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Nekter Juice Bar

Nekter Valencia has the worst work culture I have seen in any occupation I have been involved in. Joining the team, I was promised sufficient hours, a relaxed work environment, and easy paced environment. However, working here for the past year has been anything but what I was told during my interview process. Most if not all employees need a second job to support themselves due to the lack of hours given by the general manager. Calling in sick is a request based on favoritism, where the general manager will either tell you that you're needed to come in, or will make the adjustments for you. The difference between a closing and opening shift is night and day. Openers will have almost nothing to do during their workday while closers will be given prep work, cleaning, counting money, and restocking, furthermore the closing shift is given only 2 employees working at a time, while the morning shift is given 3 individuals which are again, based off the manager's favoritism. The manager himself, as I have so often referenced in my review, is very much hypocritical; calling upon employees to do various duties with absurd amounts of detail and perfection that he would not do himself. He also is easy to write up individuals, again based upon personal favoritism, even though he himself may not follow the same standards as enforced upon the employees. Calling out his behavior results in losing hours, being written up, and given additional tasks. I have witnessed a fellow employee, who despite doing his job better than most employees at the time, leave the company due to the manager's clear dislike against him. Any simple critique, request, or call out may result in this overly egotistical manager pulling the plug on all your progress and requiring you to find a second or entirely new job. Would not recommend this position to anyone.

When I first started working there it was great and the manager that was running it, is understanding, personable and acts like a professional. After about a month or two we got knew owners, they talk bad about their employees in front of us, retaliate with scheduling you less if they mess up the schedule or keep changing the schedule and then you tell them you can’t work the updated schedule, the marketing manager promoted their nanny  after about a week of working there even though there are people that actually know how to do the job properly and have been working there for almost a year, we never had fruit in stock and constantly had to call to ask them to bring some, and when you try to talk to them about things that go against what they’re doing you also get retaliation. 

You go in for your scheduled shift and then no one shows up because the owners don’t tell you they switched the schedules then you try to prep the fruits but there’s no fruit to prep because they didn’t order a shipment then you call to ask them to bring some and they do but then when they do bring the fruit they ask you to make their whole family juices smoothies bowls etc and you have to because they’re your boss and then you tell your coworkers about what’s been happening and they send a text in the group chat that they are always watching the cameras and that we should know there’s video and audio that they can see and hear then you leave when your shifts over and do it all over again your next shift 

Includes both ends if the spectrum of being extremely fast paced rushes and there being no customers but no matter if it's dead you'll always be required to do something. There is no "free" time unless on break, when you have a moment to spare you need to prep food, mop floors, wash dishes, clean tables/counters, and restock. It is an unexpectedly stressful job because since it's mainly drinks customers expect them fast but everything is hand cut, juiced, and blended (not simply out of a frozen package) so it takes a little bit longer leading to irritated customers.  The job is also hard on the back and arms because you're unloading heavy boxes of fruit and veggies, pushing on the juicer, and the blenders need to be constantly swirled. Also the management in my specific location was terribly unprofessional; they schedule you on days that you specifically asked for off and always text you on your days off asking you to come in and when you can't they get upset. Some shift leads are really nice while a majority are so stuck up, passive aggressive, and disrespectful to their employees. The hours range from 5am to 12am so be prepared for an all over the place schedule since it changes every week. Best of luck to you!

A juicer at Nekter has a  variety of responsibilities: making drinks/bowls, prepping fruits and vegetables, cleaning, and working the register. All of this is fine on paper, but due to poor management and the overall setup of the store, it becomes much more stressful than it needs to be.
I can't say if this is true for all Nekter locations, but we were constantly understaffed, and the juicer machines were poorly maintained, breaking every day. Both of these resulted in an endless pile of tickets and angry customers.
Management was very disorganized, and did not set its workers up for success. They admitted to not maintaining their hardware properly when problems started arising.
As a part time job, there are better options. You will be under CONSTANT stress here, with absolutely nothing in return. Other jobs have commission, tips, bonuses, and less stress overall. You will constantly be thinking "they don't pay me enough for this," and you're right!
I was also only scheduled for six hours a week, and wasn't even officially out of training after a month. It just shows the inefficiency of the management of this branch.

However, making smoothies and bowls was pretty fun, and the coworkers were nice.

The job for the most part is fairly simple and easy to follow. However, this review is about management overall. I worked for them for 5 years and honestly, the way I was let go was pretty telling of how they value loyalty and communication. Upper management lacks communication, they do not take accountability when they are at fault. There were a lot of issues at the location where I worked and management was aware of it for about a year. They did not fix the issue until they let me go and proceeded to throw me under the bus for it. Don't expect a PTO payout as well. They will find any reason to not give it to you. They want you to be loyal but will let you go in a heartbeat and will talk about letting you go with other staff members. I found out I was being let go a week before not by upper management but by other team members/managers in training which gave me ample time to begin job searching. I would not recommend growing with the company. They don't respect a work-life balance if you're a manager. Pay raises are also so hard to get. The last pay raise I received was in 2021-22. All of my peers were receiving raises though. So I'm not sure what was the issue there. 

Nekter juice bar only cares about the money and only that. The workers are underpaid for the amount of responsibility that is place upon them, as some workers were paid more than others even though they held the same position. Workers are overworked, under-appreciated and disrespected. There is no room for advancement in the company, as the management only makes it appear as if they care, when in reality they don’t. 

The work culture is very cliquey. Judgmental of any new people, and passive aggressive. Act competitive even though, everyone is there to do the same thing. 

Cannot call out sick without aggressive questioning, almost have to prove to management that you are truly sick. Especially with the pandemic going on, they do not care. Any sickness is automatically considered a lie, there is no respect for those who are truly sick. 

Overall, very toxic environment, rude customers, no training whatsoever, and no support. Prepare to be thrown into chaos without warning and rude coworkers. 

This is specific to the San Marcos location! Nekter was an amazing place to work at. I loved everything about it! Nekter corporate is amazing! Very very fun job making smoothies, bowls, and juices! But unfortunately, Nekter in San Marcos got turned into a franchise and now the boss/ owner is impossible to work with. He does not care about his employees and only cares about his business. Whenever I would go to him about valid complaints he would just plug them into chatgpt and give me back a full chatgpt response! He cut all of our hours by more than half as well! Also, when Nekter got turned into a franchise, he took away our 401k! I would not recommend working there just because of him! My coworkers were amazing though and the customers were always awesome! If a store is run by Nekter Corporate, or even another franchise it would probably be 10 times better! 

do NOT work at nekter west plano off the dallas north tollway. worst experience ever. coworkers were nice but management was horrendous, never fixed broken stuff and kept us working at extremely low wages for the stressful and busy environment with juicers, blenders, and skoop always breaking down. we would always have to deal with angry customers because orders would take too long or could not be made with our broken equipment. we were always understaffed and the owners deleted people off the payroll willy-nilly even though the store was understaffed, simply because they didn't like them. we would have to train up to 3 trainees per shift with no manager present to help, and have to serve a line out the door alone with 2 other employees who had no idea what to do because no one had taught them anything yet. super messy, chaotic and emotional management. do yourself a favor and work at a location that is not the DNT location, or the preston/121 location.

Most of the day is spent standing around, slow work environment except for occasional rushes. Unsanitary,  as  coworkers would place boxes that were on the floor onto the counter where food was prepared. Dishes weren’t probably washed as well, simply rinsed off with tap water and briefly dunked in sanitizer water. Saw boss standing on counter, again where food was prepared, once to clean the wall. Unless you’re already a rich snob and you enjoy singling individuals out, then this job isn’t for you. If you’re new then someone is always going to breathe down your back and pick apart everything that you do, and blending smoothies isn’t exactly rocket scientist. Coworkers created a hostile work environment by twisting your words against you as well as speaking to you like a child. Starting pay was less than rest of coworkers starter pay despite extensive experience in the food industry. Speaking up will get you fired.

Nekter is a wonderful place to work for people who have a very limited schedule, who need a 2nd job that isn't too demanding, or as a first job for young people. You will get to meet a lot of different people, and learn how to properly deal with angry customers, and other very basic essentials that everyone in the workforce must learn. The management is very good, and very considerate when scheduling and listening to employee input. Your co-workers will most likely be very young and have trouble taking it seriously, and if you're a very experienced worker this may be frustrating, however it is a very fun environment. The hardest part of the job is that the conditions are less than ideal for the compensation given. The most enjoyable part of the job is the co-workers and seeing customers be very happy with their drinks and food.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Shift leader 39 salaries reported	$15.92 per hour
Juicer 33 salaries reported	$16.02 per hour
Team member 24 salaries reported	$14.40 per hour
General manager 7 salaries reported	$22.36 per hour
Bar staff 8 salaries reported	$13.24 per hour

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