Pros
I always got long shifts, so I did receive a fair wage (IF I HAD BEEN PAID FOR ALL MY SHIFTS!)
Cons
Terrible management. I got my job at the coffee club when I was only fourteen and the senior managers and other staff abused this. Never got enough notice for my shifts - I would be called the day before for a 6am start, and I never knew when I would finish. I was verbally abused by the chef constantly, he had no sympathy for the fact that I was only fourteen and would be run off my feet all the time. I was never properly trained! This was my second job, my first hospitality job and I had never used an industrial diswasher, poured alcohol or made cold drinks ect. When I made mistakes, I would be chastised or ridiculed by other staff and even the MOD. There were multiple occasions where I was not given my mandatory 30 minute break. I worked 8-9 hour shifts, we were so busy, and I am a great worker, which led to management neglecting me any breaks - even bathroom breaks. Oh yeah, also I wasn't paid for the total of my shifts I worked. I worked at coffee club for 2 months, never receiving a single paycheck, doing countless, break-less 8 hour shifts, even working 9 hours on NEW YEARS DAY on $13 an hour, and I eventually only received $217 (after I had quit, I was given this in cash) I was so shaken and afraid of ever going back there that I couldn't be bothered to fight this pathetic pay.