Greggs Employer Reviews

I worked for greggs for approx 5 years. Starting off as a sales assistant and working my way up to assistant manager. Was constantly getting phoned in to cover sickness on my days off. The managers had no previous management experience so were all trained only to work the greggs way which is basically to get as much money through the tills as possible – more... with as little work for them as possible. All the hard work in the shops is done by the sales assistants, but the rewards are reaped by the managers. Glad I left. – less

Management have no time for you. Area managers dont care with anything you have to say. Pay is ok, if you get payed right. Apart from the food there is nothing good.

In my working environment i learn t how to become part of a team and how to use my initiative. M e and my fellow colleagues worked as a team to get things done and to be able to rely on one another to be able to accomplish our duties that were set out for us to complete.

Worked for many years for this company bulling by unprofessional senior management rife in South west give em a miss

Greggs is a hard working job on a daily basis as it involves being able to multi-task, making sure the food is well prepared for customers and that the store is nice and clean to prevent pests from infesting the Store.
I have learned how to deal with tasks in difficult situations and how to approach and interact with various different members of the – more... British public.
My co-workers are all women, which has its positives and negatives you could say, positives being that they are easy to get along with and will help you out in times of need. Negatives being, there is no men of course. All in all I get on with all of them.
The hardest part of working at Greggs is midday on a Saturday. This is the busiest time of the week as many people are off work and children are off school, so because of this you have to do many things at one time, for example put pasties on as well as try and serve efficiently. The queues on a Saturday can lead to customers going out of the door so it's pressure pressure pressure.
The most enjoyable part is getting the job done, by a mile. – less

I was responsible for a large group of personel on the confectionary side of the buisness ,responsible to my line manager ,the hardest part of the day was the deadlines to fill and all the paperwork to fill in and check at the end of the day. the most enjoyable part was to have the satisfaction of maintaining a good staff rapor and getting products – more... out smoothly and on time. – less

I am a manager at greggs.I have worked for the company for 11 years and started as a 16 hour sales assistant.I have worked my way up step by step and learned alot along the way.There is no doubt it is very hard work and long hours but i feel as long as you have a great team by your side you can get great satisfaction out of it.The benifits are delicious – more... products at half price, 2 profit shares a year(bonus"S).A very understanding personel department that are always there to help with anything.also great oppertunities to work up the ladder to higher status. – less

Working in Greggs manufacturing in newcastle upone tyne is a fantastic experience.The staffs are highly motivated and result oriented.They have a clare safety culture and maintain highly define hygiene procedure all around the plant.
The jobe require an individual that is relentless and punctual to keep up the pace of production and that is one of my – more... greatest achievement in joining the winning team of Greggs Plc. – less

I have worked here for a year now, and regret ever filling out the application form. You are worked like a dog, spoken to like absolute rubbish by all managers, serve shoddy products to customers, make sandwiches with ingredients I wouldn't feed to my dog, and are given ridiculous hours. Other 16 hour team members are lovely, and are the only good thing – more... about working here. I strongly advise against working for this company. – less

Awful company to work for, managers and area managers too busy messing about with each other to do anything to help you. Expect you to do everything and anything for them but god forbid you need a favour one day. Team members usually nice to work with except in a couple of shops where regardless of what you do/say they make every effort to get you out – more... there shop! Generally the whole company is useless and a waste of space, I left after 8 months and would never look back!! – less

take a pride in my shop manage 10 staff friendly but firmly have been a manageress of different bakers for over 45 years always enjoy what i am set a task to

Its very bussy place to work. I learn lots off thinks at work, hao to serwe customars, hao to prowide service to people and make them happy and smiel. the manadgment cud do moore for people who work. The hardest part off job its documents and compyuter. The easy its serwe customars.

Whilst other team members where pleasant to work with senior staff were less friendly and unprofessional. Training was slow but expectations were high.

Generally the job was enjoyable, but perhaps at another branch.

Was satisfying to work, would of liked to gain the right training from them, but was never enough time provided with this, since the store was very busy.

there is no time for any breaks working in gregg when it gets very busy.

I have worked for Greggs for over 4 years. I largely enjoyed my time with the company. A very fast paced eniornment where you need a large amount of initiative and energy to strive for your teams goals and personal goals. For me my proudest time with Greggs was winning a regional shop of the year award in 2010. It was a very great achievement for the – more... team and everyone played their part in striving towards that goal.
I learned to be very customer focused, in a very fast paced enironment, Serving customers quickly yet also giving them the top standard of service they required. I also had my chance to be in charge of the shop on occassion having been trained up for the role of "Senior Sales" and between January and May 2012, I enjoyed alot of management work, where I had alot of extra responsibilities such as Cashing the tills up at the end of the night, maintaining the high standard of service and hygiene. As much as I have enjoyed my time at greggs I am looking for a new venture. I would like a change and a new challenge and new experience. I do consider myself young still at 26, with plenty more to learn. I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket and remain at Greggs forever without exploring other institutes and challenges. – less

A typical dayis running non stop from 6 till seven at night and no break.

First thing is to check dates, and check in delivery.
allocate jobs to staff.
Ensure every product is well presented.
Work in harmony with manager and co workers.
The hardest part is ensuring every one is working to their maxim capacity, finding jobs to do when there aren't any customers.
The most enjoyable part is dealing with customers and feeling – more... proud when they are purchasing a product that I have made. – less

it was a good company to work for and they looked after their staff but your life had to revolve around the company,

A typical day at work would be when there is nothing exciting going on at work and there is no buzz for me. I learned every day has to shine, be exciting and lively for me which was mostly the way Greggs is fun, bubbly and full of new customers every day.
My co-workers were sometimes hard to motivate but that was one of my acheivements how to motivate – more... the team and incease sales for the company. The hardest part of the job was a quiet day maybe because of the weather or time of the year e.g. January.
The most enjyable part of the job was meeting customers face to face, making sandwiches and platters on short notice period, and challenging the job role. – less