Wetherspoons For Waterford

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probably treat their staff poorly, over worked, poor pay and conditions etc, understandable if so....

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I asked a staff member could they clear a table as it was dirty and had glasses. They said they would and never returned...

I know I've been berated here for what is "teething issues" but thats absolutely shocking customer service. Surely if you were just open you'd want to make a good impression?

Some of the people working there are just kids, 17 year olds who are in their first job, I know that sometimes you can be asked to do something, and as your walking back you may be interrupted by your superior or another customer with a more urgent request and you are taken away from what you are doing, perhaps the kids was asked to do something else straight away, perhaps they said i was asked to clear a table by a customer, perhaps they were told forget that i need you to do this first, they've just opened and are find their feet and gaining experience, give them a break, I know how these things are run from experience, if they are the same in 3 months time then id accept your observation.

many sme's are in deep trouble, particularly post covid, government supports should have never been removed, we ll probably experience a wide scale failure of many of these businesses

I’m not sure what staff are being paid by JDW, my comments weren’t specific to them though. What’s going on with service industry staff is happening all over Ireland. People just don’t see to want to work anymore, at least in service industry jobs.

You're correct, onboarding costs are very high and businesses can’t keep throwing money at getting staff in the door only to have them walk out after a week or so.

That comment doesn't make much sense. You can't have the penny and the bun, you're either in business or not, unlimited subsidy would mean the country would be broke in no time.

So in my own personal experience working in this industry, you wont hold onto staff ranting and raving and putting them under pressure cos kids today don't react well to that.

The social system is entirely wrong, it doesn't pay to go to work, it pays to stay at home on benefit, Most people that come work for us ask can we do X and O's even though the hours are there, they would lose too many benefits if they took the job on full time, so the social welfare system doesn't motivate people to take up full time employment I M O.

We had another lady come in and she had a handy little number working 2 or 3 days i think it was 6 hours per day, she then got the FIS on top she had supplements toward her rent and so on, Offer her a full time job that's and tough job and you'll be told where to go, she would lose all her benefits which wouldnt make sense, even though the hours are there.

Finally you just cannot get the staff who want to work in minimum wage jobs and do it with pride.

I drove home from work recently after picking my kid up from school, after 6 cos he was studying, stressed out of my eyeballs due to work etc, as i pulled into my estate my neighbour gets out of her car which was relatively new in her gym gear she stretches as she gets out and walks into her paid for house whats wrong with the system?? would she give that up to work 40 hours a week cleaning rooms and lose all her benefits?? doubt it, the whole system is wrong over all

Absolutely love that they restored the flanagans fish shop sign and have hung it on the wall downstairs, really nice nod to old streetscape.

100% agree. The criticism of the Geoff's staff is a long running, boring argument from some on here. I just don't get it. The majority of staff in there are top notch and a lot of staff from other pubs/restaurants could actually learn a thing or two from them in terms of food service and customer service

In your opinion. But my own experience has been quite different, and its something echoed from friends who are not from Waterford and have been guests of mine there. It boils down to whether you buy into the general too cool for school vibe the staff give off in waves. If you like all that, you probably dont mind the poor customer service and attitude a lot of them have.

we have completed fcuked things up, political and economic ideologies we ve been following for decades now are starting to collapse nearly everywhere, its leading people to behave in what seems like selfish and self centered ways, but in reality, people are just trying to get by, many people are starting to realise, its all a load of sh1te, and have had enough of it. we ve been suppressing labor markets throughout this period, and people are started to crack, literally, this isnt good for any of us, from employees to employers, and everything in between, we better get cracking on solutions, or else......

Populist governance is an issue, im a middle income earner, im the most screwed member of society, dont qualify for medical card pay my taxes, dont get paid if im sick, have to pay a doctor to get a sick note prescription its MENTAL, my colleague who is only living in the country a few years

( not racism just highlighting a fact)

Hes doin X N O"s wont work past his time cos he'll lose his benefits, he gets rent allowance cos he has kids medical card and so, my employer wont do anything like call the dole to say theres more hours cos they cant get the staff and this cycle is repeated throughout my company, if i kick up ill be called racist or a disgrumtled worker, its a serious issue that effects the jobs market and in turn effects the service industry and quality of service provided, the social system is totally wrong.

If i decided to leave my family home in the morning i wouldnt be able to afford it, am im the one payin the taxes to keep the system running as is.

total disgrace but no politician wud touch it with a barge pole as it wud be political suicide.

my mother had 8 kids alone and had 2 jobs, cos she cudnt rely on hand outs, she made ends meet cos she had to.

wow dat was a rant😀