risk at times, especially when they use ozone to “clean” and it only ends up making people sick, and even hospitalizing some. Security is more like “worker surveillance” as they are instructed to watch workers every move to ensure the workplace is operating smoothly as they put it, but it’s just to micromanage the workers and make them paranoid. HR is absolutely useless and they are there to protect the company and nothing else. I wish I could be more positive, I really do, but Common Citizen is a sketchy organization that is NOT looking out for the consumer and/or the people they employ, regardless if they say otherwise. Some nice things were the hour long break and there are some nice people here, but that’s about it in my experience. If you’re applying here, DON’T. There are much better cannabis plants right in Marshall that won’t make you sign a non-compete and are much healthier places to work. I was excited when I first got the job, now I never want to work with cannabis again. Stay away.

If you like companies where the ownership literally argues and screams at each other in plain site of employees, you'll love it here. Its crazy but literally saw 3 owners yelling at each other at the top of their lungs in front of the facility and staff...seriously grow up and be executives for a change.  

The lack of training isn't personal, no one gets any...however you will be expected to know what you're doing even if you haven't been trained and to meet their expectations...that also weren't communicated to you. 

They seem to only care about their corporate office and those jobs, if you're in cultivation or post harvest, you're just another number. 

Don't mind being told to do "things" that don't line up to MRA standards, as that's standard here.

If they spent half as much time practicing what they preach versus saying the right thing and doing their thing - which doesn't line up with their brand, it'd be a great place to work. 

Most of the folks I worked with in cult all felt the same way as me. Just not all of us had options to get another opportunity. I was grateful to be laid off in late '21, I landed at a great company that actually cares about their employees and in a shocking twist....the ownership actually gets along with each other. 

If you have ANY creative skill or ambition, do not apply for this job. I just moved to this area and wanted to trade industries just because i could at this time. 
I worked in a “cell” of 2 people and put a sticker on a tube for hours at a time. if quotas were not met, there were talks after dismissal time, etc. I found it impossible to use the bathroom because if i DID, i would not make the hourly quota. Also if you’re used to getting a 10/15 minute break, you will be pleased to learn that does not exist here. you get one lunch (that everybody goes to at the same time) and that is your break for the day. I was given no direction on my first day at the facility so i had to ask for help from the person i recognized from my interview. It’s a lot of guessing and hoping you’re not wrong and incredibly panic inducing. one last thing i wanted to note is how they failed to clean my assigned locker before my hiring process, so i found an entire bag full of a previous employees PERSONAL ITEMS thinking it was a new employee issued bag. 

Every day i was employed there i spend my lunch applying for different jobs, i left during one lunch after finding out i got a job elsewhere, which is so out of character for myself. 

Do NOT work here if you are seeking something serious or if you have any credible experience on your resume. Anywhere but here WILL treat you so much better. 

I loved the idea of working with a business that had such an amazing slogan “Cannabis for Humanity” when I first got there. I was a bud tender, and my coworkers were so kind and helpful. But quickly I saw major issues. No one wanted to take responsibility for the problems. Not my general manager, or their bosses. They always blame employees who 1) had no control over the situation/not their responsibility or 2) were poorly trained (we were all so confused about what exactly IS our responsibility). Last minute cancelled work parties & meetings, and empty promises of “growth” that never appeared. no one really cared what we thought or needed, or took action to make positive changes. Let’s not forget how they LIED to employees about MAJOR changes that impacted every single one of us. We had Months-long stretches of being understaffed because we couldn’t keep employees. Corporate would FIGHT to not pay us overtime on top of the promised (in writing) holiday pay on applicable days. To clarify, I left before they most recently laid off so many people. Do not trust Common Citizen, because they honestly have NO humanity in their practices. 

Don’t overextend yourself and try to accel here, it will get you nowhere. Actually it will get you fired so they can hire someone for a few bucks less. You can be a star employee for three years but then you start a family and they do everything they can to push you out. Eventually I became comfortable in the misery. No clear communication between employees, managers, store owners, HR, & CEOs. I’m thankful for the networking I made from being in this industry for so long but common citizen on my resume will be a blemish. Turnover at this store is crazy and the inability to retain new employees is impressive. Also be prepared to be nervous for firings to happen right before the holidays, that’s typically when they do it. I’ve seen them do it to good loyal employees many times over the years. Common citizen is just a miserable place to work. It was great at first when we first opened our store but I’ve watched the joy drain from everyone. Be prepared for skeleton shifts and being worked so thin that you don’t know how you’re actually running a dispensary. Raises? That’s a rarity. 

Working for Common Citizen was a deeply disappointing experience. While they publicly market themselves as a company that cares about people and quality, my experience showed a very different reality.

Their cannabis products are often of subpar quality, with much of it being remediated to mask issues rather than ensuring true quality. This approach feels dishonest to consumers who trust their brand for premium products.

As an employee, I found the work environment to be toxic and exploitative. The company promises a people-first culture but treats employees as disposable. Overworking and underpaying staff are common practices, with little to no appreciation for the hard work employees put in. This kind of treatment fosters low morale and high turnover.

For potential employees: I strongly urge you to consider other options where your efforts will be respected, and your well-being will be prioritized. For customers: I recommend doing your research before trusting the marketing claims. There are companies out there with better products and ethics.

The only reason to stay is the great community with coworkers. Almost everyone has great personalities and make working fun.  Even most of the floor and back of house managers are great and determined to do a great job. 

Where this company falls short is through upper management. They somehow simultaneously micromanage everyone while also not knowing anything about what is actually happening in the store.  If they bothered to listen to their employee feedback, they might be able to make improvements.  Unfortunately they are not interested in listening to their employees or incentivizing anyone to stick around. Why would they?  They can just hire more people once they quit. Or worse yet, not hire anyone and expect all of their already underpaid workers to pick up the slack. They will do everything in their power to not fill empty positions in the company. Even upper management is subject to this, as it is a revolving door no matter what level you’re on.  

Common Citizen, if you are reading this, please listen to the feedback of your current and former employees

Obviously, this is a dispensery for herb. The facility where the herb is produced is fairly decent, relaxing work environment, music is played all day long, and you can request anything you like. They give out free samples and the management literally tells you to hit the herb after work. Met a few nice people there, but way more negative ones. Constant gossip, some employees are flat out mean to others. Leadership is a joke overall. It's like high school, but even the teachers are red-eyed. No real room for advancement. Company was downsized while I was there and somehow I kept my job. They laid off new employees that had just started the previous week. I've rolled so many joints, and dealt with so much nonsense, this place made me NUMB. It's a dead end job. The disconnect of management to employees is seriously lacking. Rampant favoritism, harassment, and rude behavior that goes unpunished.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Inventory specialist 6 salaries reported	$15.00 per hour
Inventory associate 1 salary reported	$15.00 per hour
Receptionist 2 salaries reported	$15.50 per hour
Harvester 1 salary reported	$17.00 per hour
Delivery driver 4 salaries reported	$14.50 per hour

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