expret.org Former Pret A Manger Staff Speaks Out

As a former Pret staff I explain in detail how Pret's weekly strict mystery shopper scheme works and why low-wage staff smile so much in an intensely stressful work environment. For more info, please see: https://expret.org/2021/03/13/pretamanger-staff-dont-look-happy  For anything further on Pret, please see: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠expret.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For links to Pret issues, please see: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/expret.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for listening. Disclaimer: This podcast and episode is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Podcast music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty free music.

This is an ongoing piece on Pret's allergen issues after "Ongoing Mislabelling" Part 1 & 2.  As a former Pret A Manger staff I explain how Pret keeps being cleared of responsibility after another customer got injured after eating an unlabelled allergen in a product. This is mainly about the training issues at Pret, or rather the lack thereof. For further info, please see: https://expret.org/2021/05/06/roberto-rodriguez-pret-a-manger-allergen-trial  For anything further on Pret, please see: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠expret.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For links to Pret issues, please see: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/expret.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for listening. Disclaimer: This podcast and episode is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Podcast music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty free music.

As a former Pret A Manger staff I explain in detail why Pret continue to have issues with mislabelling of products, even in 2022, despite 2 customers having died in 2016 and 2017, and over a dozen further allergen injuries. For further information, please see https://expret.org/grief-mental-health/open-letters-to-pret/how-to-cards/prets-labelling-commitment  For anything further on Pret, please see: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠expret.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For links to Pret issues, please see: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/expret.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thank you for listening. Disclaimer: This podcast and episode is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Podcast music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty free music.

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The email about my brother's death: https://expret.org/2023/10/28/the-shopping-listThank you for listening. For more on Pret A Manger please see expret.org and other crucial issues: linktr.ee/expret.orgDISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Music: Short part/seconds of James Brown “I Feel Good”.Music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty freemusic.

LINKS:Dr Ramani "Why Narcissists don't like Sick People"⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxCiimFnxJc⁠Face-to-Face Suicide Prevention Charity ⁠⁠The Listening Place⁠⁠ (London, UK) Thank you for listening. For more on Pret A Mangerplease see ⁠expret.org⁠ and other crucial issues: ⁠linktr.ee/expret.org⁠DISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of thehost and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty free music.

LINKS open in a new window: When lying is gracious (Part 1)https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/expretdotorg/episodes/When-Lying-is-Gracious-e2p48rtWhen lying is NOT gracious (Part 2)https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/expretdotorg/episodes/When-Lying-is-NOT-Gracious-Part-2-e2rbqj6Timothy Noah “The Enforced Happiness of Pret A Manger” https://newrepublic.com/article/112204/pret-manger-when-corporations-enforce-happinessRecruiting for Personality rather than Skill can be Fatalhttps://expret.org/2022/03/26/pret-a-manger-personality-vs-skill-dangerRicky Gervais “Afterlife” anger-clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zTkUpq6HkcThank you for listening. For more on Pret A Manger please see expret.org and other crucial issues: linktr.ee/expret.orgDISCLAIMER: This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty freemusic.

LINKS and what I forgot to mention. Upfront: NEVER bring the news of a loved ones death via email! Not even via phone unless you have absolutely no other choice. Regarding auditing: I also forgot to mention about the difference between a Police Constable (PC) and Police Community Support Officer (PCSO). PCSOs have even LESS powers than police but often pretend they are PCs with powers. Auditor Power To The Proletariat educates a power-tripping PCSO who have to carry rules with them: https://youtu.be/F-mH9FX4gMg?t=246 PCSO's are called "plastic police" by auditors as they often power trip, pretending to be police. You can NOT fly drones over prisons, airports and military bases. And maybe elsewhere which I haven't checked. You CAN fly a drone up to 250g without a drone license over police stations, inside police foyers, Jobcentres etc. ANY public places that is funded by tax payers. The auditors are respectful to members of the public, and will never publish anything personal, but they are pointing out to services that it is responsibility of the service to hide personal information of people from the public. Whatever the EYE can see, a camera can sse as well!!! Yes, there are bad auditors out there who provoke, those I don't watch or recommend. And there is a reason why convicted criminal police officers together with pedos are the lowest ranked in prison and have to look over their shoulder. Best British and American auditors: Auditing Britain (AB) – Latest audit in Brixtonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFK9zj3dgqIAnd AB about data breahces that companies do, in this case the BBC having screens showing to the public and he took photos of it to make a point. He as the photograper is accused of doing data breach, but it is actually the BBC that does the data breach by not doing appropriate measures to hide the screens from the public view: https://youtu.be/VwAQHYP0nzE?t=620 AND he further explains about the data breach: https://youtu.be/VwAQHYP0nzE?t=1180 Power To The Proletariat (PTTP) The CALMEST auditor with a psychology degree. No-one can explain stuff like he does! He seems to have stopped, as the last video was 2 years ago. But my favourite audit by him of a Chief Superintendent who tried to trick lower ranked Police Constables to do an unlawful arrest. The responsibility lies with the person who makes the arrest, NOT the person who gives the unlawful order! PTTP explains that very well and ended up doing a group photo with the PCs! :-D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6-8VR1wegwFocus Pocus with the best drone shots and music. https://www.youtube.com/@focuspocus3690Long Island Audits – most successful, knowledgable and calm auditor in the USA. Some good police stations invite him t educate police, that's how good he is! https://www.youtube.com/@LongIslandAuditRecent videos by a Barrister about when Police knock at your doorSide note, Blackbelt Barrister is not my favourite channel as he often doesn't seem to come to the point and leaves things out, maybe so people stay glued to his channel and give him clicks. But it's still good to hear from the legal side. “Can You Ignore it? and Can Police Demand Your Name?”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps27LUyNpl8and “It's NOT What You Think!”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK-3c5SMhbUThank you for listening. For more on Pret A Manger please see expret.org and other crucial issues: linktr.ee/expret.orgDISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty freemusic.

I forgot to mention that if you ever get a scan, you can bring a friend to sit with you in the room if you have huge anxiety. Also please note, the royalty free picture I used for this episode with a woman in a scanner, this "cage" thing over her face looks very generous, my "cage" was more tighter around the neck, still enough for me to slide out if I needed to as the nurse let me try to slide out as a test, but mine was much tighter than the photo here. She is looking at a mirror aimed at the back wall with a screen where films are shown. I had headphones to cancel the scanner noise as much as possible. I also forgot to mention that after the scan the nurse who kept speaking to me over the headset, accompanied me to the locker area. I told him that they changed my MRI to Mobile MRI but I requested to be booked back to the regular MRI again. He confirmed that it was a good idea to rebook back to regular, as the mobile scanner isn't as good! Stand up for yourself, it's YOUR body, YOUR mind, YOUR health, YOUR life. We only have this 1 life! Difference between open/mobile and regular/closed MRI (scroll down to the chart): https://blog.medicai.io/en/open-mri-vs-closed-mri Thank you for listening. For more on Pret A Manger please see expret.org and other crucial issues: linktr.ee/expret.org DISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty free music.

Thank you for listening. Full version of 2 episodes seen below. Due to potential copyright issues with uploading 1 minute of below song from James Blake. James Blake song link: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWNgZEJ_cso⁠⁠My favourite comment under the video by @ShaeBai : “The saddest thing is to grieve someone who is still alive. It’s like a subtle constant consistent shock.” Dr. Ramani “Why Narcissists don't like Sick People” (this perfectly describes my former friend's husband, once I became bereaved, I became an outcast): ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxCiimFnxJc⁠⁠For more on Pret A Manger please see ⁠⁠expret.org⁠⁠ and other crucial issues: ⁠⁠linktr.ee/expret.org⁠⁠. DISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty freemusic.

Thank you for listening. James Blake song link: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWNgZEJ_cso⁠My favourite comment under the video by @ShaeBai : “The saddest thing is to grieve someone who is still alive. It’s like a subtle constant consistent shock.” Dr. Ramani “Why Narcissists don't like Sick People” (this perfectly describes my former friend's husband, once I became bereaved, I became an outcast): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxCiimFnxJc⁠For more on Pret A Manger please see ⁠expret.org⁠ and other crucial issues: ⁠linktr.ee/expret.org⁠. DISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty freemusic.

Thank you for listening. James Blake song link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWNgZEJ_csoMy favourite comment under the video by @ShaeBai : “The saddest thing is to grieve someone who is still alive. It’s like a subtle constant consistent shock.” Dr. Ramani “Why Narcissists don't like Sick People” (this perfectly describes my former friend's husband, once I became bereaved, I became an outcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxCiimFnxJcFor more on Pret A Manger please see expret.org and other crucial issues: linktr.ee/expret.org.DISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty freemusic.

Thank you for listening. For the blog post about the Samaritans suicide prevention charity I mention on their "Small Talk Saves Lives" ad campaigns please see: https://expret.org/2024/02/28/smalltalksaveslives-wtf There I posted some of the outcry on social media. For more on Pret A Manger please see expret.organd other crucial issues: linktr.ee/expret.orgDISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty freemusic.

Thank you for listening. For more on Pret A Manger please see https://expret.org and other crucial issues: https://linktr.ee/expret.orgDISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royalty freemusic.

Thank you for listening. For more on Pret A Manger please see expret.org and other crucial issues: linktr.ee/expret.org.DISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. Podcast music theme by LemonStudioMusic and today's addition, guitar version of "Jingle Bells" - royalty free music.

Updated version. Text version of this episode:⁠⁠https://expret.org/2025/11/12/pret-a-manger-ceo-pano-christou-bs⁠⁠ Clive Schlee's £1000 announcement in the night he learnt about my blog: ⁠⁠https://expret.org/2019/12/04/day-4-clive-schlee-lightbulb-moment⁠⁠Thank you for listening. For more on Pret A Manger please see ⁠⁠https://expret.org⁠⁠ and other crucial issues: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/expret.org⁠⁠DISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. expret.org

Addition / P.S. to the previous Crisis Report UK episode below. Thank you for listening. For more on Pret A Manger please see https://expret.org and other crucial issues: https://linktr.ee/expret.orgDISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. I fund my blog and work solely by myself. For donations please see: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PoetrasBlok

Crisis Report UK on Pret A Manger, plus my additions FULL audio.I forgot to mention that under President Biden Sesame is now mandatory labeling in the USA as well, but wasn't when Pret got sued in 2015 and won because Sesame wasn't mandatory part of the allergen list like it was mandatory in Canada. Thank you for listening. For more on Pret A Manger please see ⁠https://expret.org⁠ and other crucial issues: ⁠https://linktr.ee/expret.org⁠LINKS: Blog version incl. video: https://expret.org/2025/11/02/pret-a-manger-zombies Crisis Report UK video: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFsCmlavsw0⁠The Private Equity Trap Pret A Manger Jumped Into - 3rd Value Loss and £500+ million in Debt: ⁠https://expret.org/2025/09/22/private-equity-trap-pret-a-manger⁠Pret fodd is NOT freshly made: Pictures of mouldy food and rat droppings on food: https://expret.org/2025/11/02/pret-a-manger-zombies Ongoing mislabelling: https://expret.org/2019/06/28/vegetarians-eat-meat-at-pretExposé on net-worth £215 million itsu founder & Pret A Manger RE-founder Julian Metcalfe, his love for zero hour contracts & robots, connection to the Royal family, a questionable connection, what staff say about him, how suddenly all the negative reviews about him on Glassdoor disappeared after i sent it to him, why some Asian people don't like him & how I chased him off Twitter/X: ⁠https://expret.org/2022/08/29/julian-metcalfe-family-line⁠Recruiting for Personality rather than Skill can be Fatal:⁠https://expret.org/2022/03/26/pret-a-manger-personality-vs-skill-danger⁠Ex Pret CEO Clive Schlee made the £1000 announcement in the night he learnt about my blog: ⁠https://expret.org/2019/12/04/day-4-clive-schlee-lightbulb-moment⁠£10 million for Pret is like £10: ⁠https://expret.org/2019/10/12/pret-a-manger-set-aside-10⁠DISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. I fund my blog and work solely by myself. For donations please see: ⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PoetrasBlok⁠Podcast music theme by LemonStudioMusic - royaltyfree music.

1 of 3 - Crisis Report UK - The Pret Fairytale I forgot to mention that under President Biden Sesame is now mandatory labeling in the USA as well, but wasn't when Pret got sued in 2015 and won because Sesame wasn't mandatory part of the allergen list like it was mandatory in Canada. Thank you for listening. For more on Pret A Mangerplease see ⁠⁠https://expret.org⁠⁠ and other crucial issues: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/expret.org⁠⁠LINKS: Crisis Report UK video:⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFsCmlavsw0⁠⁠The Private Equity Trap Pret A Manger Jumped Into- 3rd Value Loss and £500+ million in Debt: ⁠⁠https://expret.org/2025/09/22/private-equity-trap-pret-a-manger⁠⁠Pret fodd is NOT freshly made: Pictures of mouldy food and rat droppings on food: ⁠https://expret.org/2025/11/02/pret-a-manger-zombies⁠ Ongoing mislabelling: ⁠https://expret.org/2019/06/28/vegetarians-eat-meat-at-pret⁠Exposé on net-worth £215 million itsu founder &Pret A Manger RE-founder Julian Metcalfe, his lovefor zero hour contracts & robots, connection to the Royal family, a questionable connection, what staff say about him, how suddenly all the negative reviews about him on Glassdoor disappeared after i sent it to him, why some Asian people don't like him & how I chased him off Twitter/X:⁠⁠https://expret.org/2022/08/29/julian-metcalfe-family-line⁠⁠Recruiting for Personality rather than Skill canbe Fatal: ⁠⁠https://expret.org/2022/03/26/pret-a-manger-personality-vs-skill-danger⁠⁠Ex Pret CEO Clive Schlee made the £1000 announcement in the night he learnt about my blog: ⁠⁠https://expret.org/2019/12/04/day-4-clive-schlee-lightbulb-moment⁠⁠£10 million for Pret is like £10:⁠⁠https://expret.org/2019/10/12/pret-a-manger-set-aside-10⁠⁠DISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. I fund my blog and work solely by myself. For donations please see: ⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PoetrasBlok⁠

2 of 3 - Crisis Report UK - The Culture of Silence I forgot to mention that under President BidenSesame is now mandatory labeling in the USA as well, but wasn't when Pret got sued in 2015 and won because Sesame wasn't mandatory part of the allergen list like it was mandatory in Canada. Thank you for listening. For more on Pret A Mangerplease see ⁠https://expret.org⁠ and other crucial issues: ⁠https://linktr.ee/expret.org⁠LINKS: Blog version incl. video: ⁠https://expret.org/2025/11/02/pret-a-manger-zombies⁠ Crisis Report UK video:⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFsCmlavsw0⁠Pret fodd is NOT freshly made: Pictures of mouldy food and rat droppings on food: ⁠https://expret.org/2025/11/02/pret-a-manger-zombies⁠ Ongoing mislabelling: ⁠https://expret.org/2019/06/28/vegetarians-eat-meat-at-pret⁠The Private Equity Trap Pret A Manger Jumped Into- 3rd Value Loss and £500+ million in Debt: ⁠https://expret.org/2025/09/22/private-equity-trap-pret-a-manger⁠Exposé on net-worth £215 million itsu founder &Pret A Manger RE-founder Julian Metcalfe, his lovefor zero hour contracts & robots, connection to the Royal family, a questionable connection, what staff say about him, how suddenly all the negative reviews about him on Glassdoor disappeared after i sent it to him, why some Asian people don't like him & how I chased him off Twitter/X:⁠https://expret.org/2022/08/29/julian-metcalfe-family-line⁠Recruiting for Personality rather than Skill canbe Fatal: ⁠https://expret.org/2022/03/26/pret-a-manger-personality-vs-skill-danger⁠Ex Pret CEO Clive Schlee made the £1000 announcement in the night he learnt about my blog: ⁠https://expret.org/2019/12/04/day-4-clive-schlee-lightbulb-moment⁠£10 million for Pret is like £10:⁠https://expret.org/2019/10/12/pret-a-manger-set-aside-10⁠DISCLAIMER:This project is for informational and entertainment purposes only. The views expressed are those of the host and guests and do not constitute professional advice. We make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or applicability of the content. I fund my blog and work solely by myself. For donations please see: ⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PoetrasBlok