Welcome Break reviews

3.9

70% would recommend to a friend

(590 total reviews)
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John Diviney

87% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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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590 reviews
5.0
Aug 2, 2019
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

So many career opportunities both on site and based at the support centre Always feel appreciated for your hard work Good benefits including 50% off on site and 70% off hotels Good work life balance Regular 1 to 1's to keep you on track when working towards goals

Cons

Parking can sometimes be a challenge at the support centre

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Welcome Break Response
6y
Thank you for your review. We are so glad we have got things right so far with you in your first year as part of Welcome Break. Really good to hear that you feel appreciated for your hard work and have regular 1-1's with your Line Manager to keep you on track. You are right the parking at the support centre can be challenging and if you have any creative ideas to improve things then please let us know. Thanks again for your review Alexandra Walker Head of Organisational Talent
2.0
Jul 30, 2019

Dreadful

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Staff are friendly, and everyone relates as they are all in the same boat

Cons

Constantly try to cut costs, horrendously short staffed all the time, no management or organisation. Constantly blamed for stealing stock with no evidence.

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Welcome Break Response
6y
Hi thanks for taking time to leave us a review. I am sorry to hear that your experience with us was not as we would expect. It feels like when you left us you didn't feel like you were listed to, if you would like to discuss your concerns further then please contact employee.relations@welcomebreak.co.uk. Thanks Alexandra Walker Head of Organisational Talent
3.0
Jul 26, 2019

Assistant Manager

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

- good place to progress - staff were lovely - discount/free food - good communication through levels of management

Cons

- absolutely no work-life balance - regular staff sickness - always having to work on minimum staff causing lots of stress on the two people working the shift - no payed over time so when you work out the hourly pay you’re probably getting less than a regular staff member

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Welcome Break Response
6y
Hi thanks for your review. I am sorry to hear about your experience while working with us, it appears like we only did an average job which we are very disappointed about. Its sounds like where we let you down was mostly around working hours which caused you some unhappiness and stress. We do know that working in our business does require a lot of hard work and as a manager when things go wrong we would expect managers to do a bit extra, but it sounds like in this case that this may have happened too often. It sounds like you felt there were some real benefits working for us particularly around career progression, discounts, communication and a fun friendly culture. If you would like to talk more to us about your experience then please feel free to contact employee.relations@welcomebreak.co.uk. Thank you for the 4 years that you worked for us, we really appreciate it and good luck with the rest of your career. Alexandra Walker Head of Organisational Talent
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