Great pay, lazy staff, corporate BS. - Driver Jimmy John's Employee Review

3.0
Jan 31, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

The pay was awesome, $6.00/hr plus tips (for a driver). I'd sometimes bring home close to $200 in a 12-hour shift (if you're fast). It's nice to be out by yourself driving, and you really get to know your delivery area.

Cons

Hours are sometimes ridiculous with little to no break. Corporate is too strict, you absolutely cannot call in sick and they're even skeptical about medical emergencies. You pretty much only get one warning and then you're fired. No recognition for doing a good job, too much pressure to drive faster, get to destinations quicker. Lazy staff somehow get away with standing around, management is a joke- strict on employees but not on themselves.

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Pros

Good pay, if there aren't too many drivers, and you're at a good place for lunch, you can expect to make around $50 in tips per day or more, and get reimbursed for mileage. The people there can be hit or miss, some people can be very fun to work with and responsible.

Cons

The upper management can be lead with too many sensitive women, who don't know how to diagnose situations properly, and take the side of the immature employees who get offended way too easily. The co-workers can be very young and irresponsible, but this is par for the course for food places if you don't have strong leadership.

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