An absolute mess - Retail assisstant Doughnotts Employee Review

2.0
28 Apr 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Colleagues were the only reason I stayed for so long. You get 1 doughnut and drink per break!

Cons

The owner is not a nice person. Management are the most unempathetic, careless and detached people. Often short staffed and overworked. Doughnuts are thrown away (sometimes more than 100 perfectly fine doughnuts are thrown out if not sold) despite efforts to find ways to be less wasteful, all ideas have been shut down as the only thing the owner cares about is making money. This is not a small local eco-friendly company like they have claimed. Employees are undervalued, stressed out and overwhelmed. I have witnessed colleagues have panic attacks, meltdowns and often crying (including myself) due to the unnecessary amount of pressure management puts on us. Literally impossible to climb up the career ladder here.

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1.0
8 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The team are wonderful and will try there hardest to get everything done right

Cons

Poor management from the top, the company will change every week and you don’t even know where you stand

1.0
3 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

None unless you were a girl

Cons

The boss trying to sleep with every young girl in his employment rota

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