Good for a fast food job - Anonymous employee Jimmy John's Employee Review

4.0
Mar 6, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome Management and coworkers Very, very, and I mean very flexible with scheduling. Free meal with 6+ hour shift Driving can make good money on certain shifts and paid at end of shift. Very well organized / system for how business operates. Store is very clean compared to other restaurant jobs. Customers are very friendly compared to other restaurant jobs.

Cons

Understaffed on some shifts causes a lot more work for the employees who show up. For example, it might be busy enough during lunch that JJ should have 4-6 people between two different tables. However, the shift only has enough staff for 2-3 people on 1 table. Minumum wage job. You do not make good money unless you drive or are a higher up manager. No raises even if you have worked at company for a long time. If you work at JJ for 5 years you more than likely will make the same amount of money as a 16–17-year-old would on their first day. Driving is not fun when weather is bad. Easy to spill fountain drinks in car. Managers do not have help slicing or prepping veggies. Inshop it can be hard to ring up register or answer phones when understaffed.

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Cons

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1.0
Jul 17, 2026
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Pros

Decent pay and bonuses Potential for a laid back environment Very clean store

Cons

Current GM is terrible with the schedule, constant last minute changes with little to no notice of said changes. Also no notice when a new schedule was out. GM will blame the person for not seeing last minute changes and has penalized people in the past for it. GM flirts with most women that come into the store, even though he has a wife and kids. The drive through headsets will damage your hearing, as there isn't any audio cut off, so people can start cars in your ear at full volume. Grease trap gets cleaned every sunday and makes the entire store smell like sewage New owners are getting rid of PTO for any management employees Part time only and no benefits even as a manager other than a small bonus Employees and management refuse to wear beard nets even when clearly unsanitary Very drama filled environment

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