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Fast paced work, great staff, not so great owner

Team Member (Current Employee) – 724 Queenston Rd, Hamilton, ON – 11 October 2018

A typical shift for me as a front of house worker included working as either Front Cashier, Front Garnisher, Drive thru Order taker/Cashier or Drive thru Garnisher. Hardest part of the job was rushes, best part was the staff members and seeing satisfied customers/kind regulars. The owner of queenston road was horrible to employees, but the managment was awesome. we had no air conditioning all summer and shut down store without notice.

Pros

lots of shifts

Cons

40 degree or over summer work conditions

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Not a good place to be employed

Cashier and Customer Service, Garnisher (Former Employee) – Edmonton, AB, Gateway Blvd – 7 October 2018

My co-workers were great, nice and easy people to work with. When I first started it was really enjoyable and I had a good time, which you don't expect from a job. But as soon as my 3rd or fourth week came I couldn't stand it, my manager became very rude to me, although compared to the other kids who worked there I was a saint going to all my shifts and always putting on a smile. He would talk about me to my co-workers and would never tell me straight if I made a mistake. when I would ask for 1 day off in like a month he would get mad although letting others just call in the day of. I had to leave the city for emergency and when I came back he would not give me any shifts or answer my texts letting him know I was back, so I had to personally go and pick up my things to leave. Now I still hear from my past co-workers there that they hate it and they all plan on quitting. Do you self a favor and do not apply to Harveys Gateway Blvd. edmonton

Pros

co-workers

Cons

manager, hours, unprofessional

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fun

Cashier, Garnishee (Former Employee) – Oakville, ON – 6 October 2018

My experience at Harveys was mostly positive. The staff treats you like family, and make you feel comfortable. Harveys does get really busy at the time and they are short staffed at times making it hectic.

Pros

staff

Cons

busy and short staff

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My job was great.

Cashier (Former Employee) – Brampton, ON – 6 October 2018

The most enjoyable part of my job was the guest they always made me smile, they made my experience working there even better. I gained relationships with some.

Pros

Free Lunches

Cons

Long hours

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Multitask and work hard

Server (Former Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 30 September 2018

You must be able to multi task and be able to do various types of tasks. Both customer oriented and cleanliness oriented. Breaks are rewarding as you can choose what you would like to eat with a significant discount.

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Productive and fun place to work

Supervisor (Former Employee) – Toronto, ON – 14 September 2018

I work as cashier and promoted to become supervisor. I have learn how to manage my all work as quickly as possible and handle all kinds of customer complain. I have done the payroll and manage the all office works. The hardest part of the job when I had to deal with homeless people daily basis regarding using the washroom and I had to clean for it. The most part was to working as a team.

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Super fun

Garnisher (Former Employee) – Kitchener, ON – 10 September 2018

Loved working at harveys. Everyone was very welcoming. Was able to advance to a key holder there and they were very willing to work with my schedule. 10/10!!

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People can be rude but life must go on

Customer Service/Cashier (Current Employee) – Markham, ON – 14 August 2018

Some days are more hectic than others, but giving up is not an option. Overall it is a great experience but the employer can be harsh and very discouraging sometimes.

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Productive and Enjoyable workplace

Grill Cook (Former Employee) – Whitby, ON – 8 August 2018

i start my day at the yard and wait for orders of what i am doing that day. usually sod/hot patch work or directing traffic. very friendly supervisors

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Great structured environment

General Manager/ Supervisor/ Associate (Current Employee) – Niagara Falls, ON – 2 August 2018

a wonderful place to work and be part of a team. You feel included and part of a family that is always trying to help one another and take care of eachother.

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Decent experience as part time job for a student

Cashier (Former Employee) – Newmarket, ON – 24 July 2018

A typical day at work for a young cashier like myself consisted of meeting tons of friendly customers. The management was okay, the workplace culture was more ''get it done fast and do it right' so there really isn't any room for mistakes.

Pros

Engaging with customers

Cons

Long hours (I would finish at around 10:15pm most nights which isn't ideal for students)

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Cooperate workers and work with fun.

Customer Service Representative/Cashier (Former Employee) – Ottawa, ON – 22 July 2018

It is a very good place to work. It is far away from my home which is not good for winter to travel by bus. The staff at Harveys is very polite and helpful and a working environment is created by the workers over there which move into fun and joy.

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Great staff

Food Counter Attendant/Supervisor (Former Employee) – Cookville, NS – 17 July 2018

I worked at a Harvey's/Swiss Chalet and enjoyed all the people i worked with. The dining room was always kept clean and everyone did their part in helping.

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Great Environment

Cashier, Garnisher, Cook, Drive Thru/Expo (Former Employee) – Wasaga Beach, ON – 17 July 2018

Loved working there, amazing coworkers, owner and manager were great to work with. They are understanding of school schedules, appointments, or working around another job's schedule. Easy to get along with manager and owner. Learned how to juggle several tasks.

Pros

Discounts while working and while off shift.

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Productive

Cashier and Food Handler (Former Employee) – Mississauga, ON – 12 July 2018

It was a fast-paced environment which is expected because it is a fast food restaurant. However, the management was disorganized when it came to scheduling.

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horaire

Service à la clientèle (Former Employee) – Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC – 3 July 2018

ce que j'ai beaucoup aimer, c'est qu'on peux vraiment avoir l'horaire qu'on a besoin. la gérante est conciliante. l'horaire est facile a adapté aux étudiants et à ceux qui ont des enfants.

Pros

horaire flexible

Cons

aucune assurance

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Lie to you face With their hands in your pocket

Supervisor (Former Employee) – Fredericton, NB – 3 July 2018

The management is extremely sexiest, and racist towards anyone other then themself, as quoted saying "if I cannot pronounce their name, I don't want them here."

Pros

meaningless pay

Cons

Everything

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flexible time is the only positive

Cook (Current Employee) – Brossard, QC – 30 June 2018

Harvey' needs to work on the type of owners they select to run the business, greedy owners doesnt care for their employees, for them as long as they get money they dont care for anything else.
those type of owner should never be allowed to own a herveys, they spoil the reputation of harvery in the long run, by these following traits, disrecting and foul mouthing employees in front of customers, doesnt care for the quality of food they give to customers especially kids ( eg. the owner doesnt want to fix a faulty freezer and inspite of warnings by employees about the frozen food spoiled, goes ahead and gives to customers )

Pros

flexible time

Cons

bad owner

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good company for students

Team Member (Former Employee) – Burlington, ON – 26 June 2018

Good company for students. Fast pace environment. Lot of hours, if you want to take extra shift. They need workers all the time, easy to apply and get hired.

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Incredibly poor management, low worker morale and outrageous pricing for low-quality food

Front of House Staff (Former Employee) – London, ON – 26 June 2018

-Incredibly poor management
-Low worker morale
-Outrageous pricing for low-quality food
-Frequent violations of employee contract by management team

Pros

50% off staff meal on days of shifts and 20% off at other CARA restaurants

Cons

Too many to type

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Small work space, high pressure work environment

Crew Member (Former Employee) – London, ON – 15 June 2018

Harveys was a easy job compared to mcdonalds where I worked prior. it is a small building with little back space for workers to move too much. a typical day there was getting to work and starting the opening process, prepping hand cut produce, filling condiments and stocking anything that the night shift workers did not. management there was mostly kind and professional with the exception two managers who were kind of unprofessional and made work kind of hard on some of the staff. The workplace culture was upbeat and jokey but also very serious about getting work done. everyone was very close with each other and often hung out outside of work. honestly the work there was easy for me, McDonalds was far more fast paced and demanded more from me. the hardest thing was dealing with management when one of the two not so good ones work who slacked and spoke poorly to staff but everyone else working was super nice so it was easier to deal with. the people and i guess when there is a rush of orders. the people there just liked to joke around and the rush of orders was like torturous fun, you suffered by having to do everything at max speed and avoid messing up but once you got use to the menus there it was easy.

Pros

discount card and good memories

Cons

had to leave

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