Greene King

Greene King is a pub, hotel, restaurant and brewery operator. They run Farmhouse Inns, Hungry Horse and Wacky Warehouse.

greeneking.co.uk

Greene King job reviews

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  • Best thing

    My attention to detail for the customers, l clean for them full most and secondly the staff need a clean environment to work in

    Worst thing

    Addressing issues amongst staff which could easily be resolved

    2.3

    Cleaning operative at Greene King, May 2026

  • Best thing

    The discount and the good staff make some shifts good to work and go quick

    Worst thing

    The management and extra jobs that are given to me by them and having to pick up everyone slack

    1.9

    Team leader at Greene King, April 2026

  • Best thing

    Some colleagues

    Worst thing

    Unpaid breaks, long hours, short time between shifts

    2.5

    Assistant manager at Greene King, April 2026

  • Best thing

    33% off

    Worst thing

    Managers, staff, understaffed, high expectations

    1.1

    Chef at Greene King, March 2026

  • Best thing

    Gives you money

    Worst thing

    People customers and staff

    8.9

    Team leader at Greene King, February 2026

  • Best thing

    Hours and benefits

    Worst thing

    People, management, travel, late nights

    2.6

    Chef at Greene King, February 2026

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    The industry and the company (greeneking) as a whole

    4.6

    Employee at Greene King, February 2026

  • Best thing

    The people I work with.

    Worst thing

    The way my manager organizes things.

    4.2

    Chef at Greene King, February 2026

  • Best thing

    Meeting new people

    Worst thing

    The late hours and not enough money

    3.0

    Team leader at Greene King, January 2026

  • Best thing

    Leaving

    Worst thing

    Managers are angry bullies. Never ending ques. Constantly changing rota.

    2.2

    Chef at Greene King, January 2026

  • Best thing

    The discount

    Worst thing

    Change of hours and shift with short notice

    1.4

    Employee at Greene King, January 2026

  • Best thing

    Interaction with customers

    Worst thing

    Some staff are favoured and given more shifts even though I’ve been here the longest and the most knowledgeable

    4.7

    Team leader at Greene King, January 2026

  • Best thing

    People i work with

    Worst thing

    My km

    3.7

    Chef at Greene King, January 2026

  • Best thing

    Rota system

    Worst thing

    Managers, staff and customers

    2.8

    Bartender at Greene King, January 2026

  • Best thing

    My coworkers

    Worst thing

    Management unpredictable, has favourites, ego trips & poor communication among management

    1.0

    Bar staff at Greene King, December 2025

  • Best thing

    Making friends and new work colleagues

    7.8

    Second chef at Greene King, December 2025

  • Best thing

    Meet different people

    Worst thing

    Hours are unsociable

    7.1

    General manager at Greene King, November 2025

  • Best thing

    Speaking to new people

    Worst thing

    Rude customers, things always breaking

    4.7

    Team leader at Greene King, November 2025

  • Best thing

    Some of the team and most regulars

    Worst thing

    Some of the team and rude customers

    2.8

    Employee at Greene King, November 2025

  • Best thing

    My coworkers or the payday

    Worst thing

    Rude customers, don’t have a place to eat o take a sit for a minute even in breaks

    1.9

    Front of house at Greene King, October 2025

  • Best thing

    The team I work with are ok. Greene king as a whole are not as good. New managers are useless

    Worst thing

    Not being supported by management

    2.3

    Front of house at Greene King, October 2025

  • Best thing

    I get to set my own rota, the people are good at my pub and theres not too much travelling

    Worst thing

    My career progression has been put to a dead stop, im being pressured on things that even my boss doesnt understand and its difficult to get a proper break as i work alone and i cant actually shut the kitchen for a break

    6.4

    Kitchen manager at Greene King, October 2025

  • Best thing

    Just chilled fairly easy job.

    Worst thing

    Not getting paid on breaks

    8.8

    Team leader at Greene King, October 2025

  • Best thing

    Most of the team are good - it’s local to me.

    Worst thing

    Hours can be really unpredictable, high turnover can mean there’s often bodies short on shift.

    5.1

    Employee at Greene King, September 2025

  • Best thing

    I enjoy the people I work with

    Worst thing

    Budget cuts to inferior products, hours cuts leaving staff stressed and alone, unreasonable cuts to necessary consumable products.

    2.5

    Team leader at Greene King, September 2025

  • Best thing

    The career progression

    Worst thing

    Lack of labour costs so less staff

    6.0

    Assistant manager at Greene King, September 2025

  • Best thing

    Nothing really

    Worst thing

    The rudeness of customers. The lack of social life to work balance. The unfair rotas. The bias of managers

    2.3

    Bar team leader at Greene King, September 2025

  • Best thing

    When i finish

    Worst thing

    The way we get treat

    1.0

    Chef supervisor at Greene King, August 2025

  • Best thing

    Free accommodation

    Worst thing

    24/7 job. Open 365 days a year

    7.0

    General manager at Greene King, August 2025

  • Best thing

    Interactions with walks of all life

    Worst thing

    Overworked

    3.2

    Employee at Greene King, July 2025

  • Best thing

    Food discounts, customers

    Worst thing

    Lazy people, doing more work cleaning up after people and not gettin paid for it or cared about. "Employee of the month" but it's just a sheet of paper, nothings rewarding

    1.9

    Employee at Greene King, July 2025

  • Best thing

    Nothing

    Worst thing

    Change shifts without 24 hours notice

    2.6

    Cook at Greene King, July 2025

  • Best thing

    Making deserts. Having heart to hearts with customers hearing thank you all day

    Worst thing

    Fears of dropping plates and drink
    Complaints

    7.4

    Front of house at Greene King, July 2025

  • Best thing

    Some staff members

    Worst thing

    Lazy managers

    2.8

    Chef at Greene King, July 2025

  • Best thing

    Customer Interaction

    Worst thing

    In my personal opinion, a lack of respect from management. Instructions for tasks are left vague.

    7.1

    Front of house at Greene King, July 2025

  • Best thing

    Customers

    Worst thing

    Pay for what we deal with
    Hours getting cut
    Company cutting on hours
    Staff not turning in for there shifts

    3.2

    Duty manager at Greene King, July 2025

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    The customers and the broken pub

    3.4

    Front of house staff at Greene King, July 2025

  • Best thing

    Environment and hours

    Worst thing

    Dealing with customers

    9.1

    Employee at Greene King, July 2025

  • Best thing

    Free food on breaks

    Worst thing

    Not great pay
    Multiple times not paid correctly
    High stress
    Being told to go home early on quite times
    Not having enough hours

    3.4

    Employee at Greene King, July 2025

  • Best thing

    Location

    Worst thing

    Unsocial hours, unfair work balance between staff

    1.5

    Employee at Greene King, June 2025

  • Best thing

    Sometimes serving people on the bar can be fun. You can listen to your own music in the kitchen.

    Worst thing

    It’s underpaid for how hard the work is, the hours are unsociable, management level care and responsibility is expected from team players, everybody backstabs each other in the pub industry.

    1.2

    Employee at Greene King, June 2025

  • Best thing

    Coworkers

    Worst thing

    Being used for extra roles I don't get extra pay for and being taken advantage of

    3.4

    General assistant at Greene King, June 2025

  • Best thing

    It's very social and busy

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff

    7.0

    Team member at Greene King, June 2025

  • Best thing

    Meets new people and taking to customers

    Worst thing

    Manger never orders enough stock

    4.7

    Chef at Greene King, May 2025

  • Best thing

    Meeting the public

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff

    6.4

    Front of house staff at Greene King, May 2025

  • Best thing

    Time off

    Worst thing

    Not a full break

    4.4

    Kitchen team leader at Greene King, May 2025

  • Best thing

    Rubbish, do not care about staff

    Worst thing

    Rubbish do not care about staff

    4.7

    General manager at Greene King, May 2025

  • Best thing

    The pay

    Worst thing

    The people, how stressful it is and the manager

    3.0

    Kitchen team leader at Greene King, May 2025

  • Best thing

    friends

    Worst thing

    stress, under paid, long hours, too much work

    2.6

    Waitress at Greene King, May 2025

  • Best thing

    The customers and i live above the pub in a nice little flat

    Worst thing

    Other management turning the team against me to push me out of my home and job so someone else can have it

    1.5

    Team leader at Greene King, May 2025