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Productive and fun workplace with very kind employees
General Helper (Current Employee), Surrey, BC – March 30, 2013
Pros: interacting with customers
Cons: lack of security at night time
A typical day at work at Subway consists of me opening up the restaurant at 7:00am. I am the manager of the restaurant so my management is very kind to me, as well as my co-workers. I have grown to become very good friends with the staff at Subway. The hardest part of the job is doing the inventory every Wednesday, its not necessarily hard but it is – more... the busiest day because I have to take in the delivery and then send in the report to the headquarters. The most enjoyable part of the job is that I get to interact with customers who tend to be super nice. – less
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Cashier/Customer Service (Former Employee), Calgary, AB – March 30, 2013
Pros: free lunche
Cons: security, long hours, work pressure
A typical day at work would be a busy lunch service and prep before hands to make sure you keep the line moving and no room for mistakes. What i have learned that working at fast paste is not hard when you know exactly what you are doing. The management at the time was good and work was given out evenly. Co- workers were great to work with and really – more... helpful to new people. I do not think i find any part of this job hard it was quiet simple the harder you work the easier it was. The most enjoyable part of the job was when you make friends and new relationships in the time period. like a family atmosphere where we all work together. – less
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Not a good place to work there is little freedom that is offered.
Sandwich Artist (Former Employee), Ottawa, ON – March 29, 2013
Pros: they paid you the right amount of money
Cons: bad management, poor work space, depressing atmosphere, lack of freedom
It's a place where dreams come to die. Everyone there is overworked and under paid. They want your maximum efforts for eight hours a day with a shortened break. It seemed to me like working in a sweat shop where management was always breathing down your neck and being penalized was hard to avoid. Even people who have been working there for twenty years – more... were still yelled at. Management also made false promises to my co-workers saying that they would increase their pay, but would never follow through. – less
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Productive and fun workplace, my co-workers made the day fun and go by quickly.
Subway Sandwich Artist (Former Employee), Nanaimo, BC. – March 24, 2013
Pros: great co-workers.
Cons: smelling like pizza sauce all the time.
A typical day at work involved making many delicious sandwiches, as per my title "sandwich artist". I would clean, work the cash, interact with customers and close the store. I learned how to work a cash register, do inventory, how to prepare the store for opening and how to close down the shop. The management was excellent and very easy to bring issues – more... or concerns to. My co-workers were excellent and made me enjoy going to work. The hardest part of the job would be the lulls (as any restaurant encounters) but I would do extra cleaning and once everything I could do was done I would work on homework. The most enjoyable part of the job for me (as strange as it sounds) was doing the dishes. I loved to clean the dishes and just chat with my co-workers. – less
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productive and fun work place
sandwiches maker (Former Employee), edmonton,AB – March 24, 2013
Pros: free lunch
Cons: long hour
sandwiches maker
cashier
prepare vegetable,meat
wash tray
fill sauce
fill cheese
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Only if I have too
Sandwich Artist (Former Employee), Winnipeg, MB – March 21, 2013
Pros: free sandwiches!!
Cons: the manager.
A typical day at work would be getting food prepared for the dinner rush and prepared for the next morning. Management is not good at all. Even when you barely work with the manager, she is very rude. It kinda made my experience not as enjoyable. Some of the co-workers are easy to get along with, they are part of what makes work bearable. The hardest – more... part of the job was when one customers orders 3 sandwiches and the next customers does the same. The most enjoyable part of the job was looking forward to that free sandwich you get every shift. – less
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Fun work place. Great Staff
Sandwich Artist (Former Employee), Hamilton, ON – March 21, 2013
Pros: free meal
A typical day of work included preparing vegetables and such for subs and making the subs for people.
Coworkers were great lots of great people working there.
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Productive and friendly to the customers..
Sandwich Artist (Current Employee), davie street,vancouver BC – March 20, 2013
Pros: free snack
Cons: long hours
I like to work in the morning,but for now i work at night. I learned a lot,like how to make sandwiches,cleaning,proper grooming at work,fill the empty items,how to deal with the customer. My co-workers is friendly also,we work as a team,if anybody needs help we immediatly help them. If the customer has a wrong order they yell at us,but we explain to – more... them in a nice way ..The most enjoyable part of the job is we work as a them,we smile always to serve the customer. – less
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good expereince, lack of respect from management
Sandwich Artist (Former Employee), Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba – March 20, 2013
i served customers as any resteraunt would. i dealt with money and banking on a daily basis. management was poor and treated staff very poorly.
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Enjoyable place
Sandwich Artist (Former Employee), Fredericton, NB – March 20, 2013
Customer Service
Sandwich preparation in the Fredericton area
we worked as a team to do what was needed to prep for the day
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A stressful work environment with poor management.
Sandwich Artist (Former Employee), Richmond, BC – March 19, 2013
Pros: provided free food and drink (depending on the amount of hours worked)
Cons: scheduling which did not correspond with what i'd requested, poor management
When I was working at Subway, I would be given many hours to work throughout the week, which was a good thing. However, I would often be scheduled to work late at night, which I indicated I did not prefer because at the time I had to commute by public transit. I learned how to deal with people, whether it was friendly customers or difficult managers. – more... The manager under whom I worked when I first began at Subway was not good. He was rude and displayed favoritism towards certain employees who he would give pay raises to, and would not extend the same benefits towards equally hardworking employees who had been there for the same amount of time, if not longer. However he was replaced by another manager who was much better. He was friendly and communicated well with the other employees. My co-workers were friendly and there was no negativity between the group. The hardest part of the job was dealing with the poor management. The most enjoyable part was serving appreciative customers who became regulars. – less
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Management didn't seem proper
Sandwich Artist (Former Employee), Windsor, Ontario – March 19, 2013
Pros: steady weekly hours
Cons: management
As a job in general I did like working there. I worked with the same people daily and enjoyed working with my co-workers. The management was owned by franchise and the way it was ran did not seem like a proper business should be. Other than that my hours were decent, enjoyed my days, and did not have a problem with the work its self. They had let me – more... go due to their store not making enough and having to let go the new hires which was understandable but also unfair because they had me leave my previous job to take on more hours there as I was looking for something more permanent. – less
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fun workplace and nice employees
Employee (Former Employee), Langley, BC – March 16, 2013
it was fun working there because the people were very nice. We talked, laughed and worked together. The manager and the employees were very helpful and everyone respected each other.
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Productive and Fun workplace
Assistant Manager/Sandwich Artist (Former Employee), Ottawa, ON – March 15, 2013
Pros: free meals
Cons: long hours
This was my very first company to work for. It was fast paced.
I learned many of my employable skills from Subway. The skills I learned here helped me achieve many goals.
There was room for advancement.
My skills were put to good use by management.
This company taught me about obeying rules and regulations as well as how to behave with customers.
I – more... learned that customer satisfaction was the most important role as a food service attendant.
The hardest part of the job was to ensure all staff was following the franchise guidelines and health and safety guidelines. – less
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yummy sandwich creations and team work
Night Supervisor/Closer (Former Employee), Sylvan Lake, AB – March 14, 2013
Pros: free sandwich every shift, a team that feels like a family, my schedule was set.
Cons: long hours (up to 12), if something didnt work i was the first person called, i took the heat for the team and had to deliver it to them.
As an evening supervisor, teaching each team member all aspects of the shop was a key point to running a smooth shift. I had a tough job leading my team to create outstanding sandwiches and serve them with care and quality. Not only was I to ensure this, I was also a strict inforcer of handwashing and cleaning up after them selves often. Nothing bugged – more... me more then someone going from money to bread without washing their paws. Making sure that the work load was distributed evenly and fairly between the team (myself included) I found was key to happy team mates that carried through to the customer.
My typical day: come to work, take note of product levels, Do a temp/food quality check, do a cash drop and see who my team was. Then I'd clock in and come on the floor as a team member. When I had more the one other person with me, we'd all get started on cleaning, food prep and pre closing checklists. Once the main dinner rush was over, it was time for the last trash run/lot check, restocking, last top up prep, table cleaning and entire store sweep. After closing and locking up, I'd do my bread counts, final cash out and drop. Then mop, wipe down doors and windows, last level check, put away all food and clean holding bins, do the dishes and do a final security walk through. Make sure all machines and lights are off, secure the store and exit.
Hardest part: dealing with unhappy or would be robbers, occasionally being the only one on shift and it being super busy.
best part: having fun during dead time, it made the rest of the shift run better with a little laughter and a team break. – less
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Sandwich Artist (Current Employee), Guelph, ON – March 14, 2013
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Cons: _
Good place to work.
My co-workers are very friendly.
We are working as team
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Busy Place To Work Kept Busy All The Time.
Sandwich Maker (Former Employee), Abbotsford, BC – March 14, 2013
Pros: the day shifts i got to work.
Cons: location
Made Different Sandwiches For The Customers.
Food Prep and Did Dishes.Kept Store Stocked and Clean.
The People I Worked With Were Nice.
The Hardest Part of My Job In The Begining Was Remembering All The Sandwiches and What Went On Them.
The Most Enjoyable Part of My Job Was Making The Sandwiches.
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Had fun dealing with customers. Enjoyed very much this type of job.
Sandwich Artist (Former Employee), Toronto, ON – March 13, 2013
I had to do the opening and closing of the restaurant, Scheduling staff, hiring staff, training and helping the Management. I had to maintain inventory levels and ordering supplies.Served customers in a courteous and friendly manner. Food preparation and other general duties. Also handling cash and banking.
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Productive and nice place / location
Customer Service (Current Employee), Vancouver, BC – March 13, 2013
Pros: free meals
Cons: working alone sometimes
Stressful and a bit bored sometimes. I learned to be more patient, the owner is pretty nice. My co-workers is being moody sometimes but hardworking individual. The hardest part of the job is when you interact with the customers, on how to make them satisfied with your service. The most enjoyable part of the job is, I get to meet different people, sometimes – more... regular customers become my friends. – less
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fast paced, overwhelming, no training
Manager (Former Employee), Red Deer, AB – March 12, 2013
Pros: good food, hours go by fast, makes you a mulit tasker
Cons: long hours, not enough staff, low pay
It's a great company to work for and the opportunity of advancement is great if you can handle the heat! If you cant your dropped faster than ever, no training for management.
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The SUBWAY restaurant chain is the world's largest submarine sandwich franchise, with more than 28,500 locations in 86 countries. – Read more