Wetherspoons

DaveyD · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:33

Just to add, the only wetherspoons by my home, 'The Hornet' is the biggest chav/scumfest around, always fights and stuff kicking off, one of the few places I'd refuse to eat out at.

Rotty · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:34

most round here seem to be hang outs for tramps and dossers

-westy- · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:34

seek said:
care to fill us in on what this thread is really about?

Yep - basically I've started working in a Wetherspoons in Haslemere, and was curious as to what the general public thought of the company, and what their reputation is.

I'm not very happy with some of the responses though, I want to change things.

[TW]Fox · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:35

-westy- said:
I'm not very happy with some of the responses though, I want to change things.

You've been employed as management?

indyskyz · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:36

Scythe said:
Across from Maccie D's in Hanley? I thought it was a book shop

lol the bookshop is nextdoor that wetherspoons is full of junkies and dealers its good at night thay have dj's on its a good meeting place (close to bus station)

the one in stoke is a **** hole

Rotty · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:36

cheets64 said:
Anybody else Wetherspoons got LCD tvs in, ours has had International football on in big games, only BBC broadcast though.

one of the Mansfield ones does , my local one ( sutton ) has the biggest projection screen you will ever see , must be 30ft across :eek:

, the place is an old cinema though

-westy- · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:37

[TW]Fox said:
You've been employed as management?

I've been offered a team leader position, just waiting until i've been there for 3 months to take it. After that its been made clear to me (by the Chairman of the company himself) that I'll be progressing very quickly.

ste_bla · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:37

I used to go there (Bedford) after work on a tuesday (i think) as couple of years ago it was a £ a Pint..

Doonhamer · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:37

seek said:
so in a word : atmosphereless :/

bit like a library where you can scoff a microwave meal.

reflex · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:38

Good place to go to cure a hangover

chesterstu · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:39

Horrible places, over crowded, disgusting food, takes an age to get served and mainly retarded staff

Tute · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:39

The one in Exeter is pretty good, I eat there a fair bit with family etc.

I don't like the place much in the evenings though, fills up with some very unsavoury characters.

To summarise, it's a nice place during the day, but more needs to be done to keep the doss out in the evenings.

Biohazard · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:39

-westy- said:
I've been offered a team leader position, just waiting until i've been there for 3 months to take it. After that its been made clear to me (by the Chairman of the company himself) that I'll be progressing very quickly.

So you are just run of the mill staff at the moment?

How did that conversation transpire may I ask?

-westy- · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:41

Biohazard said:
So you are just run of the mill staff at the moment?

How did that conversation transpire may I ask?

At the moment, yes.

The Chairman came in on a visit, and the manager referred him to me to chat.

growse · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:42

Back in my student days, I'd turn up at about 10am ish and just work in there for 4 hours or so. Wonderfully peaceful and no-one can find you. Aside from that, good if you need a bite and don't have much wonga.

bledd · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:50

lloyds - open late, cheap all the time, a lot of scum in there on weekends, quite often the place we end up in on weeknights -just becuase of the cheapness, when there's lots of us there, it doesn't really matter about the scum, just ignore them..

wetherspoons - ok place to go for a chilled out coke/pepsi after getting off the train, never go in there to get drunk

based on cardiff venues

i think my flatmate from uni, is now the manager/similar.. in the ponty branch -brave girl!

Nazbit · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:51

I end up in them both quite a bit, not really any atmosphere and the food is hardly the greatest but overall I dont mind them. Im indifferent really.

[TW]Fox · 29 Oct 2006 at 23:57

-westy- said:
After that its been made clear to me (by the Chairman of the company himself) that I'll be progressing very quickly.

Sounds like the standard pep talk dynamic companies give all new starters.

-westy- · 30 Oct 2006 at 00:03

[TW]Fox said:
Sounds like the standard pep talk dynamic companies give all new starters.

Probably, but hey, it inspires me

Plus, I want to progress in the trade, so anything it takes

The Pat · 30 Oct 2006 at 00:05

My local one isn't bad, wouldn't stay there all night lack of atmosphere, good meeting up place though before we head off somewhere else.