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Pret A Manger UK Managing Director

. . Clare Clough’s interview with City AM. And all the Pret execs now think, “Clare, your turn”. Yes, indeed. This is not the past Guardian or Times article to put Pret’s bullshit out anymore like they did before I informed them and the customer deaths spoilt their ilusions about Pret. this is now for and with City AM in a desperate attempt to be “legitimate” in the food and coffee market.…

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My Thoughts to Doughboys' Podcast Pret Episode

Header picture, screenshot from YouTube. I want to post some thoughts on an episode of an American food chain podcast about Pret. Firstly, I’m not a professional writer, you will find mistakes here as well as English not being my mother-tongue. I am neither paid nor do I monetize my work. I write purely from the traumas I experienced in/with Pret, including from their executives/HR/HQ, and to…

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The Lies Problem with Pret --- #PretAManger

City A.M. Article (or rather advertising for Pret) on why Pret raise prices AGAIN! “Pret A Manger: Why prices rises are ‘inevitable’ after surviving ‘near-death crisis’ by Jon Robinson.” (… prises rises) … If you find mistakes on my blog, I am NOT a professional journalist and am NOT paid for my work. 😉 (I do have a PayPal donation button at the bottom). First of all, Pret were never in a…

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The recent "Sandwich" Presidencies in 3 Metaphors

I was looking for a toddler-messing up-room gif, but couldn’t find one. The recent “sandwich” Presidencies in 3 simple metaphors: . Trump 1.0 . Biden . Trump 2.0 . And on an alarming side note, Trump is getting a new airplane from Qatar, apart from a bribe, I’ll call that plane Trojan Force 1. Such scary and sad times watching politicians and courts seemingly powerless. That’s what you…

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Pret A Manger Staff Fired for giving Food to Homeless

… is what the headline says. But reading further, there is more to this. At Marseille airport four Pret and Starbucks staff have been fired after giving left-over food to homeless people AND airport staff. Reading 3 different French news articles, it becomes clear that the “charitable” act the staff did wasn’t as charitable after all. Many on social media call for boycotts, and I’m all for…

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A Pret A Manger Fan trying to hold me for an Idiot

Upfront to new readers, I worked at Pret for almost 10 years running shops. Yes, I know! Why so long. Simple, I was as brainwashed and fear managed as they are. But I know Pret’s mentality and games like nothing else. On Bluesky a customer (Nikki C) received a freebie in Pret and I explained to her why Pret give freebies via my “Free Coffees…” post. Basically that it is NOT due to kindness but…

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NEVER give up your Superpower!

The children’s children are now paying the price for the old men who bowed entitled rich men. The Mafia promises to “protect” you in return for pay (like Trump does … minerals … this MF is out the door soon). Give up your nukes and we will protect you (not!). Never give up your defences, your OWN protection, your superpower. Never. Keir Starmer, Macron etc. are being smart now, killing the…

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Pret A Manger Data Breaches

… and general data issues, fishing for data, refusing to delete data, data grabs and lawsuit etc. From experience having worked at Pret, I know how careless Pret are with data, even to the point where unauthorised staff like Team Leaders would look at colleagues employee files including how much they are paid. I had “complaints” from a colleague why I’m paid more than him, while I NEVER share my…

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The BIGGEST Balls in DC

… of course, has to be a woman. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde used the moment to speak directly to Trump, and he couldn’t even respond or lash out back. Captive audience. Needless to say the childish look of VP JD Vance and his savvy wife’s keeping a poker face, like the rest of them apart from T. This administration too shall pass, and the voices that spoke out will be remembered. .

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HGEM Pret's Mystery Shopper

A reminder on Pret A Manger’s micromanaging, fear managing weekly mystery shopper scheme run by HGEM. Even if I make “advertising” for HGEM, I do this for a reason, as they employ many “power-tripping” mystery shoppers who lord it over staff on purpose. Pret implemented extremely strict mysery shopper questions to test staff and fear manage them. And many people who sign up for HGEM love to…

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Pret A Manger CEO Pano Christou’s Reputation with Staff

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BINGO! Comment by Ex Pret Staff USA

I worked In USA pret store from 2019- lockdowns & was working as a trainer But doing Lead Kitchen work like daily ordering , doing computer work& running kitchen alone w/o servsafe due to low staff & NOT being paid for such position work. come to find, i didn’t get my holiday banks cuz I was incorrectly changed to part-time by a angry ex manager BUT i was working 50+hrs prior a week. The manager…

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Multinational Food-Poisoning in Pret A Manger

…. another open letter. To Pano Christou and Sinclair Beecham, (countless food poisoning reports at the bottom “video”) You can try and shut me down every day, it doesn’t matter. You might not agree with the follwoing, but PTSD, in my case has led me to write the way I write about your pretentious, arrogant, entitled, delusional leadership of Pret A Manger. While other PTSD sufferers go on a…

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Pret A Manger Year 2024 in Review

… and I missed a former Pret staff YouTube comment in 31.12.2024! Bummer! Lesson learnt: never finalize the year in review BEFORE the 31st of December! . . For people with visual impairment where AI reading programs can’t read screenshots, the full comment by another Ex Pret staff under one of my YouTube slides. The comment is verbatim:, quote: »I’m italian….i worked in pret for 3.5 years in…

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Pret A Manger Year in review 2024

Pret A Manger Year in Review 2024 https://vid.northbound.online/w/d3XNaUhzqUF37K1xb9iJAh

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Private Equity Slaves Pret A Manger

As complaints continue about the price hikes by Pret A Manger and even the bad press having increased on this, I keep going back to private equity. But no, don’t let Pret off the hook, they knew exactly what they got themselves into when selling out. Pret already gave McDonald’s a 33% non-executive stake in the 2000s to get their foot into the USA market. Once in, they divorced their marriage of…