Subway Reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(22,193 total reviews)
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Trevor Haynes

59% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Subway has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 22,193 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Subway employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews
3.0
28 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The tagline is true - Subway food is very fresh and methods of preparation and food storage are second to none. All the food you create is clean and it teaches you how to prep food carefully if you're pursuing a job in hospitality.

Cons

Petty office culture - managers have people they like and people they dont. If I ever made friends with an employee the roster would be changed so I never worked with them. The harder you work the more inconvenient it becomes - was rewarded with hard work by covering shifts people didn't want to do - Saturday Nights then Sunday Mornings. Had to get out of there.

3.0
14 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great first job for teenagers and students Easy job Shift meal every break

Cons

Smell like a Subway store when going home

1.0
25 June 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free 6-inch sub each shift and 50% discount The people are really kind and fun to work with on night shifts

Cons

There's a lot of cons. Since the job is PART TIME you get paid minimum wage and for the amount of work you do, it's not worth it. 14-16 year olds, you won't be making more than $9 an hour, at best. If you're ever sick and you get a medical certificate AND you have available sick leave, they still won't pay you you're entitled pay. It's always understaffed, from 7am to 4pm you only have 3 people in the store but someone always calls in so it's just 2 people through a lunch rush. Whether you're a supervisor or not, you're doing supervisor duties. You'll be opening and closing stores, juggling prep, making subs for customers, telling juniors what to do and ensuring the bread is being proofed/cooked. It's too much. The managers are too critical, you accidentally spill some lettuce from closing a sub, "you can do better, you're wasting too much! here let me close it". It's everyday... Especially after a rush and you have a headache, little passive aggressive comments will get to you. No breaks for 4 hour shifts, you get an UNPAID 30 minute break that you HAVE TO take for 5-9 hour shifts. You'll also get your break in the last two hours of your shift too. Whatever you do, don't apply even if you're desperate.

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