Subway reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(22,197 total reviews)
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Trevor Haynes

59% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Subway has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 22,197 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Subway employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews
5.0
Oct 14, 2017

eat fresh

Recommend
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Pros

food is prepared in front of you. vegetables are sliced fresh daily.

Cons

wait time can be long. most subways are always short staffed

1.0
Oct 5, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible scheduling is the only pro I can think of.

Cons

Due to the small business aspect of individual franchise's, I was not allowed to take a break. That could be up to 16 hours with no break. I would get calls from my manager if I was caught sitting for more than 3 minutes, which is absolutely absurd as I got no break. The management is almost non existent, and not a single person takes your concerns into consideration. They do not care about their employees whatsoever and it shows. The things that they call "fresh" are very rarely that. The lettuce comes in a huge box and if the color is off, they just mix it up so it's harder to tell. The smell that comes from the meats (salami, pepperoni, ham and turkey) is enough to make someone want to vomit. And the chicken, steak, and meatballs... I would just stay away from. Plain and simple.

1.0
Sep 6, 2017

Awful pay for extreme amount of work

Recommend
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Pros

Free food, bonuses as a manager

Cons

Way over worked, franchise owners did not help when I desperately needed them, I once worked 21 days in a row at least 10 hour days. I often worked open to close and open the next morning which was a 16+ hour shift, then open the next day. Owner required at least 50 hours for my sad salary. At the end of five years, with bonuses I was making $35k.

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