Thank you. Really? Glassdoor wants real names??? I left a review years ago but they deleted it as Pret must have reported me. I read a lot, and collect some (below link), especially what managers and HQ staff say. I always thought reviews MUST be anonymous. What's the point in review sites when staff can be harassed by employers for leaving reviews?? Some links to Pret A Manger issues incl. ongoing mislabelling, mouldy food, customer deaths & injuries, lawsuits, systemic workplace bullying, £800,000 fine after staff in freezer, wage theft, hiked prices for lower quality, bad press, £700 million debt, Club Pret coffee subscription changes, board room shake-up etc. etc. https://linktr.ee/expret.org <--
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i am new here and am looking for workplace related themes. I am in the UK. What you say about HR etc. is spot on. I survived systemic workplace bullying DURING bereavement in Pret A Manger. It even involved the top executives, HR was heavily involved. They played games and led me around while I was traumatised. They offered me "hush money" if I sign NDA, but I declined and they neither sue me nor respond as this would open a can of worms for them.
If we can't afford legal aid or feel powerless, we can always leave reviews on Glassdoor, Indeed etc. and in my circumstances write a blog and work with the press. I write mainly via www.expret.org and some of the press collaborations expret.org/media .
We should never be silent!