The Waitrose Thread II

Been at Waitrose in customer service for coming up to 2 years and I'm being paid £8.01 per hour. How does everyone else compare? I have some mates who have been working for a shorter time than me at Waitrose who did worse than me in their ARPs and are being paid more

Are there any managers here that can inform me how transfers work or how I can get overtime at a different store?

The two branches are very close to each other and afaik they do a lot of liaising anyway

Do you call the branch or can you also walk in and ask to speak to a hiring manager? If you get a successful transfer, does your partner pay, holiday entitlement and everything also get transferred?

Thanks.

Anyone know if you still get/are able to use your discount card if you're a seasonal worker.

I'm at uni, and I go back home and thus finish at the end of June and will back at the end of August. My manager said there'll definitely be work available after the summer as my contract was supposed to end at the start of July and should be getting my discount card next week - otherwise I'll just have it for a week or two

You get it after 3 months employment

Hi, I have worked at Waitrose for roughly a year now and I want to refer a family member to join a different branch than me. They have more than adequate experince,is there a way of doing this? Please do let me know. Thank you.

Is it possible to start working in Waitrose at 15?
I'll be 16 in November but I want to get a job over summer, so would it be possible to apply at 15 if I'd be turning 16 in a couple of months??

Hi - just wanted some advice really. My daughter is 17 and has started working at Waitrose about 3 weeks ago. She works Wednesday evenings and Saturdays. She is studying A Level French and plans to do a degree in French at University. We have the opportunity of going to France for 5 weeks so she may work down there and practice the language. We are in a dilemma - she loves her job at Waitrose and doesn't want to lose it, however she has this opportunity over July and August for 5 weeks. She would be happy to be unpaid over this time it would be just to keep her job. She has been told to look on the partner portal and just apply on there for the absence - there are a couple of options, planned holiday or unpaid absence. Or is it better to discuss with her supervisor. Which way would be the best way to be able to get the time off and still keep her part time job?

Hi I just got this email: Thank you for your recent application for the position of Supermarket Assistant, Various Departments (Various London Branches) which has been successfully received and is currently under consideration. We will keep you informed on the progress of your application through the application centre so it is important you regularly log back in and check the status of your application. For some of our applications you may be required to complete additional tests or information within a set timeframe. If you miss these deadlines we will not be able to progress your application, so please do ensure you follow these steps.

What does this mean. Thanks in advance

How long does it take for Waitrose to process your application after this stage:

After sucessful completion of all the required online tests for the role of Selling Assistant, Various Departments, we now invite you to complete the Main Application form. The additional information you supply will enable us to progress your application.