Does Welcome Break pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Welcome Break employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Welcome Break. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Welcome Break?

70% of Welcome Break employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Welcome Break 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Welcome Break?

Team Member (37) , UBM (37) , Barista (33) , Assistant Manager (25) , Unit Business Manager (22) , Sales Assistant (21) , Service Leader (20) , Manager (14) , Sales Team Member (13) , Customer Service (12) , Business Unit Manager (11) , Site Manager (10) , Unit Manager (9) , Shift Manager (8) , Store Manager (7)

What are the pros of working at Welcome Break according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits including 50% off on site and 70% off hotels" ((in 34 reviews)); "everyone is friendly and there to help you and we are one big team" ((in 25 reviews)); "Nice people and paid weekly" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great and friendly staff to work with" ((in 19 reviews)); "The training and courses that you can attend are excellent and really help with development especially when coming in as an external candidate" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Welcome Break according to real employee reviews?

"Management of seasonal contract was poor" ((in 47 reviews)); "Low pay" ((in 25 reviews)); "Long hours are not for everyone." ((in 17 reviews)); "High up managers are rude and not understanding" ((in 15 reviews)); "Low salaries and difficult to grow" ((in 13 reviews))

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Welcome Break

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Welcome Break reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(590 total reviews)

John Diviney

87% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Work/Life balance

Welcome Break has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 590 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Welcome Break employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Atacado e varejo industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

590 reviews

2.0

Sep 30, 2019

Welcome Break My Life Apart

Sales team member

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

People are friendly and fun

Cons

Lack of communication. Staff treated poorly. Staff requests ignored. Overworked and understaffed

Welcome Break Response

Hi thanks for your review. I am concerned about the comments you have made here so would encourage you to contact our employee relations team on employee.relations@welcomebreak.co.uk.

4.0

Sep 18, 2019

Welcome

Business unit manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great working people, good career progression opportunities

Cons

Great working people Long working hours, no work/life balance

Welcome Break Response

Thanks for your review! First of all thank you for being with us for the last 5-7 years! Happy to hear that you like the people you work with and the career progression available, this is great feedback. The long working hours is always a challenge for us in a 24/7 business although we are really passionate that our teams to get the right work/life balance so you can be truly effective, try speaking to your Site Leader to see if they can help you with any solutions to this. Thanks

4.0

Sep 6, 2019

Good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great and friendly staff to work with

Cons

Short of staff and had to do overtime to make up for this

Welcome Break Response

Thanks for your review. Glad that you felt the team was friendly to work with while you worked for us.

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Jobs at Welcome Break

Team Member

Newark on Trent, England

Warwick, West Midlands, England

£13 - £13 /hr

(Employer provided)

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Nights Reception Team Member