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

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Greene King job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Most of the staff

    Worst thing

    The other staff, the hours

    2.6

    Floor staff at Greene King, April 2025

  • Best thing

    Eat on break

    Worst thing

    Managers, job itself

    1.0

    Chef at Greene King, April 2025

  • Best thing

    Decent discount

    Worst thing

    Long unsocial hours, job morale based entirely on who you work with/ who your boss is

    2.8

    Team leader at Greene King, April 2025

  • 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

    1.2

    Kitchen member at Greene King, April 2025

  • 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

    4.5

    Kitchen manager at Greene King, April 2025

  • Best thing

    I like my job for the most part

    Worst thing

    It takes over my whole life i struggle to do muxh else

    5.0

    Employee at Greene King, April 2025

  • 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.

    9.2

    Employee at Greene King, April 2025

  • Best thing

    Every one respect us properly and every hour is been counted

    Worst thing

    Some times i dont feel like working

    4.6

    Kitchen team leader at Greene King, April 2025

  • 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 efficient

    3.9

    Front of house staff at Greene King, April 2025

  • Best thing

    The people i work with

    Worst thing

    Not getting out on time

    5.9

    Chef at Greene King, March 2025

  • 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

    1.4

    Bar staff at Greene King, March 2025

  • 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

    2.8

    Front of house at Greene King, March 2025

  • 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

    4.7

    Team member at Greene King, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Coworkers

    Worst thing

    Stress and busy work

    3.4

    Waiter at Greene King, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Kind customers

    Worst thing

    My teammates that also work there

    1.7

    Waitress at Greene King, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Team members

    Worst thing

    Head manager is a pervert
    Staff aren’t trained properly

    2.6

    Front of house at Greene King, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Other staff

    Worst thing

    Pay, Understaffed, no recognition for hard work, out of touch management.

    1.8

    Bar at Greene King, February 2025

  • 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

    6.2

    Chef at Greene King, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Being a bartender

    Worst thing

    Staff
    Management
    No door staff
    Late hours(1am/4am closes)

    3.2

    Front of house at Greene King, February 2025

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    The hours/shift patterns

    5.5

    Team leader at Greene King, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Nothing, worst job I've ever had

    Worst thing

    The management and kitchen team

    1.7

    Back of house at Greene King, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Paid holidays

    Worst thing

    Stress and short staff

    1.9

    Chef at Greene King, February 2025

  • 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

    1.4

    Kitchen assistant at Greene King, February 2025

  • 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

    1.1

    Kitchen manager at Greene King, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Good pay, get lots of hours and all the staff are so friendly and caring

    Worst thing

    Nothing

    7.6

    Team leader at Greene King, February 2025

  • Best thing

    The team members

    Worst thing

    The managers and hours

    1.1

    Chef at Greene King, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Cooking.

    Worst thing

    Safety. Health and care. Employees/ management overall company

    1.0

    Employee at Greene King, February 2025

  • Best thing

    I like the staff at our place

    Worst thing

    The pay is abysmal for the work it feels i do

    5.5

    Cook at Greene King, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Manager no being there

    Worst thing

    Underpaid for the amount of work I do

    7.6

    Waitress at Greene King, February 2025

  • 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

    2.8

    Team leader at Greene King, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Easy to get to

    Worst thing

    Loud, stressful, doing way more than I'm getting paid to, and rude co-workers

    3.2

    Soft play assistant at Greene King, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Nothing

    Worst thing

    No leadership no breaks overworked underpaid stress demoralised

    1.0

    Line chef at Greene King, January 2025

  • Best thing

    The discounts

    Worst thing

    You get more hours than your supposed to

    2.3

    Front of house at Greene King, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Enjoy it and the people

    5.5

    Team leader at Greene King, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Leaving after a shift

    Worst thing

    The stress.

    2.1

    Chef at Greene King, January 2025

  • 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

    1.6

    Front of house staff at Greene King, January 2025

  • Best thing

    It’s fairly easy

    Worst thing

    Unsociable hours

    5.5

    Kitchen porter at Greene King, January 2025

  • 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.

    2.4

    Team member at Greene King, January 2025

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    The streets. The long days

    4.6

    Team leader at Greene King, January 2025

  • 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.

    10

    Cleaner at Greene King, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Meeting new people

    Worst thing

    The hours

    1.3

    Chef at Greene King, December 2024

  • Best thing

    The people you work with and good management

    Worst thing

    Customers

    4.6

    Waitress at Greene King, December 2024

  • Best thing

    Community side of pub

    Worst thing

    Corporate side of pub, long hours, always closing

    2.6

    Bar staff at Greene King, December 2024

  • 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 :)

    1.8

    Team leader at Greene King, December 2024

  • Best thing

    People i work with are nice and fun

    Worst thing

    Sometimes get put on shifts by myself even if it's busy

    6.4

    Front of house at Greene King, December 2024

  • Best thing

    Good morale
    Teamwork

    Worst thing

    Stress
    Short-staffed
    No hours

    5.5

    Assistant manager at Greene King, December 2024

  • Best thing

    Good local and good team

    Worst thing

    Place need a renovation and hours need to be properly checked

    6.4

    Team leader at Greene King, December 2024

  • 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

    1.8

    Kitchen staff at Greene King, November 2024

  • Best thing

    The team and regulars

    Worst thing

    Long hours

    1.5

    Team leader at Greene King, November 2024

  • Best thing

    33% discount
    Nice coworkers

    Worst thing

    Annoying management

    5.5

    Front of house at Greene King, November 2024