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Compare Pret A Manger vs Costa Employee Ratings Overall Rating (full-time and part-time employees only)
Positive Business Outlook
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What Employees Say Featured Review
Former Employee - Team Member
I worked at Pret A Manger full-time for less than a year
Pros
Training Starting salary Pleasant environment
Cons
Sometimes 6 days a week initially
Current Employee - Barista
I have been working at Costa part-time for more than 3 years
Pros
* Good open-close hours, so usually the longest shift you will ever do there is 12 hours (including 1 hour break)
* You can set how many hours you want to work, to work around you schedule
* Great... team, everyone is happy and positive, as providing great customer service is our priority
* Learn transferable skills, which can be used in other jobs
Free coffee on shift, and 25% discount in other Costa stores
Show More Cons
* Customers can be rude
* Very focused on sales (but can't really blame a business for this)
* Gets quite busy during some periods
