J D Wetherspoon Employee Reviews about "long hours"
Updated 27 Jun 2020
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"Long hours on your feet all day" (in 196 reviews)
"Pub dependent on how well managed everything is" (in 195 reviews)
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"Great for part time work, terrible for full time"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than a year
Pros
easy to pick up extra shifts, fun people to work with, 20% discount on food and drink when off shift and 50% off food when on shift, good opportunities for promotion within the pub and internships etc sometimes available in head office
Cons
a lot of employee turnover, pay is only slightly above minimum wage, no tips, long hours
Continue reading"Bar Associate in JD Wetherspoons"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time
Pros
Lovely people to work with and no pay issues
Cons
Long hours and understaffed most of the time
Continue reading- Helpful (1)
"Meh overall. Don't stay here forever"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Free lunches - Decent pay if you're young but it's not a viable option long term -Good bonuses but only if your pub is profitable
Cons
-Stress -Long hours -Childish "high school clique" culture in some pubs but not all -Always under staffed
Continue reading - Helpful (1)
"Get used to jumping through hoops for nothing!"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon
Pros
Great training (if you can get it) Meal allowance for management Colleagues at pub level - some great people
Cons
Long hours (aways well over what is contracted) Incredibly antisocial hours Management above pub level complete shambles
"Work"
I have been working at J D Wetherspoon part-time
Pros
You make great friends here
Cons
Long hours Unsociable hours Gets very busy
"Duty manager"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at J D Wetherspoon full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great team, great fun, good pay
Cons
Long hours, that's about it
Continue reading"Brill"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
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- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at J D Wetherspoon full-time
Pros
Good pay Good people Good atmosphere
Cons
Long hours and rota is always different
"Has many pros and many cons"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNegative OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at J D Wetherspoon for more than a year
Pros
- Staff discount - Decent pay for what it is - Decent co-workers - Opportunities to work your way up management - They do a lot of charity work
Cons
- If you're lazy, don't bother - Long hours - Early mornings and late nights, can really mess up your sleeping pattern
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsI worked at J D Wetherspoon for more than a year
Pros
Get to meet new people Staff become like family Gain lots of new skills and knowledge Good pay Good incentives Easy to progress further in the role
Cons
Long hours Short staffed most of the time
"Hard work"
I worked at J D Wetherspoon part-time
Pros
Meals were discounted by 50% during shifts
Cons
Long hours and very stressful