quality assurance specialist

marijuana budtender

security officer

office manager

human resources business partner

Vireo Health

A typical day includes working the register, the doors, acting as a CSR, PCC, and security and getting paid for one position. You get to talk about medical cannabis with some great patients; but, that’s in between all the patients who are screaming at you and charging you at your station and calling you names for doing your job. Because they fired the head of security, who was always there to help every location and was let go for doing his job, you are forced to just deal with it, as upper management does not care about your safety. Patient safety is last on the list of management’s worries as well. Management has fired all the people who cared about staff and made the job a fun place to work. Every single person is burnt out and stretched beyond their limits. The PCCs are the greatest people you will ever meet and they care so much about the patients and fighting for workplace safety and being fully staffed. But they are met with surprise sales every day, upper management who refuses to listen and only know how to run retail stores. But this is not retail- it’s a medical facility and should be treated as such. The woman calling the shots is going to run this company into the ground- which is why there is now only 2 states left. The only enjoyable part of the job was the people I met working there and when people came in with their dogs. I learned that no job is with my mental health and there are too many problems that never seem to stop piling up with the people in charge. 

The pay is decent but nowhere near enough, and expect to be shut down on any sensible ideas you may have from prior industry experience. You won’t learn much here of you’re trying to get into the industry or learn, and will be treated as a know-nothing if you’re not favored by management. Lots of toxic workplace drama involving threats, all safety concerns from environmental to interpersonal are instantly shut down and trivialized from every person who’s been in the management role and has created dangerous situations. Management also guilts those with work injuries, disabilities, or are out on PTO to encourage others to show up for work.  Clear bias and favoritism in promotions and the extremely rare chance an educational opportunity comes around. No respect or acknowledgement for the employees that have been at this location since its startup phase. 

If you have any love or hope for this industry, stay far far away. Workload ranges from monotonous to strenuous all-day running around. If you care about the product, it will disappoint you every harvest. Essential PPE is always low and not properly provided, expect to buy your own. The heat and temperatures ranging from 85-115 on a daily basis and high humidity are unbearable by the afternoon unless you work in the dirty unventilated processing room. The building is unsanitary and falling apart in many places. 

Management provides written instructions on many procedures. You read them all on your first day and that’s the extent of your training. Everything revolves around investors and trying to make the location look profitable to a potential buyer. The company will say they don’t have money for raises, replacing broken equipment, or addressing safety concerns. At the same time a machine that could produce tens of thousands of dollars in value in a day goes down and they won’t spend the money to fix it.
They only upgraded to LED grow lights after the old style bulbs kept exploding, started a fire that damaged half the building, and them months later nearly started several more fires from outdated bulbs that if replaced would pay for themselves in under a year.
Several employees have been reprimanded for pointing out similar safety concerns. No manager is safe to talk to without risking a write up. Promotions are almost exclusively based on nepotism.
The union is the saving grace. If not for the union Vireo would be intolerable.

This place has a lot of long term employees that are just happy to be here. Most days are busy but enjoyable. There’s always something to do, and I like the mix of routine tasks and unexpected challenges that keep things from feeling repetitive. Management is approachable and supportive. They check in often, give clear direction, and are willing to listen if you have ideas or concerns. The culture here is very team-oriented. Everyone is willing to step up and help each other out, which makes it a positive place to work. The hardest part can be keeping up with the fast pace, especially when priorities shift. But I’ve found it helps me learn and grow. For me, the best part is working with a solid team and seeing the impact of the work we do. It feels good knowing my efforts really make a difference in keeping the site running smoothly.

Only apply for this job if you wanna work in a heat index 120+. The management will also steal your PTO by making you use it and one hour increments ( the hand book says 4 hour increments) even if you’re late by  only one minute. The management is nothing but a couple of buddy circle jerking each other and if you’re not part of the clique you have your responsibility stripped away from you. If you speak out against the unfair policies in email they will fire you. While this job is unionized the union does nothing to help you. Looking at you local 27. Overall this company is not worth working for they’re just trying to offload it to the highest bidder and they don’t care if you get swept up in the process. The marijuana they grow is disgusting and full of mold and pests. 
And they like to spread dangerous chemicals days if not hours before harvesting. 0/10 would not work for them again.

Poor Communication: During interview was told would make 21.00 after 90 days. Not true, Supervisor apologized for being misleading during the interview to the department.  You make $17.03.  
Attendance policy-  There is a point system. If you do not have PTO you will get a point. You are not able to use PTO in your first 90 days .  I told my supervisor about a day I needed before I got hired.  I was told it was not a problem and was never told about the attendance policy.  Once I started I learned about the attendance policy.  I got a point for a day I was told would not be a problem when I got hired. 
Laid back and low-stress environment. Oftentimes you are sitting around waiting for work to do.  Leave early a lot. You can ask to stay and clean to get your full 40 hours. 
The culture is just like everywhere... favoritism and talking about each other. 

I will never work for this company again. They lack empathy, fairness, solely rely on favoritism and absolutely do not provide room for growth although it is promised. VP sets a terrible example and it shows through the staff they have hired. Management at the WP's location is incompetent(especially DPS). DPS in Binghamton is very hostile and sets it a priority to personally attack employees, while District Manager is aware nothing is ever done. Delivery Manager leaves work without fully completing his tasks and is never around when needed. PCC's personally attack each other on a constant basis about personal issues not pertaining to work, I speak for the WP's location specifically and the Queens location mainly. Staff members lack proper skills and proper knowledge.

this company doesn't believe in properly compensating its employees, nor does it even give them a raise after any period of time unless they bring in someone new at a higher rate, then they raise you to match so you don't just walk off. Revolving door of personnel due to lack of compensation and the poor treatment from production facility staff and dispensary staff.  the deputy director of security goes above and beyond for his team but the management above him pretty much shuts down anything and just makes the security teams jobs even more difficult. one security staffer preforms management duties and has management expectations but management refuses to properly compensate him or give him a promotion. would not recommend applying to this company

Management will sell you a great story. The GM will tell you there's opportunity for growth, there isn't. Whatever position your hired for you'll be stuck in. There's no transparency between management and the team at all. The management team speaks so poorly about the staff as well. The "shift leads" refer to PCCs as children and speak down to them often. On top of the lack of positive management the GM just hired a group of people from RISE in Hagerstown. After working with these individuals I can see why RISE is a patient's last choice. The overall tone of this Frederick location is very "high school mean girls". Do yourself a favor look for another job this isn't worth the stress. If I could have given this location a zero I would have. 

They are not a good company, they don’t care about any one of their employees,the buildings are covered in mold, also the weed. 

They have taken so many hard working people ,and treated them absolutely horrible they are  told they are not a value to the company,after years of dedicated service. Used and abused day after day ,to the point they can’t take anymore and leave There’s no support and not a drop of appreciation. They, are money hungry snakes, Theres a special place I hope all of upper management,and some of the current managers,and staff at Vireo end up  They need to Learn how to treat people and how to run a business. 


Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Quality assurance specialist 10 salaries reported	$31.50 per hour
Marijuana budtender 10 salaries reported	$23.50 per hour
Security officer 5 salaries reported	$17.30 per hour
Office manager 1 salary reported	$38.50 per hour
Human resources business partner 1 salary reported	$80,000 per year

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