not BAME inclusive - Ops Manager Pret A Manger Employee Review

1.0
13 July 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Hardworking people in shops - free staff food - foundation trust

Cons

- bad 'BAME' (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) inclusiveness - Operations and high position roles mostly white, proportion from BAME background is none to little. - ladder progression, selection system, applications based who know whom and not based on fare system or skills or past achievements - was known as industry leaders for training and people, pay.... Nowadays everything done for profit and very little for people - very high turnover and its growing year on year - reactive way of working - not clear directions - pay rise doesn't exist, grading system Pret has very bias and decision made based on who knows whom rather than KPIs

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5.0
9 Oct 2025
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Pros

Great job with good lunches

Cons

Dealing with customers are hard

1.0
26 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

My experience working at Pret A Manger as a Team Leader was extremely stressful. During the hiring process, I was told I would have at least one weekend day off, but that promise was not kept. The workload was overwhelming. The company frequently operated while short-staffed, and there was constant pressure to work double shifts. The pay did not reflect the level of responsibility expected of a Team Leader. Another issue was the work culture. If you called out sick or needed time off, there was often pressure to come in, even on your scheduled days off. I also did not enjoy the location where I worked, and I did not feel that the company valued or respected its employees.

Cons

You get free food the only good part of working here.

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