Wahaca Reviews
Updated 13 Mar 2020
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"Openings Manager"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Wahaca full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great family atmosphere and clear goals for the business
Cons
The food can cause rapid weight gain
Continue readingWahaca2019-05-14"It's alright"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Wahaca part-time for more than a year
Pros
-Staff are nice -Average hospitality job in London
Cons
-Management are un-organised -Pay is terrible
Wahaca2020-03-13"Franchise."
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I worked at Wahaca full-time
Pros
They provide fast basic trainings for the food safety standards in the UK from the beginning.
Cons
Majority of the working society is not easygoing and openminded: more like discriminative a judging. Personal connections over quality and knowledge.
Continue readingWahaca2020-02-25"Great Place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Wahaca full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great company morals, passion driven, you don't feel like another number, company incentives and Honest Top Dogs
Cons
small dishes and fast turn over makes for hard shifts
Continue readingWahaca2020-01-26"Changing"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Wahaca full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great place to make friends and practice people skills. The company was amazing to staff when I first started but as time has gone by the company has slowly shifted their direction to a more profitable road.
Cons
Slowly but surely changing into any other high street restaurant. As time goes by it's shifting to a more profitable company at the expense of staff welfare, integrity, quality of food and more. It expects more and more from each employee but gives less and less.
Continue readingWahaca2019-12-11"Would not recommend"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Wahaca full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great food , friendly teamwork ,
Cons
Working hours are low, bad tronc system and management
Wahaca2019-11-25"A good company to work for, Delicious food. It is fun and engaging"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Wahaca full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Uk's first Carbon neutral Restaurant group in the uk. The owners Mark and Tommi created this Restaurant with great vision and passion.
Cons
Pension schemes still need to be improved
Wahaca2019-10-30- Helpful (1)
"Awful"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Wahaca part-time for more than a year
Pros
75% staff discount for you and 3 friends.
Cons
3.75% of total sales is removed from your tips meaning sometimes you see none of the card tips earned. Awful management, both in branch and head office. Staff turnover is extremely high in all areas including entire management teams. Managers snap at staff in front of customers. Was often forced to work 40 hours a week despite a part time contract and prior discussion of availability. Inappropriate behaviour is very common.
Wahaca2019-10-02 "Used to be better"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Wahaca full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Possibility to progress (but comes with huge price)
Cons
Favourism. Unfair expectation. Managers are vengeful when you don't want to "bend over". They make sure you have no personal life with their working hours. Chaotic and messy place. So many broken rules and promises (contract and handbook are worth nothing)
Continue readingWahaca2019-08-23"So many awful policies"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Wahaca
Pros
Great team of waiters and bar staff, everyone stuck together and socialised outside of work
Cons
Management give conflicting orders, one manager will often shout at you in front of customers if she was in a bad mood and often threatened to take your hours off you. Have to bring own float. If make less than 4% of your sales on card tips, you don't get any of them (managers, kitchen and bar get them instead). I would end up receiving 0-10% of card tips which is insulting and feels dishonest to the customer. If you lose a card receipt it comes out of you pay, most waiters fall foul to this at some point, this isn't discounted and has wiped out all of my tips before. The policy on the waiter paying for walk outs was almost always enforced (by certain managers anyway)
Continue readingWahaca2019-06-20