Does Union Kitchen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Union Kitchen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Union Kitchen. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Union Kitchen?

38% of Union Kitchen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Union Kitchen 2.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Union Kitchen?

Manager (7) , Manager In Training (MIT) (3) , Supervisor (3) , Kitchen Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Union Kitchen according to real employee reviews?

"The coworkers were great, it felt like I was doing good in the community, and I just loved the atmosphere!" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Union Kitchen according to real employee reviews?

"Upper management is highly insecure and find strong females intimidating and threatening, which has set up any sort of glimmer of female leadership up for failure." ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are abysmal" ((in 5 reviews)); "Female leadership is highly lacking." ((in 4 reviews)); "Pay is awful, extremely low, you’ll have to burn cash to survive for the first 6 months of working there" ((in 4 reviews)); "Certain managers do not handle situations the best." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Union Kitchen redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Union Kitchen redundancy and their outlook for job security at Union Kitchen in 2026.

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Union Kitchen Reviews

2.8

38% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Cullen Gilchrist

33% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

2.9

Diversity and inclusion

2.8

Career opportunities

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Culture and values

2.5

Work/Life balance

2.3

Senior management

Union Kitchen has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Union Kitchen employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Ethnic group

Gender

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Disability

Parent or family caregiver

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Reviews by job title

51 reviews

5.0

18 Jan 2026

Great Owners

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work. Typical restaurant hours. Treated well.

Cons

Long hours some weeks and employees call out

3.0

6 Dec 2025

Visionless Parasites

Agm

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Easy Job, no one eats Union Kitchen food so lunch rush is 30 orders of the same sandwich you've made a billion times.

Cons

zero ability to grow, no vision, upper management is filled with flakes, union busting, and honestly I wonder if they even care about food at all.

1.0

10 Aug 2024

Underpaid but overworked

Management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free shift meal or unlimited access to coffee. Cool snacks to buy with 25% TM discount.

Cons

No personal or work life balance. Everything is about money, and how low budgeted everything is because they cannot exceed a threshold. Always hiring, but never can afford to hire and give hours to staff. Poorly ran throughout the whole ecosystem, which is distribution, accelerator, and stores. Expect feedback to be ignored. Accelerator products do not sell as well due to expensive pricing, little to no marketing or poor marketing. Distribution has their flaws but barely hanging by a thread with product expirations, rat feces, and with not many bodies to help.

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Jobs at Union Kitchen

Grocery & Deli Team Member (DC)

SNAP Recipient Career Development Program

Washington, DC

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Grocery & Deli Supervisor (DC)

Store General Manager (DC)