J D Wetherspoon Reviews
Updated 6 Dec 2019
"Great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at J D Wetherspoon part-time
Pros
friendly staff Good hours Good holiday system
Cons
Stressful Can work alone if hours are tight
J D Wetherspoon2019-12-06"Good for students or people looking for experience in management"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon part-time for more than a year
Pros
If you work for it, you can be promoted fast
Cons
Regularly understaffed during busy hours
Continue readingJ D Wetherspoon2019-12-06"If you want a meanwhile job"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendI have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time
Pros
They pay you on time
Cons
You might not get paid for your holidays even if you do it's peanuts
Continue readingJ D Wetherspoon2019-12-06"Yes jd qwetherspooons wpub frinks cdrunk"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time for less than a year
Pros
Employee discount. Very good for alcogol, getting drunk aTER WORK.
Cons
Hard work on eight hour shifts.
J D Wetherspoon2019-12-05"Spoons"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Nothing that i can think of
Cons
low wages, no breaks and management
J D Wetherspoon2019-12-04"Good job for Student"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good team, good social job
Cons
Long hours, alot of weekends, had chnage of managers quite a bit, some bad some good.
J D Wetherspoon2019-12-03"Homophobic - Constructive Dismissal"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon part-time for less than a year
Pros
Got paid weekly, thats about it
Cons
Reported homophobic abuse to manager, nothing was done Therefore had to leave, no punishment or displine for the abusive colleagues
Continue readingJ D Wetherspoon2019-12-02"Ok job"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at J D Wetherspoon part-time
Pros
Convenient, accessible, large teams, weekly pay
Cons
quick staff turnover, not much job progression
J D Wetherspoon2019-12-01"Standard Pub work"
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I have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time
Pros
Flexible, paid on a weekly basis
Cons
Rude Customers, Long shifts and work patterns
J D Wetherspoon2019-12-01"Poor Management and Unreasonable Expectations"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon part-time for less than a year
Pros
There was a good team atmosphere among the staff, and there was a nice social aspect to the job when it came to interacting with the customers and your colleagues.
Cons
Very poorly managed. The weekly rota was all over the place; it wouldn't get finished by the manager in time so you wouldn't know if you were supposed to be working or not until the last minute. Also, just poor management in general; always understaffed and out of stock in popular drinks. And with all of this, you were expected by management to perform to unreasonably high standards with the bad circumstances, and low resources, and for minimum wage.
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