Harvester Employee Reviews

The way your hired is based on a work trial which is good because managers and staff can see what your capable of and how you cope in that environment.Unfortunately for me I just couldn't cope with the abuse you get from actual customers and not getting along with a few members of staff.If your fave doesn't fit it can become a problem so if you like to lick backsides then it's the job for you. If your quiet and tend to keep yourself to yourself other members of staff will try and cause you issue's.Some staff think they run the place and think they can intrud in your job and don't like it if you've been given more hours or a shift they would prefer.This is a management problem not a staff problem.I often on a Daily basis had ro check my work schedule as it would be changed daily!You could be working 4 hours one week too 38 the next so you have to put your foot down from day one and even if you have a good enough reason they will expect you to work a shift or day you told them in an interview you couldn't do.You need a thick skin to put up with the level of abuse from customers especially if your front of house because they take out all of their complaints out on waitresses.Even down to food time preparations, lack of food available to waiting times to how it's cooked and presented the waitress on minimum wage gets the stick.

Pros

Great staff discounts and perks

Cons

Constant change in schedule

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Not good

Wait Staff (Current Employee) - Rugby - 29 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The comrade among the front of house staff. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Lack of professionalism and competence among the management.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Toxic among the management, however the rest of the staff are wonderful and helpful members of the team.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Stressful, difficult and just unpleasant

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Assistant Manager (Former Employee) - Frimley, Surrey - 26 November 2023

The guests and the team are the best part of the day especially when in hospitality , it's hard work what ever role you are in But it can be very rewarding I left for personal reasons not the job

Pros

SaladBar

Cons

Long hours

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Worst job I’ve had

Assistant Manager (Former Employee) - London - 25 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Awful. Treat you like dirt. Don’t join What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Everything. You’re treated like a robotWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Everyone argues. Management think they’re everythingWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Tired, stressed, overworked, headaches

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Don’t waste your time working here

Bar Staff (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 20 November 2023

The place has gone downhill, in my time being here I’ve witnessed over 17 staff leave. Management just sit in the office all day and expect you to do their work on the floor for them but won’t pay you the wage. Always short staffed so be prepared to work a busy Saturday night on your own.

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Fun workplace

Chef (Current Employee) - Bournemouth - 16 November 2023

Friendly and supportive team who cooperate through busy periods and ensure that everyone can cope with the demands of the job. Good management system and opportunities for progression

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Workplace

FOH Team Member (Former Employee) - United Kingdom - 14 November 2023

Fun fast paced. Need to give more training, takes a long time for the company to get you your own long in to use the work ipads. everyone works extremely well as one big team.

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Fun, rewarding but exhausting!

General Manager (Current Employee) - Crawley, West Sussex - 9 November 2023

It's a tough job, but can be a lot of fun. However, once you've worked for 1 chain you've worked for them all. Expect the world from you and pay you peanuts! Luckily the team are lovely, so make it bare-able!

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Stressful

Sous Chef/Head Chef (Former Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 8 November 2023

No work - life balance what so everLeft to deal with itPot washers being forced to manage the place whilst the proper management sit in the office all day

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Good part time job

Team Member (Former Employee) - Gravesend - 8 November 2023

Great environment had loads of laughs with my team members . Good tips and decent pay . Only problem is can be very fast passed so very stressful at points

Pros

Tips

Cons

Stressful

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Part Time Waiting Staff

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Student (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 7 November 2023

I Like I Love Harvester Feel Great Feeling Great Feel Good Feeling Good Excellent Excellence Extreme Like Extremely Likely Extreme Love Extremely Lovely Happy and Healthy Most Underrated Beautifullying Prettying

Pros

Example: 10 lunches

Cons

Example: 10 hours

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poorly ran kitchen

Chef (Former Employee) - Derby pool - 6 November 2023

incredibly long hours (9am-1am) and if you’re on a late shift will put you back in at 7am. Change of Rotas midweek. Awful place. Only positive is going home after the shift

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Understaffed, Overworked, Bare minimum pay and hardly treated with with respect or acknowledgement

Grill Cook (Current Employee) - Polegate - 4 November 2023

Understaffed, Overworked, Bare minimum pay and hardly treated with respect or acknowledgement for what you do for the job and work place and treated bad by the people higher up than you

Pros

Food and drink discounts

Cons

Understaffed, Overworked, Bare minimum pay and hardly treated with respect

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Toxic environment and bad management

Shift Supervisor (Former Employee) - Lincoln - 1 November 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The company wide discount program What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Poor management, blatant favouritism, bullying which was never addressed What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Toxic! No management support, complaints ignored What is a typical day like for you at the company?Being treated like a dogsbody

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Fun workplace

Kitchen Assistant (Current Employee) - Morfa - 27 October 2023

I like working there staff are friendly and mangers are good to get along with job is fun and interesting and is busy sometimes but overall a good job to wokr

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stressful place

Salad Chef (Current Employee) - Sidcup, Greater London - 26 October 2023

harvester is a bad place to work in, i do not recommend it to anyone. you get treated badly, managers are no good and toxic, co-workers don't help you and you're always on your own

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great

Crew Member (Former Employee) - Watford, Hertfordshire - 20 October 2023

amazing place to work and highly recommended to others.it was the best job i have ever had in my entire life, everyone always organised and working hard.

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Fast paced but enjoyable

Chef (Former Employee) - Hampshire - 16 October 2023

I enjoyed the working as a team. There’s always something to do. Pay was fair. Managers were always super nice. Sometimes was very busy and intense though.

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Terrible

bar staff (Former Employee) - West Byfleet, Surrey - 6 October 2023

It was an ok job, I failed probation because “ poor attendance record and your failure to Call the business to inform, when you cannot attend work as per company policy.” I told the assistant manager the day before the 2 days before train strikes was happening and said that it’d be fine and he would get back to me about it and never did, so I didn’t think I’d need to phone in about it so naturally I worked my other job since I didn’t need to get a train to it and then on Sunday I got told to come in early the next day, that’s when I got told I failed probation, I also never got a break whilst working 7+ hour shifts and only got one when working a double shift, the staff are lovely and very nice to work with but the managers are stuck up, I told them I work another job on Saturday’s and they still put me on shifts them days so they got mad when I didn’t show up on Saturdays, the discount is terrible, only 33% off and you don’t get free food on shifts either which is why I love my other job

Pros

Nice team members

Cons

Bad pay

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Dont bother. Not worth the stress

General manager. (Current Employee) - Birmingham, West Midlands - 5 October 2023

Poor pay, area managers are bullies, liars and have no backbone.Long hours as salary expected to work for free if short staffed.They dont care about you, or any mental health.

Pros

Discount

Cons

Too many to tell you about. Avoid

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Better off working at Mcdonalds

Kitchen Chef (Former Employee) - Swindon - 2 October 2023

Terrible management. Long hours, communication between front of hoist and back of house is doesn't exist. They will pile the orders until kitchen is screwed, then management complains that kitchen is slow yet does nothing to fix the issue. Training again, is poor.Staff food isn't free, 50% of staff food. Coffee/tea costs £1 a cup. Machine drinks 50p each. So your expected to work long hours and not compensated with free food/drink, you got to pay.