The Waitrose Thread

In addition to this, my friends can all get almost unlimited unpaid time off whenever they are busy, and roughly the same time as me paid leave.

Why do you want to work at Waitrose?

I have my group interview tomorrow and the thought of this question is disturbing me!

What did you current employees answer this question with?

I know its stupid to get hung up on one question, but I can't get it out of my head!!

i have a waitrose offer clinic at warminster to discuss buisness dress, our rota's and traing details ect. the dress requirements say casual but i dont know what to wear (male) i normally wouldnt care but as its waitrose and i really want this job do i go for a suit?, shirt and chinos? or something else?

Hello, Im in a real dilema,
I started at waitrose in october, and the money is better than all my freinds, and the work is as any other job ive had. but i work 6am-11am saturday, and 8-12 noon sunday.

So ive got the worst shifts ever. and since i work 2 days a week, waitrose entitles me to 9 days a year off.

This obviously isnt enough, I mean, take 4 for skiing holiday, then 1 for a school trip im going on, then another 4 for summer holiday. And its all used.
But i play on a paintball team and previously i have been camping with freinds etc over the weekend.

My manager looks annoyed when i ask for unpaid leave and for that reason i dont think she likes me, I mean, they gave me 3 days to use between october 11th and feb the 1st and i took 7.

What should i do? I could quit and get a job elsewhere which is more flexible, or should i just complain to my manager that it is unfair that i work 5 days at school, then 2 days at the weekend for 9 days reward. or 9/104 days off ??/

Really stuck here.

To be honest, when you signed your contract you signed to say that you could and would work those hours. The branch would have recruited you for them for a reason.

Far short of trying to change your contractual hours there's not anything you can do. Waitrose don't generally like unpaid leave unless you have a good reason... You signed up to work not to 'have unpaid leave'.

I'm a little confused. I had a group interview for a new store and was offered hours and told i had got the job. I filled out the online health questionnaire and now i have to book myself in for a '1st interview'? does that mean i don't actually have the job?

by any chance is this interview for the birmingham branch?

Hi,
All partners at my store have been told we will be having a pay review by the end of the month - I was just wondering what the pay review is based on? And pay go down?
Thanks

by any chance is this interview for the birmingham branch?

i applied there, had my interview on wednesday afternoon? i think it went ok but they did say that there were 165 people and 39 posts... so i'm not getting my hopes up but i think it went as well as i could have hoped for lol

I'm a little confused. I had a group interview for a new store and was offered hours and told i had got the job. I filled out the online health questionnaire and now i have to book myself in for a '1st interview'? does that mean i don't actually have the job?