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Sadly, like many other employees, I joined Wonder with the hopes of growing into a career. It's unfortunate that this company puts majority of their efforts into convincing staff that there are all these opportunities on the horizon, when in reality they will fire an entire department without notice (20+ employees including myself from my previous department were fired on the spot, without any heads up, and most people were not offered another position in the company). The positions they did want to offer were a huge step down in pay and were not comparable to a lot of the roles that staff were previously in. Communication across the board between "directors" and management is abysmal at best. This company will do everything they can to dodge your questions and leave you in the dark. I've worked for Wonder for over a year now, have never gotten reviewed for a raise, and have been extremely malleable when it comes to the tasks I've done to help this company. It's a pretty miserable feeling when you are striving to do more and be a better employee, only to not be taken seriously and get treated like an invisible entity. If these issues aren't addressed, this will be the downfall of this company. High level staff will not drive this business to success, yet the company seems to value this staff more than the employees that actually are productive and take initiative to get things done the right way. Please think twice before taking on a role with Wonder. 

I’ve been working here at wonder as a FOH staff member for all of a month and some change and was definitely promised atleast 20-30 hours per week. i can attest that and say that for the past month i’ve only been getting scheduled one day a week for a total of 5 hours per week and  the only reason i ever accumulate more than that is because ive been checking the work app constantly trying to pick up any dropped shifts. I talked to upper management on this issue and was told it would be resolved, however the lack of changes in my scheduling shows the opposite. What’s unfair to me about this situation  is that despite my very open availability i hardly receive any hours but management seems to be trying to hire other employees for the same job that i don’t get to work due to this issue. if you’re thinking about applying here hoping for a decent job with decent pay and a good work environment then i would definitely apply somewhere else who’s actually going to value you, your time, and your needs just as they do themselves. Because this is not the place for that, at all. 

Expert COR (Chef on the Road) Driver - 11 Commerce Dr, Cranford, NJ, 07016
115 Main St Edison NJ 

Great when I 1st started. Free lunch n uniforms. Great salary. Flexible w/ schedule. Then it changed. No more free lunches. I believe they got too big too quick and in the last few months they laid off many of the CORs. And now it sounds like all the CORs at some point will all be fired/laid off. They told us we were the bread n butter of the company and now we aren't even worth being able to transfer with the "new company". Very sad and disappointing.

A typical day was cool. Loading and unloading the vans with the food needed for the shift. Be a good driver. Cook for your customers and deliver. Not too hard there was a lot of inspections and such to make sure your vehicle was good. Great coworkers. Hard with upper management they weren't very good at communication especially since it was a start up, things were constantly changing. I learned that flexibility is important but so is being transparent and communicating. Hardest part was the constant changes. The best part was the other employees.

I wanted to love my job with Wonder. I went in with a positive attitude. I know the company has a billion dollars in capital and ambitious plans for expansion. But after 5 weeks of training I was mostly lost on the nuts and bolts of the job. I was only hired part time 20 hours a week as a Customer Service Representative. I was hopeful it would grow into a full time position. But the CX is structured in such a complex manner and you're then thrown to to the wolves or told by Team Leads look in Knowledge Desk which only confuses you more when you are trying to answer a customer in live chat where you are under a time limit. Its so damned confusing having so much information set up over different platforms. You can't answer a basic business question like where is my Blue Apron order or can I change the location of my order because it's set up like Rocket Science in Zendesk and you're only there for 20 hours a week.  Its like tech wonks who know nothing about the restaurant business designed the system. I'm very disappointed it didn't work out.

Let me just start off by saying I had high hopes for making a career out of Wonder as I think the concept has the potential to be a real disruptor in the industry.  Unfortunately, this company has everything working against it. 
 The folks at the leadership level should not be running this company or in management.  They do not trust to the talented folks that they hire, are not willing to listen, change, and pivot in the right direction.  Business strategy and planning are lacking and ignorance is high.  Leadership is willing to burn relationships, both internal and external, for the dollar.  Culture is non-existent, despite what people experience team will portray to the world.  Make your own culture within your team or you won't last.  Favoritism is rampant and promotions are unjustified, leading to poor talent retention and no internal career growth.  The Chefs are the real heartbeat to the operation and some of the best folks to get to know.  Godspeed. 



You essentially drive to houses, park, then assemble refrigerated food in a truck if you're a COR. It can be boring work and the "Chef" experience gained is really only to be put on a resume. You don't learn any techniques outside of standard plating. Managers are not hired in-house so they generally do not understand the work you do. It can cause miscommunication quite easily so your senior Chefs are your best friends. You can only work 2nd Shift/Afternoons if you're a Chef & the downtime in between prepping your vehicle and sending you into service is your only guaranteed break. Other than that there are no breaks. You should also try to learn as much from other chefs that actually go out to the field as possible. Some trainer information tends to be outdated and sometimes even impractical. New hire's hours are also inconsistent.

9+ months in and nothing to complain about. We have a great CEO and leadership team, and being in a startup environment has been really fulfilling. The hyper-growth and new approach to dining make things exciting. I feel valued, supported, and like the work I’m doing truly matters.

I worked at wonder for the duration of my training. As soon as my training finished and I received all my certifications, I was told I would be contacted with my work schedule and put on the road as a COR. Weeks went by without contact, and I reached out multiple times. Finally, I was informed almost 3 weeks later that I would be let go from the company due to them “moving on” from the COR position and driver/delivery focused approach. After a quick search I found out the company entirely moved away from their original structure and no longer needed so many drivers, but that information was never properly shared and I literally wasted my time with their two week training program. 

There is the outside and the inside. Reading company description here would make you think youre interviewing for something big, but it’s all copy, as is the company. There was a novel idea that was left behind since we couldn’t prove we could make it work, our leadership changed the product quickly as they just want to sell. Most of us joined for the long haul, but weekly changes drag us all down. There is no compassion or mastery here, and barely a vision. People in leadership have terrible track records but are supported by similar and people who “yes” them. No management, and not a place to learn to manage. You will gain soft skills and learn how to survive in a toxic culture if you do.

We are often changing things and being able to be adapatbale and trust leadership is key.  Knowing your opinion and ideas matter and you are working in a supportive inclusive environment is such a great work enviroment.  Leadership has worked hard to provide transparency and have implement bi annual reviews so employees know what they need to reach their personal goals. Wonder has incredibly smart prople that are willing to share their knowledge and empower employees to be their absolut true authentic self with a clear career path 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Restaurant staff 149 salaries reported	$17.44 per hour
Sanitation worker 12 salaries reported	$17.50 per hour
Cook 1 salary reported	$17.50 per hour
Culinary 54 salaries reported	$19.96 per hour
Dishwasher 7 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour

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