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?

71% 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 29 reviews)); "everyone is friendly and there to help you and we are one big team" ((in 26 reviews)); "Nice people and paid weekly" ((in 24 reviews)); "Great and friendly staff to work with" ((in 20 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 42 reviews)); "Very low pay, no progress" ((in 25 reviews)); "Long hours are not for everyone." ((in 16 reviews)); "High up managers are rude and not understanding" ((in 16 reviews)); "Low salaries and difficult to grow" ((in 12 reviews))

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Welcome Break

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Welcome Break reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(590 total reviews)

John Diviney

87% approve of CEO

66% 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

Apr 22, 2019

Team sales advisor

Customer service

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Team work good benefits good facilities

Cons

No communication or backup. Staff shortages

Welcome Break Response

Thank you for your review. I am really sorry to hear that you had a mixed experience while you worked for us, particularly around staff shortages and lack of communication. If you would like to speak to anyone regarding your previous employment then please contact employee.relations@welcomebreak.co.uk and a member of the People Team will get back to you.

2.0

Apr 20, 2019

Not a great one.

Barista

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Is close to my home.

Cons

Customers most of the time.

Welcome Break Response

Thank you for your review. I am sorry to hear that you feel that the management treat the team like robots, if you would like to discuss this further then please email employee.relations@welcomebreak.co.uk where a member of the People Team will get back to you.

5.0

Apr 18, 2019

Brilliant company to grow your own career or just to support a good work life balance

Site manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Discounts at work, discounts outside of work. Supportive and caring management team meaning good work life balance. Extensive development programme and career development opportunities.

Cons

365 days a year business! Not as flexible with some shift patterns but has improved over last few years.

Welcome Break Response

Thank you for your review. Great to hear so many positive things about our business. If you feel there is more we should be taking into consideration when it comes to flexible shift patterns then please let us know your ideas. You are right communication is key and we will continue looking at ways of improving our communication.

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Jobs at Welcome Break

Hotel Reception Team Member

Beaconsfield, England