J D Wetherspoon Reviews
Updated 26 Jun 2019
Found 1196 reviews
"Fast pace but lovely team"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at J D Wetherspoon part-time for less than a year
Pros
Very flexible with hours and breaks
Cons
Lots of pressure in the kitchen and from management
J D Wetherspoon2019-06-26"Good but hard work"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
good bonus if your pub has high standards extra £1 per hour between midnight and 6am
Cons
long hours job satisfaction varies from pub to pub.
J D Wetherspoon2019-06-25"Good student job"
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RecommendsI worked at J D Wetherspoon part-time for less than a year
Pros
Very good training Very flexible
Cons
Working until 4am some nights due to clean up
J D Wetherspoon2019-06-25"No work life balance"
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Doesn't RecommendI worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good pay, bonus each month
Cons
No consistency with shifts, no work life balance
Advice to Management
Treat staff like they are people not just numbers , take better care of people’s data
J D Wetherspoon2019-06-25"Okay in-between job"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time for less than a year
Pros
Can usually get the time wanted off
Cons
Work life balance is hard
J D Wetherspoon2019-06-24"associate"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than a year
Pros
can meet lots of people due to high turnover
Cons
extremely bad management, long hours, bad pay, extremely stressful, bad hours and alot of overtime. Holidays not taken seriously and put off by managers for weeks or even months in my case, instead of properly being filed straight away.
Advice to Management
Treat workers right and maybe the turnover won't be so high.
J D Wetherspoon2019-06-22"Hard work but good team dynamic"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time for less than a year
Pros
Lots of hours, good team dynamic.
Cons
Management can be inflexible and lacking in situational leadership skills.
J D Wetherspoon2019-06-22"Shift Manager/Duty Manager Review"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Management feeding on shifts The Management Academy training is great Good/ fast career progression Met some great friends over the years Feel like the company is starting to improve with regards to work/life balance but still a long way to go!
Cons
As mentioned above, I do feel like the work/life balance is, albeit, slowly improving however we are still a long way off. Long hours, no management breaks and increasing administration is a problem in a lot of pubs especially Suburb pubs where hours do not permit. Increasing work load from Head Office/Area Management/Regional Management is a problem whilst saving hours and cutting costs. No additional pay...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
I understand that we have an associate promise and many pubs have nailed this now. But we need to start looking at a “Manager/Management promise”. Regular audits needs to be carried out to see if the management team are actually getting 1 weekend off a month or two consecutive days off together. This is becoming a tick box exercise and Auditors and area management are not checking this properly and there’s little implication...
Show MoreJ D Wetherspoon2019-06-21"Excellent company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great career progression, competitive salary, additional benefits, free shares
Cons
I don’t have any cons for this company
Advice to Management
As a pub manager myself working my way up from an associate my so I have been part of the management team for most of my time with the company. I think the company is good and heading in the right direction. Now further advice needed
J D Wetherspoon2019-06-20"The working experience at Wetherspoons"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon part-time for less than a year
Pros
Develop great customer facing skills Work in a hardworking team Develop problem solving skills and ability to think on feet Staff discount
Cons
The clientele can be very challenging to deal with Very long hours Low pay Understaffed
Advice to Management
Rotate staff better on shift times Employ more staff to deal with footfall
J D Wetherspoon2019-06-20