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 32 reviews)); "everyone is friendly and there to help you and we are one big team" ((in 27 reviews)); "Nice people and paid weekly" ((in 24 reviews)); "good team members to work with" ((in 17 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 9 reviews))

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

"Management of seasonal contract was poor" ((in 45 reviews)); "Low pay" ((in 25 reviews)); "High up managers are rude and not understanding" ((in 18 reviews)); "Long hours are not for everyone." ((in 16 reviews)); "Low salaries and difficult to grow" ((in 15 reviews))

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Welcome Break

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Welcome Break reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(591 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 591 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

591 reviews

1.0

Oct 27, 2023

Terrible

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

There are no pros for this job

Cons

Low pay, awful management, awful benefits, awful training, booking holiday is nearly always refused cause they are always short staffed

Welcome Break Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It's disappointing to read about your experience with Welcome Break. I'd like to hear more from you to explore the challenges you are facing, please reach out to recruitment.admin@welcomebreak.co.uk for a confidential conversation. Kind Regards, Charlotte Hughes Resourcing Business Partner Welcome Break

5.0

Oct 20, 2023

Great benefits

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

£1 meals on duty - great Team - make lots of friends

Cons

Its busy during the school holidays

Welcome Break Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It's great to read that you enjoyed the £1 meals, thanks for sharing that our sites can be busy in the holidays. Kind Regards, Charlotte Hughes Resourcing Business Partner Welcome Break

2.0

Oct 14, 2023

Welcome Break wasn't the ideal part-time job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Welcome Break offered 50% discount on every fast food restaurant including KFC and Birger King

Cons

Working environments were more stressful due to toxic management

Welcome Break Response

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. It's great to read that you enjoyed some of the discounts that we offer. Thank you for sharing your experience of management, if you'd like to discuss this further please reach out to Recruitment.Admin@WelcomeBreak.co.uk. Kind Regards, Charlotte Hughes Resourcing Business Partner Welcome Break

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