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The Apothecarium

The Apothecarium is one of the best dispensaries to work for in the Bay Area. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean much. 

The company was purchased by a Canadian bio pharmaceutical company and has been transitioning to corporate life since. Management is mostly male. If you are a micromanager who will die for “the brand” you are a perfect fit for Apothecarium management. Employees who are knowledgeable and passionate about cannabis are discouraged daily as they are punished for petty mistakes by power tripping managers. Several managers have slept with and/or dated co workers and are rarely, if ever, held accountable. Information is always miscommunicated. 

Employees are forced to promote brands affiliated with the Apothecarium. No employees actually enjoy the products they (State flower and Valhalla) produce, but because of the friend connection between founders they are told to sell and promote products of sub-par quality. 

The discount and health benefits are great. You will make friends working here. But if you hate being micromanaged, I wouldn’t recommend working here. 

Boys culture environment. HR is a rotating cast of characters that do nothing to protect female employees. Filed multiple harassment complaints in the duration of my employment and nothing was done to punish perpetrators. Customers who harass female employees allowed to return back several times. Favoritism and racism is also rampant, all opportunities with few token exceptions are given to white/white passing and attractive employees. POC employees routinely make less than their white counterparts for the same job. Not a safe place to question policies or try to make the work environment more inclusive. Very little opportunities for advancement or raises. Management treats disabled employees much worse than able-bodies employees. The list goes on. You won’t benefit from working here unless you’re a white/white passing man. 

When the general manager spends more time making sure the break room sink is clean and all the dishes are put away than he does attending to safety and security concerns, you know you're working for a place with basic management problems. When your store manager is more concerned with playing electronic dance music than making sure his staff are working in a safe environment you know there's a basic problem with management. Constant, dictatorial messages and directives are dispatched from lower, middle and upper management via Deputy app so you're are bombarded at any time of day whether you're working or not. Pay has not increased with the increase of business since the start of recreational cannabis use in CA.

It’s all fun and games UNTIL you realize how much money you make for this STINGY COMPANY. Everyone here has plans of leaving. 16-17.50 an hour is BULLs  for all the knowledge and BULL WE gotta deal with. (Plus the 3 month hiring process) Terrascend doesn’t give a — about us. They are more worried about opening another store VS paying their amazing employees what they deserve. 

Don’t get me started on the call out policy. DONT HAVE KIDS and work here. 

AMAZING BUDTENDERS . Terrible company. 


DONT WORY HERE THEY DONT DESERVE YOU. 


Also keep hearing stuff about people planning a strike. But this company won’t care. They would rather waste money training new people than taking care of their people. 



This company gives false hopes for your title and advancements then give you insulting raise without consent or review prior. Being security I expected to have backing from management and actually be security, I was a glorified receptionist sitting next to the receptionist. Had no access after shift to get back into building after safety escorting an employee to car, no access to back door or most of building for that matter. 

Listen stay away from here if you ever want to have job security or the ability to move up. Health risks galore in moldy enviroment. They want you to focus on work first and family and health second. Multiple full time people there are still waiting on health insurance because the HR is a joke. HR is pretty much a revolving door of scapegoats to take the hits when the managers they hire are either unprofessional or unqualified for their positions. So much sketchy stuff is brushed under the rug here and so much of what they promise is smoke and mirrors. This place is the definition of gear in a machine.

The people I worked with were great but upper management was very uptight constantly and no matter how hard they tried to be nice about it, it was still an environment that seemed very awkward and pretentious. It is hard to give great service when you feel like you are not appreciated and also it does not create a great work culture. Management was simply combative when it came to expressing opinions about certain things based on whether if the issue was reasonable or not. They also seemed like they were never on the same page ever about policy and even operating procedures. All in all disappointed with the company.

This was an awesome place to work until I was let go due to health complications related to the current pandemic. I had fun with my co workers and felt comfortable turning to the managers for help if I needed it. It's too bad the pandemic made them turn their back on so many loyal employees, especially since some of us had legitimate issues forcing us to shelter in place for the time being. Other than that, I can say that my time spent working for Apothecarium has been rewarding and all around a good time for having to "go to work." If they'd have me back, I'd go back to work for them anytime.

It says a lot about management when you’re coming into work before the store manager does. Management is awful, they hire people with no prior experience in cannabis at all making it more difficult to actually do the job. Managers have no idea how to communicate with employees professionally and there is also an extremely high turnover rate. Never got a pay raise my time being there. Waste of time and energy in my book.

What is the best part of working at the company?
My coworkers.  The customers.  Management staff.  Great team!!  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When it gets extremely busy some stress. But honestly I really don't find anything stressful. Support is excellent. Great work environment 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Everyone works together.  Gets along well.  Team spirit. Good vibes. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Taking care of customers. Providing 5 star service.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Associate 15 salaries reported	$16.86 per hour
Delivery driver 6 salaries reported	$22.17 per hour
Retail team leader 3 salaries reported	$27.00 per hour
Customer consultant 2 salaries reported	$22.50 per hour
Floor supervisor 5 salaries reported	$19.80 per hour

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