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Named after the founder's daughter, the Wendy's Company is one of the largest quick-service hamburger companies in the world, famous for its square-shaped burgers. The Wendy's system includes more than 6,500 franchise and company restaurants in the U.S. and 27 other countries and U.S. territories worldwide. The company places a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion among its values. As its employee, Wendy's offers you flexible schedules, personalized training, growth opportunities, potential raises twice a year, virtual doctor's visits and meal discounts. The company's signature cause is the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (the founder was himself adopted as an infant).

Company - Public
$1B to 2B
Large
Multiple locations
Full-Service Restaurants
1969
Steve Penegor
What departments Wendy's employees work at?
DepartmentsRatio
Cashiers27.5%
General and Operations Managers23.4%
other occupation22.1%
Management - Other15.9%
Cooks / Food Preparation11.1%
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Professional experience

How many years of experience do Wendy's employees have before joining?
Years of experience at Wendy's: Newcomers: 53%, Experiencers: 13%, Experts: 15%, Veterans: 19%. Wendy's employees have less than 3 years experience on average before joining.
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A year ago
Yes over 3 years
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Former Wendy's employee3 months ago
I didn’t have any experience. They trained me in Marshal Tx. I ran the lunch run at the Wendy’s in White Oak Tx. My crew members and I never failed state health inspection. I worked very hard for them, as head grill cook.
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Where did Wendy's employees work before joining?
Where they've worked before Wendy's: Arby's, Burger King, McDonald's. Typical Wendy's employees have worked at Arby's.
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Arby's
Burger King
McDonald's
What industries did Wendy's employees work in previously?
Industry Background: The most typical industries of Wendy's: Limited-Service Restaurants, Full-Service Restaurants, Lessors of Intangible Assets, Niche Retailers, General Merchandise Retailers. Wendy's employees most likely come from a Limited-Servic
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Where did Wendy's employees work before joining?
Past employers' size at Wendy's: Small: 25%, Medium: 7%, Large: 68%. Most Wendy's employees have previously worked at large companies.
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Educational background

What did employees at Wendy's study?
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Where did employees at Wendy's study?
DeVry University-Arizona
Georgia Military College
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Employee data

How long do people stay in a role at Wendy's?
Time employed at Wendy's: <1: 2%, 1-3: 13%, 4-8: 60%, 9-13: 14%, 14-20: 6%, 20+: 5%. Most Wendy's employees stay with the company for 4-8 years which is the same as the industry average.
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How does Wendy's rank for age & gender diversity?
Gender ratio at Wendy's: 53.2% Male and 46.8% Female. Age ratio at Wendy's: 16-20: 3%, 21-30: 70%, 31-40: 13%, 41-50: 7%, 51-60: 5%, 60+: 2%. Wendy's rates - 3.8% more female than the industry average. Most Wendy's employees are 21-30, which is on pa
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What are the top roles at Wendy's?
Top roles of Wendy's: Crew Member, Cashier, Crew, Manager, General Manager. The top role at Wendy's is Crew Member.
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Cashier
Crew
Manager
General Manager

Career advancement

How does Wendy's rank for career advancement?
Career advancement at Wendy's: very low. Wendy's ranks very low for career advancement which is same as the industry average.
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What companies do Wendy's employees go on to work at?
Future employers of Wendy's: Burger King, Kroger, McDonald's, Starbucks, Taco Bell. People who work at Wendy's most typically go on to work for the Burger King.
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Kroger
McDonald's
Starbucks
Taco Bell

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What industry does Wendy's belong to?
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Sophie Hayes4 years ago
Restaurant/Food Service.
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What’s the stock symbol of Wendy's?
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Benjamin Gardner4 years ago
stock symbol is WEN.
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What’s the main location of Wendy's?
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Sophie Hayes4 years ago
It’s Dublin, OH.
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What’s the gender distribution at Wendy's?
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Sophie Hayes4 years ago
46.8% female, 53.2% male.
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When did they start Wendy's?
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Benjamin Gardner4 years ago
In 1969, I believe.
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How much revenue does Wendy's generate?
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Benjamin Gardner4 years ago
$1b to 2b.
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What companies are similar to Wendy's?
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Sophie Hayes4 years ago
Burger King, Cardinal Health, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Costco, McDonald's, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co, Subway, Taco Bell.
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Who is the CEO of Wendy's?
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Benjamin Gardner4 years ago
Steve Penegor.
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How long do people usually work for Wendy's?
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Liam Brown4 years ago
4-8 year(s).
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what kind of companies did Wendy's employees work for?
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Sophie Hayes4 years ago
Large companies before Wendy's.
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How often do employees get promoted at Wendy's ?
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Benjamin Gardner4 years ago
advancement opportunities are very low
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Top future employers of Wendy's employees?
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Liam Brown4 years ago
Burger King, Kroger, McDonald's, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Target, The Wendy's Company, Walmart.
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Where did employees work before joining Wendy's?
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Benjamin Gardner4 years ago
Arby's, Burger King, McDonald's, Subway, Taco Bell, The Wendy's Company, Walmart, WendPartners Franchise Group.
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What’s the average age at Wendy's?
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Sophie Hayes4 years ago
21-30.
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Where did most of Wendy's employees go to school?
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Isabella Holmes4 years ago
DeVry University-Arizona, Georgia Military College, Job Corps, Penn Foster, University of Phoenix-Utah.
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What kind of degree does Wendy's want from applicants?
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3 years ago
None.
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Do you get paid on a weekly or biweekly basis?
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3 years ago
biweekly
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What’s Wendy's’s business mission statement?
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Liam Brown4 years ago
"Dave Thomas opened our first Wendy's restaurant in 1969 in Columbus, Ohio. He opened the door to a new gold standard in quality food. Today, The Wendy’s Company is making sure every customer receives the freshest food. It's who we are. It’s the way we’ve done it from Day One. And it’s the way we always will.".
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I've heard that employees like to work here as much as possible 🤩
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A year ago
AFAIK employees like to spend at least 4-8 years 🥰
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A year ago
sometimes they spend more 🔥
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What is the minimum age requirement to work here as a employee?
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A year ago
16 or above
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A year ago
I worked here at the age of 16😁
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I've heard that they offer free food to their employees 🥰
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A year ago
we can save some money 🤑
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A year ago
They also offer free drink 🍹
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No benefit package offer to employees 😬
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A year ago
Actually they don't offer nothing to their part-time employees 🙏
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A year ago
It's only applicable for full-time employees 🤩
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I've heard that they offer free foods to their all staffs and employees 🤩
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A year ago
But there is a limit and after that you can use your discount 🤫
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A year ago
free foods are available when you are on break 🤩
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The job itself is so easy🥰
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A year ago
People can start their career here 🤩
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A year ago
I agree with you 👍
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The job provides a flexible schedule🤩
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A year ago
Even the job is easy🤫
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A year ago
They give the hour that you actually need 🤩
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Guys currently they have used your advertisement in their LinkedIn. 😎
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A year ago
I already applied in my favorite post 🥰
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A year ago
you can open a profile in LinkedIn so that you can easily get the job. 🤩
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Do I get paid for orientation 🤪
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A year ago
definitely you are! They will have you watch some videos on food safety and learning the Wendy's way. 🤗
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A year ago
This is the really nice thing 😎
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AFAIK upper managements are so helpful 🤩
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A year ago
They always try to motivate you 🤗
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A year ago
in my experience it's very easy to talk with them. 🤩
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Will they keep there employees after hours?😇
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A year ago
They can't keep the employees after hours unless they are closing, but they have to be scheduled.
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A year ago
If the employees get paid after hours, yes but if not, no
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I'm wondering🤔 do employees here get a Christman bonus
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A year ago
No dude.There is no Christmas bonus for us
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A year ago
Yes Shift Managers do get monthly bonuses as meet the requirments
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AFAIK most of the employees are so talented 🔥
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A year ago
They also push you to do your best🥰
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A year ago
My colleagues were so supportive 🤩
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What's the education qualification they ask for? 🤔
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A year ago
But in the upper position they like to hire people from the background of Arts students 👩
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A year ago
people can apply for the job right after their graduation 😍
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Fellow workers are amazing 🤩
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A year ago
They always help each other 🔥
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A year ago
even they are so friendly. You can learn so many things from them 😍
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On average, how many hours do you work a day?🤔
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A year ago
I worked maxim about 7-8 hours sometimes with a 30 minute break. 🤗
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A year ago
7 hrs a day and 35 hrs weekly 🤫
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Do they have any new circular? 🤔
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A year ago
They hire people very frequently 👍
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A year ago
Keep your eyes on their website and don't forget to check their LinkedIn 😎
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How are the working hours?🤔
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A year ago
I work almost 50 hours a week 😎
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A year ago
Plenty of call ins, easy to pick up hours 🤗
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They they allow students to work at here? 🤔
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A year ago
So many school and college students are working at here. They never face any difficulties 🥰
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A year ago
even they balance the schedule with school hours. 🥰
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What is the best part of working?🧐
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A year ago
all the staffs are so friendly 🥰
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A year ago
yes, the people 🙏
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You have to maintain a good relationship with your client 👍
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A year ago
customers are mostly polite and nice 🤗
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A year ago
you can be extrovert after doing this job 🤪
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How often are you paid? 🤫
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A year ago
How many weeks i get paid after I quit if I worked bi-weekly?😬
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A year ago
I guess after 2 weeks🤔
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Do employees can balance their work load? 🤔
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A year ago
Most of the employees can easily maintain their wlb. 💪
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A year ago
this is the reason why so many people want to work at here. 🥰
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Their Perks and benefits were good🥰
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A year ago
All the facilities are available for the full time workers 😎
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A year ago
They boost your salary based on your performance 🔥
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Can anyone tell me about their manager? 😬
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A year ago
They are very supportive 🥰 and always listen ur problems
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A year ago
I enjoyed working with the managers and employees who worked with me. 🤩
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How do you get promoted to management at here?🤔
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A year ago
Be a legal citizen willing to take the job.👍
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A year ago
Worked hard and was noticed and asked to move to management.🤫
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you guys can easily build them strong networking.
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A year ago
Here you will get the chance to meet different people 🥰
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A year ago
This is the best part of working at here 🤗
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How did you get your first interview at here? 🤔
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A year ago
I applied 16 times and finally forced a interview, which my General manager walked out.😬
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A year ago
Walked in and applied had an interview was working within 3 days it was awesome 😎
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If you were in charge, what would you do to make Wendy's a better place to work? 🤔
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A year ago
Have meetings to check up on employees 🥰
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A year ago
Nothing at all it was good to me🙏
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Where's the carrier advancement at here😬
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A year ago
Their promotion policy is not so good compare to market 😑
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A year ago
I hope there will be some rooms for growth 📈
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Does anyone know about their employees? 🤗
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A year ago
I worked with so many good people 😍
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A year ago
Even they are so helpful 🤗
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What questions did they ask during your interview?😬
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A year ago
They normally ask very simple questions🥰
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A year ago
They mainly asked about my previous work related 👍.
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How do you feel about going to work each day?🤪
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A year ago
It was fun and easy🤗
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A year ago
I felt great🥰
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Here you will get the chance to meet so many new faces 🥰
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A year ago
employees need to communication skills with a smile. So that our customer will be happy 🥰
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A year ago
Also getting to interact with the customers was fun. 🤩
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What's the ratio of their female employees? 💁
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A year ago
It's a nice working environment for them 😎
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A year ago
My friend is working here. She told me the same thing. She also recommend me to join at here 🤗
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It's a fantastic place to start your career 🥰
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A year ago
You guys can easily build up your resume 🥰
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A year ago
I also have the same opinion 🙏
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Their pay is comparatively good than market 🥰
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A year ago
Even employees also like their bonuses 🤩
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A year ago
It's a good place to earn money 💰
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Do they require any higher degrees? 🤔
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A year ago
AFAIK education qualification is not so important here 🤩
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A year ago
But sometimes they ask for Association of Arts degree 🎓 students
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What's the procedure of their interview? I'm really worried abt my one 😬
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A year ago
It was simple with the questions and not too nerve wracking. It was fine overall. 😎
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A year ago
Easy, one on one with the manager at the restaurant. No surprises during the process.🤗
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What is a typical day like for you? 🤔
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A year ago
Busy and sometimes stressful 😑
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A year ago
Sometimes there are huge rushes but overall it's nice. 🤩
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I really like their benefits 🥰
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A year ago
There are no benefits at this company. Just work until you drop pretty much 😬
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A year ago
even no facilities for part-time workers😔
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How flexible are your working hours in this organization?🤔
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A year ago
It's really nice. Probably a bit better than most job 🤩
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A year ago
So many school students are working here after their class. 😎
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Can i get paid if I quit the job without prior notice? 😬
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A year ago
AFAIK if you quit they are required by law to pay for your work.🥰
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A year ago
but they would appreciate a two week notice more 👍
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Does anyone know about their work environment? 🤔
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A year ago
very fast pace work place 🤩
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A year ago
It's a very decent atmosphere 🤩
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I have heard that employs like to spend so many years at here🥰
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A year ago
Even employees never think of another job 🤗
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A year ago
If anyone leave this company they will have a better future 🥰
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How would you describe the pace?😎
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A year ago
We had a timer inside that would tell us how fast we should be so we had to follow that.🤫
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A year ago
IMO, it's chaotic and superficial🙏