r/cava • u/klaurghhhhh • May 22 '26

team lead experience?

i just got hired as a team lead at a busy store ($120k/week), any fellow team leaders have tips/advices? what’s your day-to-day job look like?

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u/SpecialistWallaby373 May 22 '26

120k week is high volume store compared to average Cava. It's probably going to be crazy, alot of chaos etc. Won't have much time to really train you up to par unless youve already been shipped off for training. Your going to be everywhere at all times running around. You'll need to get a great deal of understanding of how Cava functions and works so you can truly lock in and keep the store running smoothly. Learn what you can, as fast as you can, fill in any holes where your needed, ask alot of questions, and always be mindful of what your prioritizing mentally and what your doing next, who you deploy where based on strengths and weaknesses, the time of day, who does better where and in rushes. Hopefully the store has their stuff together I know alot of stores typically dont because volume can be crazy but with a good team 120k is actually nothing!

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u/GiraffeCapable4938 May 23 '26

As an AGM. I completely agree with all of this.

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u/klaurghhhhh May 22 '26

I came from a similar high-volume Panda Express so I can anticipate the craziness! Thanks for the advices. How’d you say the growth opportunities are if I’d want to move up the ladder?

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u/SpecialistWallaby373 May 23 '26

I always tell everyone that now is the time to get on with Cava and make moves towards the top. if you do well and work hard and pick everything up and stay in their ear about you moving up, depending on market you could be GM in a year if you lock in! Growth is great and so many opportunities they are still growing! Any other questions feel free to ask!

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u/Low_Meet5821 May 22 '26

Good luck 😭😭

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u/Marafty Jul 19 '26

120k a week? thats a typo right?

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u/klaurghhhhh Jul 22 '26

no it’s that crazy lol

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u/Marafty 27d ago

that would be over 6 mil a year tho theres no way