Poor management - Front of House WatchHouse Employee Review

2.0
29 Sept 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

· Free coffee and lunch · Most coworkers are lovely and helpful · Flexible shifts if you have a good manager

Cons

· Can be very busy and so hard to get support from head office when there is a serious lack of staff and so many important equiptments are broken · However when there are enough people to support the intensity of the work, the head office will ask you to reduce labour costs. Worst of all they would come round and take one of the staff away for a talk at the busiest time of the day and you can't expect them to do anything at all :) · Management's ambiguous attitude towards lazy employees who avoid teamwork is disappointing, even if you do more than you should, they just take it for granted · Depending on which branch you're in, you may have to deal with mostly rude and impolite customers on a daily basis and they never care about staff's mental health · Their coffee beans are becoming more and more ordinary and unsurprising so don't really recommend it to baristas who really care about coffee · Toxic corporate culture

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5.0
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CEO approval
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Pros

Cool equipment and very high labor.

Cons

Rigid in scheduling times and job role.

1.0
10 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The team behind the bar and in the kitchen here is among the best I've worked with. They're all incredibly hard workers and extremely dependable and consistent. Pay is great, which is the only reason why people stick around as long as they do. With tips, you sometimes cam make close to $30/hr.

Cons

Where do I begin? -There's an AI camera in the ceiling tracking length of customer interactions and wait times, and you can bet you'll get a talking to if you're taking too long/not long enough. -They show next to no regard for the well being of the staff -They're actively engaging in wage theft at their 5th Avenue location. You have to go down two flights of stairs, down a hallway, get into uniform and sometimes bring things up from the stockroom PRIOR to clocking in, all of which can take ten minutes. When I pushed back against this I was told I wasn't being a "team player", or exhibiting my "WatchHouse Can-Do attitude." - It's common to work a closing shift, ending at 7:30 PM or sometimes later and have to open at 6 AM the next day. - Staff turnover is extremely high, therefore they are frequently understaffed. -Promotions are heavily based on favoritism and who sucks up the most rather than seniority or qualifications.

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