Never take up a job at subway unless you want the entire shop to yourself - Graduate Student Subway Employee Review

1.0
8 Apr 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Literally no pros. They payed minimum wage (at the time for me that was £4.20 an hour

Cons

You usually get left with the whole shop to yourself, which would be fine if it wasn't a busy location and you weren't expected to clean, make food, food prep, waste count, product count and take in produce shipments (and make sure everything was there, and carry these heavy boxes where they require to be) by yourself for your first job at age 16!!! I did this all, very well if I say so myself, but i NEVER got to leave on time because of it (at least an hour but sometimes 2 and a half, which btw you do NOT get paid for as these extra hours were not scheduled into the rota, but of course you can't leave without doing everything as you're usually setting up for the next day!!!!!). Until subway sorts out their franchises and how they treat their staff (and the fact my place used only one staff member per shift as it was CHEAPER) I would recommend NOONE take up a job there. Or at the very least, if they start leaving you AFTER YOUR 4 HOUR TRAINING SHIFT with the entire shop, please just expect what I've described up here.

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5.0
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Pros

Great place to work.flexible schedule

Cons

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2.0
5 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very flexible scheduling, especially if your manager is willing to work around all their employees. You usually get a 50% discount that you can use once a day too.

Cons

Direct district management at this location does not know how to manage people. He will not really do anything to help or assist until his supervisors look into his stores and what he does. He will shift blame onto any general manager he can, and if any district manager decides you are doing your job incorrectly or you need to adjust what you are doing, there will be little to no support in helping you become a better employee. It really can become a "popularity contest" when you work in store management. If you are a regular employee or shift lead, you won't really have any direct contact with district management.

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