Does Subway pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Subway employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Subway. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Subway?

53% of Subway employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Subway 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Subway?

Sandwich Artist (9982) , Manager (673) , Sandwhich Artist (668) , Cashier (497) , Store Manager (453) , Assistant Manager (444) , Sandwich Maker (306) , Atendente (305) , Crew Member (225) , Senior Sandwich Artist (213) , Supervisor (190) , Shift Leader (167) , General Manager (139) , Sales Associate/Cashier (132) , Shift Supervisor (110)

What are the pros of working at Subway according to real employee reviews?

"Free food and drinks.... as long as it it coffee tea or fountain drink." ((in 1052 reviews)); "It was good to have as a first job and the hours are flexible. ." ((in 1030 reviews)); "You get free lunch and it’s a really easy job the people are nice and the leads are fantastic" ((in 696 reviews)); "Good coworkers and 50% off food" ((in 566 reviews)); "Easy and flexible scheduling is good" ((in 375 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Subway according to real employee reviews?

"The pay was low and typically only 1 or 2 ppl were scheduled during a shift." ((in 2053 reviews)); "Poor management and constantly understaffed" ((in 1347 reviews)); "Bad manager and too controlling" ((in 625 reviews)); "No benefits of working here and you are expected to put lots of work in for little reward." ((in 386 reviews)); "Minimum wage only for such a busy job with a lot of work to do." ((in 334 reviews))

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3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(22,171 total reviews)

Trevor Haynes

60% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Compensation and benefits

Subway has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 22,171 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Subway employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restauration industry (3.7 stars).

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22K reviews

3.0

Aug 31, 2010

Ok for starting out

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Flexible Hours , good food for the current health consious environment.

Cons

Customers , the sheduling allowing for only one or two associated at a time in the evening.

1.0

Aug 31, 2010

Worst job ever

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The manager was a nice guy, but that was it. his hands were tied regarding raises, job security (if a 'secret shopper' came and you put more then 6 black olives, tomatoes, banana peppers etc) on a sub you would be fired on the spot. the only way we could get a raise is if the store made higher sales, regardless of your quality as an employee

Cons

I had to work the dinner rush all by myself, there was literally a line out the door for hours. the only way we could get a raise is if the store made higher sales, regardless of your quality as an employee, so I was stuck with minimum wage indefinitely. If you failed to say 'welcome to subway' within 3 seconds of a customer walking in you could get written up, if that happened to a secret shopper you would get fired. this job was the worst.

4.0

Aug 30, 2010

Subway is a great part-time job

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Subway is a good part-time job for someone who is in school. There are flexible hours that can work around your school schedule. I enjoyed working at Subway when I was in highschool, and I worked there for 2 years and still like their food!

Cons

There isn't really any room to advance at Subway, and you have to do tasks such as wash dishes and mop floors.

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