Great company horrible owners - Anonymous employee Jimmy John's Employee Review

1.0
10 June 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great food. Customers were always satisfied with the speed of the delivery and the quality of the food. Company values were great and had the potential to be a great working environment. Great for a college student.

Cons

There was a lack of communication between upper management and employees, we were told if you do not like how the business is run, quit. Schedules changed frequently and we ran on a skeleton crew. There were no working incentives, free or discounted meals. We were subjected to a hostile work environment, demeaned and dehumanized. We were humiliated in front of customers and other employees for simple mistakes like putting meats on the sandwich In the wrong order. Not one employee was properly trained but expected to do everything right. There was no structure, only power hungry and dictatorship management.

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4.0
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Pros

Good pay, if there aren't too many drivers, and you're at a good place for lunch, you can expect to make around $50 in tips per day or more, and get reimbursed for mileage. The people there can be hit or miss, some people can be very fun to work with and responsible.

Cons

The upper management can be lead with too many sensitive women, who don't know how to diagnose situations properly, and take the side of the immature employees who get offended way too easily. The co-workers can be very young and irresponsible, but this is par for the course for food places if you don't have strong leadership.

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