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    J D Wetherspoon Employee Reviews about "good pay"

    Updated 15 Sep 2019

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    Found 1307 reviews

    3.4
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    60%
    Recommend to a Friend
    73%
    Approve of CEO
    J D Wetherspoon CEO John Hutson
    John Hutson
    535 Ratings
    Pros

    • "salary very competitive for the pub trade" (in 100 reviews)

    • "Good pay, bonus and promotional opportunity" (in 68 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Much busier than your average Pub/Restaurant" (in 147 reviews)

    • "Long hours with not enough breaks" (in 142 reviews)

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    Reviews about "good pay"

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    1. "Fun company to work for, make lots of friends and very good progression, hours are the only major problem"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Shift Leader in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good Pay, discounts, bonuses and career progression .

      Cons

      Hours are very stingy, you think the company ran at a loss with how stingy they are with the hours. Often means you are understaffed, rushed off your feet and may not get a break, In my opinion if they invented more hours in the pubs (especially smaller ones as they have it most tight) then it would improve staff morale and retention. Also means you do some of your work unpaid as you don’t get time to do it on shift.

      Advice to Management

      Invest more hours into pubs, other then that a great company to work for.

      J D Wetherspoon2019-06-27

    2. "No work life balance"

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      Former Employee - Receptionist in Huntingdon and Peterborough, England
      Doesn't Recommend

      I 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
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    3. "Good"

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      Current Employee - Team Leader 
      Recommends

      I have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good pay for people just starting

      Cons

      Under staff issues making work stress

      J D Wetherspoon2019-06-06

    4. "over worked"

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      Current Employee - Floor Staff in Ramsgate, England
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at J D Wetherspoon part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      good pay 12 minimum hours good discount and rewards schemes

      Cons

      long hours bad shift times

      Advice to Management

      .

      J D Wetherspoon2019-06-11

    5. "Bar associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at J D Wetherspoon part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Good pay and weekly too

      Cons

      Stressful particularly on weekends and bank holidays

      J D Wetherspoon2019-05-21

    6. "Pros and cons"

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      Former Employee - Team Leader in Keswick, North West England, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      good pay shares in company A lot of hours

      Cons

      Hard work Mostly weekends and nights

      Advice to Management

      More staff

      J D Wetherspoon2019-05-31

    7. "If you fit the part then sure, if not AVOID"

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      Former Employee - Bar Associate 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good pay, frequent bonuses, 50% off meals

      Cons

      Long shift hours, Very rude customers, Finishing at 3AM, Management pick who they like and treat the rest like dirt, for example I requested to be bar trained but was refused due to having a little facial hair, which I shaved off and was still refused. Management granted me holidays but then took my last day of my holiday away without advising me and I got a disciplinary for not turning up for work, Shift patterns... are non existent, every week either has long shifts, or barely any contracted minimum shift hours are ever kept too. Understaffed constantly.

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      Advice to Management

      Speak with your staff about issues instead of jumping the gun on certain issues you have with them. Treat all staff equally regardless of facial hair or any appearance, Stop speaking to staff like children, Work out fair shift patterns instead of random each week. Take the time to actually thoroughly train your staff instead of throwing them in the deep end.

      J D Wetherspoon2019-05-23

    8. "Spoons"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good pay Part paid break Holiday pay

      Cons

      Late closes Open later on bank hol

      J D Wetherspoon2019-04-29

      J D Wetherspoon Response

      May 20, 2019 – Senior Recruitment Advisor

      Thank you for your review and best wishes for the future.

    9. "Good, but it depends on the pub"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      Good pay for your position Progression opportunities can be plentiful Good bonus scheme and discounts

      Cons

      Unsociable hours, sometimes rotas can be established only last minute

      J D Wetherspoon2019-04-27

      J D Wetherspoon Response

      May 20, 2019 – Senior Recruitment Advisor

      It’s great to know that the things we have invested in such as rates of pay and bonus are valued. Thanks for taking the time to leave a review

    10. "Kitchen staff"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at J D Wetherspoon part-time

      Pros

      - good pay - friendly staff, very diverse

      Cons

      - "on the job training" - stood around in the kitchen when I first started without knowing or being told what to do - can get very hot and busy in a small kitchen

      J D Wetherspoon2019-04-22

      J D Wetherspoon Response

      May 20, 2019 – Senior Recruitment Advisor

      Thank you for your review. It’s good to hear you are working with a friendly team.

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