Pros
Lovely fellow colleagues who really do keep you going.
Cons
Very poor rate of pay for a Baker, considering you are worked around 8-10 hours with no break through the night. Usually never have a proper weekend, often work 6 day weeks due to being under staffed. Holidays were always taken first by senior members, leaving everyone else with no choice of when to take holiday. When others were on holiday all bakers were then on 10 hour shifts and 6 night weeks, as there is no cover. The environment isn't safe, uniform limited. I had 2 top and 2 trousers for a whole year. Wasps, birds and flies get into the bakery due to set up. Machinery and equipment is old and unsafe. Everything is about cutting costs where ever possible, but flogging the baked goods for astonishing prices. Around £4.75 for a large sourdough load, yet the Bakers who make them earn £9.50 an hour with no night premium, bank Holidays worked but no extra, they even get people in on boxing day and work over Christmas. The one time of year where most hospitality businesses give their employees a break.