Greene King
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Best thing
Most of the staff
Worst thing
The other staff, the hours
Floor staff at Greene King, April 2025
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Best thing
Eat on break
Worst thing
Managers, job itself
Chef at Greene King, April 2025
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Best thing
Decent discount
Worst thing
Long unsocial hours, job morale based entirely on who you work with/ who your boss is
Team leader at Greene King, April 2025
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Best thing
Cheaper food during shift
Worst thing
No paid breaks, poor management, poor team work, not good training, unsocial hours, little to no notice on shifts
Kitchen member at Greene King, April 2025
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Best thing
Love my job
Worst thing
Other members of staff who ate lazy, spend all day on mobile phones, come in late, and just get away with it
Kitchen manager at Greene King, April 2025
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Best thing
I like my job for the most part
Worst thing
It takes over my whole life i struggle to do muxh else
Employee at Greene King, April 2025
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Best thing
The people are amazing, the hours suit me and the management listen.
The discounts are fab too, and it keeps me active.Worst thing
Customers can be incredibly nasty and hard to deal with (especially big tables of 8 or more)
It is minimum rate of pay for your age which can be disheartening, considering the work we do.Employee at Greene King, April 2025
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Best thing
Every one respect us properly and every hour is been counted
Worst thing
Some times i dont feel like working
Kitchen team leader at Greene King, April 2025
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Best thing
Lots of discounts
Worst thing
Older team members just sit back and let other people do the work
Not paid enough
Training was not efficientFront of house staff at Greene King, April 2025
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Best thing
The people i work with
Worst thing
Not getting out on time
Chef at Greene King, March 2025
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Best thing
discount is very good
Worst thing
management are absolutely awful. They will chat about other staff members behind each others backs and put down their staff. Completey unprofessional if you ask me
Bar staff at Greene King, March 2025
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Best thing
Flexible hours
Worst thing
Not enough hours, no sick pay, holidays are difficult to book, the job is stressful, customers are ignorant and rude, the pay isn't enough
Front of house at Greene King, March 2025
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Best thing
The customers. That every day is different and you know that the majority of the people that you work with are lovely
Worst thing
The staff. Too much sensitivity in the work place
Team member at Greene King, March 2025
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Best thing
Coworkers
Worst thing
Stress and busy work
Waiter at Greene King, March 2025
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Best thing
Kind customers
Worst thing
My teammates that also work there
Waitress at Greene King, March 2025
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Best thing
Team members
Worst thing
Head manager is a pervert
Staff aren’t trained properlyFront of house at Greene King, March 2025
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Best thing
Other staff
Worst thing
Pay, Understaffed, no recognition for hard work, out of touch management.
Bar at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
The team I work with are all friendly and communicative with each other and care about each others lives and personal life which I feel makes work a place that is enjoyable to go to where you can feel cared about
Worst thing
Sometimes we can take on a lot of customers in one go and spikes up stress levels very quickly and sometimes things can also be miscommunicated
Chef at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
Being a bartender
Worst thing
Staff
Management
No door staff
Late hours(1am/4am closes)Front of house at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
The people I work with
Worst thing
The hours/shift patterns
Team leader at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
Nothing, worst job I've ever had
Worst thing
The management and kitchen team
Back of house at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
Paid holidays
Worst thing
Stress and short staff
Chef at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
Sometimes get a few free chips
Worst thing
Everything to do with the job is grotty and dirty. I spend every minute that I work there thinking about how I can move elsewhere for work
Kitchen assistant at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
Can have a real laugh sometimes to escape everyday life if right people on shift
Worst thing
Staff are allowed to undermine me as they are my boss’ drinking buddies. No support from in house management team. Long hours. Lazy staff, and having to keep working when are signed off
Kitchen manager at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
Good pay, get lots of hours and all the staff are so friendly and caring
Worst thing
Nothing
Team leader at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
The team members
Worst thing
The managers and hours
Chef at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
Cooking.
Worst thing
Safety. Health and care. Employees/ management overall company
Employee at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
I like the staff at our place
Worst thing
The pay is abysmal for the work it feels i do
Cook at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
Manager no being there
Worst thing
Underpaid for the amount of work I do
Waitress at Greene King, February 2025
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Best thing
Flexible hours, easy to progress, great if you are part time.
Worst thing
They are terrible to young managers, often lack support from upper management, Put too much pressure, do not give proper training
Team leader at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
Easy to get to
Worst thing
Loud, stressful, doing way more than I'm getting paid to, and rude co-workers
Soft play assistant at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
Nothing
Worst thing
No leadership no breaks overworked underpaid stress demoralised
Line chef at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
The discounts
Worst thing
You get more hours than your supposed to
Front of house at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
Enjoy it and the people
Team leader at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
Leaving after a shift
Worst thing
The stress.
Chef at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
The people i work with minus the gm
Worst thing
Underpaid for what we do lack of consistency and verbal abuse from customers
Front of house staff at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
It’s fairly easy
Worst thing
Unsociable hours
Kitchen porter at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
The customers and sometimes the people you work with
Worst thing
The work load, the unnecessary stress due to it. Sometimes the people you work with.
Team member at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
The streets. The long days
Team leader at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
It's fun working hospitality, cleaning has a job satisfaction you may not know you enjoy.
Worst thing
Busy days can be harder work but work is fairly paid so elit evens out.
Cleaner at Greene King, January 2025
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Best thing
Meeting new people
Worst thing
The hours
Chef at Greene King, December 2024
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Best thing
The people you work with and good management
Worst thing
Customers
Waitress at Greene King, December 2024
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Best thing
Community side of pub
Worst thing
Corporate side of pub, long hours, always closing
Bar staff at Greene King, December 2024
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Best thing
Conversation with some decent people
Worst thing
90% of customers are self entitled and you cant do anything but smile and take the constant slurry of abuse :)
Team leader at Greene King, December 2024
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Best thing
People i work with are nice and fun
Worst thing
Sometimes get put on shifts by myself even if it's busy
Front of house at Greene King, December 2024
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Best thing
Good morale
TeamworkWorst thing
Stress
Short-staffed
No hoursAssistant manager at Greene King, December 2024
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Best thing
Good local and good team
Worst thing
Place need a renovation and hours need to be properly checked
Team leader at Greene King, December 2024
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Best thing
Cooking showing my full potential in busy periods
Worst thing
The hours and getting put by myself even though i am confident enough
Kitchen staff at Greene King, November 2024
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Best thing
The team and regulars
Worst thing
Long hours
Team leader at Greene King, November 2024
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Best thing
33% discount
Nice coworkersWorst thing
Annoying management
Front of house at Greene King, November 2024