Greene King
Greene King is a pub, hotel, restaurant and brewery operator. They run Farmhouse Inns, Hungry Horse and Wacky Warehouse.
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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
Cleaning operative at Greene King, May 2026
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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
Team leader at Greene King, April 2026
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Best thing
Some colleagues
Worst thing
Unpaid breaks, long hours, short time between shifts
Assistant manager at Greene King, April 2026
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Best thing
33% off
Worst thing
Managers, staff, understaffed, high expectations
Chef at Greene King, March 2026
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Best thing
Gives you money
Worst thing
People customers and staff
Team leader at Greene King, February 2026
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Best thing
Hours and benefits
Worst thing
People, management, travel, late nights
Chef at Greene King, February 2026
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
The industry and the company (greeneking) as a whole
Employee at Greene King, February 2026
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Best thing
The people I work with.
Worst thing
The way my manager organizes things.
Chef at Greene King, February 2026
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Best thing
Meeting new people
Worst thing
The late hours and not enough money
Team leader at Greene King, January 2026
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Best thing
Leaving
Worst thing
Managers are angry bullies. Never ending ques. Constantly changing rota.
Chef at Greene King, January 2026
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Best thing
The discount
Worst thing
Change of hours and shift with short notice
Employee at Greene King, January 2026
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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
Team leader at Greene King, January 2026
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Best thing
People i work with
Worst thing
My km
Chef at Greene King, January 2026
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Best thing
Rota system
Worst thing
Managers, staff and customers
Bartender at Greene King, January 2026
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Best thing
My coworkers
Worst thing
Management unpredictable, has favourites, ego trips & poor communication among management
Bar staff at Greene King, December 2025
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Best thing
Making friends and new work colleagues
Second chef at Greene King, December 2025
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Best thing
Meet different people
Worst thing
Hours are unsociable
General manager at Greene King, November 2025
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Best thing
Speaking to new people
Worst thing
Rude customers, things always breaking
Team leader at Greene King, November 2025
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Best thing
Some of the team and most regulars
Worst thing
Some of the team and rude customers
Employee at Greene King, November 2025
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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
Front of house at Greene King, October 2025
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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
Front of house at Greene King, October 2025
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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
Kitchen manager at Greene King, October 2025
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Best thing
Just chilled fairly easy job.
Worst thing
Not getting paid on breaks
Team leader at Greene King, October 2025
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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.
Employee at Greene King, September 2025
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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.
Team leader at Greene King, September 2025
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Best thing
The career progression
Worst thing
Lack of labour costs so less staff
Assistant manager at Greene King, September 2025
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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
Bar team leader at Greene King, September 2025
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Best thing
When i finish
Worst thing
The way we get treat
Chef supervisor at Greene King, August 2025
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Best thing
Free accommodation
Worst thing
24/7 job. Open 365 days a year
General manager at Greene King, August 2025
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Best thing
Interactions with walks of all life
Worst thing
Overworked
Employee at Greene King, July 2025
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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
Employee at Greene King, July 2025
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Best thing
Nothing
Worst thing
Change shifts without 24 hours notice
Cook at Greene King, July 2025
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Best thing
Making deserts. Having heart to hearts with customers hearing thank you all day
Worst thing
Fears of dropping plates and drink
ComplaintsFront of house at Greene King, July 2025
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Best thing
Some staff members
Worst thing
Lazy managers
Chef at Greene King, July 2025
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Best thing
Customer Interaction
Worst thing
In my personal opinion, a lack of respect from management. Instructions for tasks are left vague.
Front of house at Greene King, July 2025
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Best thing
Customers
Worst thing
Pay for what we deal with
Hours getting cut
Company cutting on hours
Staff not turning in for there shiftsDuty manager at Greene King, July 2025
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Best thing
The people
Worst thing
The customers and the broken pub
Front of house staff at Greene King, July 2025
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Best thing
Environment and hours
Worst thing
Dealing with customers
Employee at Greene King, July 2025
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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 hoursEmployee at Greene King, July 2025
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Best thing
Location
Worst thing
Unsocial hours, unfair work balance between staff
Employee at Greene King, June 2025
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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.
Employee at Greene King, June 2025
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Best thing
Coworkers
Worst thing
Being used for extra roles I don't get extra pay for and being taken advantage of
General assistant at Greene King, June 2025
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Best thing
It's very social and busy
Worst thing
Not enough staff
Team member at Greene King, June 2025
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Best thing
Meets new people and taking to customers
Worst thing
Manger never orders enough stock
Chef at Greene King, May 2025
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Best thing
Meeting the public
Worst thing
Not enough staff
Front of house staff at Greene King, May 2025
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Best thing
Time off
Worst thing
Not a full break
Kitchen team leader at Greene King, May 2025
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Best thing
Rubbish, do not care about staff
Worst thing
Rubbish do not care about staff
General manager at Greene King, May 2025
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Best thing
The pay
Worst thing
The people, how stressful it is and the manager
Kitchen team leader at Greene King, May 2025
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Best thing
friends
Worst thing
stress, under paid, long hours, too much work
Waitress at Greene King, May 2025
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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
Team leader at Greene King, May 2025