Jimmy John's reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(8,756 total reviews)

James North

72% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Jimmy John's has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 8,756 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Jimmy John's 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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9K reviews
3.0
Sep 24, 2012

It's a great environment with low pay.

Recommend
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Pros

Organized team Attracts good staffs (well educated college students often work between classes) Specific job tasks Good work distribution Consistent product Shift discount for food

Cons

Low salary High volume of work hours for management with pay not guaranteed ("bonus" system) Shifts run late Shifts do not include "paid breaks"

2.0
Sep 20, 2012

Poor management ruins the work environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

50% discount on sandwiches, free sandwich per 8 hour shift, fun interacting with customers

Cons

managers are uneducated and do nothing to gain your respect, stressful work environment, bad hours

1.0
Sep 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Food, co workers, location, customers were fun to talk to

Cons

Ridiculous hours and low pay, at the end of the day everybody works for money not just to be at a store for 70 hours and have no life

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