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Kusshi-Sushi

Coming into Kusshi with many bad past job experiences, I was worried it would be a repeat of the toxic work culture that I've put myself into for the past 7 or so years. To my surprise, it had become a very fulfilling, well-paid, and fun job experience, something that is quite rare (in my experience) in the food service industry. The people I worked with were all very kind and the culture surrounding the employees felt intimate but effective and professional when it needed to be. Money was quite good if you were serving, and decent if you were a host. Expect to do both of these things if you work there as a server. I loved the many interactions I had with the chefs, customers, and coworkers over the years, and found that Kusshi brings in a lot of great (and not so great) people who will make your time there worth it alone. The Kusshi company can also be pretty tight knit. You will often find yourself interacting with many employees, managers, and regulars from other locations. It is a great way to expand your social circle. Now that I've outlined the positives, here are some criticisms I have that brought the experience down for me. The environment can be extremely hectic. Nothing new for a restaurant, but absolutely something that will drive you insane after spending enough time there. Constantly running out of things, understaffed busy shifts, new policies they're implementing that go directly against what you've been taught in the past. Kusshi is a constantly evolving company and you will feel that constant change eating at your sanity. Another thing is that you will be working with many young people, usually late into high school or in college and often great to work with, who may stir up more drama than needed.

Overall, a decent job (a great job, even, if it will be your first job) with some setbacks that may be aggravating for some but not surprising to those with experience.

Very poor training process for bartenders. They trained me for a month straight as a bartender position, out of My 5 days availability they trained me for four consecutive weeks only 2 days a week. Had to pass a bar test and food test for the position. Was told it was very easy but was actually very hard. They had atleast 29 specialty sushi rolls which you had to know every single ingredient in them, but that wasn't the difficult part because they are listed on the menu. The food test contained allergen questions which is not listed on any part of the menu and they expected me to know which item is gluten free without given a prior handout or list which mostly every restaurant does. The food test also had a question like how many pieces are in the Kusshi wings which was also not on the menu and again that wouldn't be a confusion if they had a handout all detailed for people in training. Another issue is that they didn't put me any Days as an expo or food runner which most restaurants do for you to get familiar with the foods. They only put me one day server training which was a Saturday morning and the server was already training Another server and told me he's not sure what to do with me and told me to go open the bar area. Was terminated for not scoring high in the food test for the bartender position. If let's say they did put the trainee under proper training with clear instructions and handouts, then they still  would score low they absolutely had the right to terminate them. I am writing this review for the management so they can improve this for future trainees. 

A typical day at Kusshi often felt chaotic and disorganized. Management plays favorites, overlooks clear violations, and fails to support staff. I learned how not to run a business. There’s no accountability, and communication is poor across the board. Workplace culture is toxic yelling, disrespect, and unprofessional behavior are normalized. The hardest part of the job was staying quiet about unethical practices. The most enjoyable part was leaving at the end of the shift. It’s mentally draining, and morale is always low.

     Some of the other coworkers I've met were very nice, genuinely great people. It was difficult to get hours, and kind of difficult to communicate efficiently with management. When I first started, it took me at least three months to get my first paycheck, and occasionally there would be late paychecks without prior notice too. 

I ended up working at Kusshi about two months into moving from Texas to Virginia. They trained me at the Pentagon location for the new Tyson’s location that we were opening up. With the small amount of training I got (only had two weeks) I felt more than ready to take on the new location. We went through a few manager problems but now we are better than ever. The place feels like family and I have never dreaded going into work. I love it here!

Working at Kusshi is a very high paced work area. Which is great for anyone that loves working in a fast and busy environment. My co-workers were really great people to work with. My only issue was with management. They would scream cuss words and belittle you if you were to make a mistake, made me feel bad about myself. Which isn't the right way to treat your employees or anybody for that matter. 

Fun place to grab some sushi and a few drinks. I don't reccomend working here. I experienced some two faced behavior and lack of structure in general.

I loved working here. The people I worked with were fun and chill. Moreover, they are helpful too. The only thing I didn't like was being yelled at, but other than that I had a good experience.

It’s a good spot if you like serving there is money to be made. I have nothing bad to say about it. I would recommend to anyone who likes Japanese food and sake.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Server 16 salaries reported	$22.46 per hour
Bartender 11 salaries reported	$26.09 per hour
Sushi chef 4 salaries reported	$23.13 per hour
Host/hostess 11 salaries reported	$18.11 per hour
Host/server 2 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour

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