Our family all work together at Wetherspoons – here are the things we wish you knew
A FAMILY who are all employed at Wetherspoons have revealed what it's really like to work there.
Martin and Alison Drury have both been loyal staff members for 25 years and have shared what they wish people knew.
The dedicated pair joined the chain in 1997, working at The Hope Tap in Reading, Berkshire.
Over the years, they have risen up the ranks and both proudly hold managerial roles at different venues.
Now their son Robert has followed in their footsteps and is a floor associate at his mum's pub - The Mardi Gras in Stretford, Manchester.
The close-knit family have shared their favourite part about the job, and working with each other.
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Martin, who manages the Castle In The Air, in Stretford, said: “It is a great joy to be able to teach younger people the skills they need and to nudge them in the right direction.
“I have shoes older than some of the people I work with.
“Wetherspoon is a real family company.
“We work together really well and everyone helps everyone else. There is a lot of support."
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He also praised the benefits and flexibility offered by the chain of boozers.
On his experience working with his mum, 17-year-old Robert said: "Lockdown was a strange time, but it’s great to be out now and working.
“I want to pull my weight and get on, but I haven’t exactly worked out a career yet. It’s just good to be earning money.”
His parents moved from their starter pub in 2003 and found work at The Tim Bobbin, in Urmston, Grt Mancs,. for another seven years before going on to manage their separate establishments.
Regional manager Will Fotheringham said: “Martin and Alison are two of the most experienced members of management in the northwest.
“The pubs benefit from their wealth of experience and they have the same enthusiasm for the job today which they had when they first started.”
And, the Drury's are not the only family to work in 'Spoons together.
One single mum loved her employment with the chain so much that .
Caroline Campbell began her Spoons career as a part-time employee but has earned her title as manager after years of dedicated grafting.
And now her kids - Molly, Aimee, George, Harvey and Charlie - have followed in their mum's footsteps and all work for the pub chain too.
Caroline added: “Apart from Aimee, they all joined as teenagers to earn some pocket money and stayed.
“They have seen for themselves how good the company is for progression.
“And, with George, Molly and Harvey all still living at home, we talk about work all the time.
“It’s a common topic of conversation around the dinner table.”
This comes as other people across the nation express their love for the chain, including Riccardo Barlie.
He claims the chain saved his life when he hit hard times before working there and staff quickly welcomed him in.
Italian born Riccardo had the Spoons logo of the branch he worked at onto his arm as a way to honour and celebrate the new life he found through a supportive work environment.
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He said of his first Spoons job: “That job literally saved my life."
