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expret.org Former Pret A Manger Employee Speaks Out

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Various subjects in Pret A Manger from a former employee having survived systemic workplace bullying during bereavement. Subjects covered are staff issues like exploitation, extreme emotional labour under strict weekly mystery shopper visits, labelling issues, allergen, customer fatalities, under-staffing, non-fresh food etc. For more issues in Pret please visit expret.org --- as well as my YouTube playlist where customer pictures of mouldy food are posted --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkibPbQI5YE&list=PLV9iPgXsChP9ZZW2QQ6zpc323nYo8aXU1
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expret.org Former Pret A Manger Employee Speaks OutApr 27, 2022

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21:51
Turning Wine into Water
Mar 21, 202425:58
Open Letter to a Mental Health Facility

Open Letter to a Mental Health Facility

Text version: https://expret.org/2024/02/16/open-letter-to-a-mental-health-facility. Please also scroll down to my 3-part episodes on "Bullying" in Pret. Please also look for the 3-part miniseries "Sticks & Stones" on YouTube, regarding systemic workplace bullying and how subtle as well as open it often is.

Thank you for listening/reading.

Mar 21, 202410:49
Bereavement - Do's & Don'ts (NOT!)

Bereavement - Do's & Don'ts (NOT!)

This is a spontaneous episode on "how to" support or deal with bereavement that unfortunately went into almost an hour, but I just wanted to share this from my gutt.

For anything Pret A Manger related, please see expret.org and/or scroll down in this podcast.

Also, my blog & podcast is not funded, I fully fund my blog. If you like to donate to support a little, please scroll down to the bottom on the front/homepage of my blog for the PayPal button. I used to have a minimum option of £1 only, but raised it to £10 because I found that some people donate £1 just to see my PayPal email and data. Also, PayPal take a certain percentage and from the £1 I receive a little over 60p.

And I never ever asked for this, but feel free to click "like" to get the algorithms up. But I can't work on "pushing" listeners to like, subscribe, followers etc. I like this to be organic.

Thank you for listening.

Mar 17, 202456:30
Irresponsible SAMARITANS Ads #SmallTalkSavesLives

Irresponsible SAMARITANS Ads #SmallTalkSavesLives

I converted my blog post "Small Talk Saves Lives? - Dangerous Samaritans Ads" into "AI" audio. Apologies for the crackling in the background.

For more on Pret A Manger, please visit expret.org

Thank you for listening.

Mar 02, 202421:18
Bad Press for Bad Pret
Feb 25, 202412:35
Open Letter to Tristan Tate, Brother of Andrew Tate (former Pret A Manger Barista)

Open Letter to Tristan Tate, Brother of Andrew Tate (former Pret A Manger Barista)

Tristan Tate and his brother Andrew Tate are known misogynists and brag about how they abuse women and made millions. He had the audacity to slide into my DMs and give me advise or tell me what to do with my Pret A Manger writings. I usually don't call people out who DM me in private, but this piece of work needs to be called out and I don't care what it does to me.

I have NO tolerance for those who abuse childen and/or women, especially for financial gain and fame, and then think they can slide into my DM and give me instructions! Clown!

Text version: https://expret.org/2024/02/13/open-letter-to-tristan-tate-brother-of-andrew-tate

YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBJyYWPaUPg&list=PLV9iPgXsChP9ZZW2QQ6zpc323nYo8aXU1&index=4

Thank you for listening/reading. Please stand up for children and women wherever possible.

Feb 21, 202406:30
The Shopping List

The Shopping List

How I had to learn about my brother's death AND cremation,and how this has destroyed my relationship to emailing. This is "AI" text to speech conversion.

Text version: https://expret.org/2023/10/28/the-shopping-list

Thank you for listening/reading.

Feb 21, 202407:05
L I f E in the UK - A Mentality
Sep 09, 202327:47
Alcohol is the Paramedic in Emergency
Aug 27, 202301:10:39
Sinéad O'Connor - One Of A Kind
Jul 31, 202350:19
Pret Quietly Change Packaging Slogan

Pret Quietly Change Packaging Slogan

The blog post version is:

https://expret.org/2023/07/13/pret-a-manger-quietly-change-their-slogans

Sorry, for the poor audio conversion from the text, Anchor.fm stopped collaborating with WordPress since Spotify took over Anchor. With WordPress I ws able to choose female or male voice, with an online program I had no choice.

But I still want to have this has an audio version for people with sight impairment.

For more on Pret, please visit expret.org

Jul 15, 202322:20
Systems 2 (When 20p Breaks The Bank)
Feb 13, 202334:04
Dear "Professionals", Please Remain Professional, don't come through the back-door

Dear "Professionals", Please Remain Professional, don't come through the back-door

This episode is after an experience in a Zoom bereavement group which is a great group, but a group more for the facilitators than us all in the group. This is also somewhat my experience with the mental health system and Pret A Manger's abusive conduct via Lila Tighilt Warren (please scroll down to the Lila episode). 

For more info on Pret and my experience of traumatic bereavement in the workplace, Pret's systemic workplace bullying and exploitation, please see https://expret.org 



Jan 14, 202323:08
The Enforced Happiness of Pret A Manger

The Enforced Happiness of Pret A Manger

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://expret.org/2019/11/21/enforced-happiness-of-pret 

Dec 09, 202208:54
Truth Behind the Pret A Manger Smile

Truth Behind the Pret A Manger Smile

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://expret.org/2019/06/19/truth-behind-pret-a-manger-smile 

Sep 26, 202233:55
Pret A Manger - The Pleasure of Exploitation

Pret A Manger - The Pleasure of Exploitation

For more information please visit expret.org 

Podcast theme music by Lemon Music Studio “The Cradle Of Your Soul”.

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#Grief, #Bereavement, #MentalHealth, #Therapy, #Friendship, #Friendships, #PretAManger, #Pret, #Trauma, #NHS, #MysteryShopper #EmotionalLabour #EmotionalLabor #PanoChristou #CEOPanoChristou #PretCEO #WageTheft 

Sep 13, 202256:32
Part 04 Pret Labelling Issues - Celia Marsh Inquest
Sep 07, 202232:10
Julian Metcalfe Case Study & How I chased him off Twitter

Julian Metcalfe Case Study & How I chased him off Twitter

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://expret.org/2022/08/29/julian-metcalfe-family-line 

Aug 31, 202230:43
Lose, Loss, Lost …

Lose, Loss, Lost …

I made a mistake in the original blog post that the audio conversion copied. I saw my friend last in 2013 not 2007. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://expret.org/2022/08/05/lose-loss-lost 

Aug 05, 202209:31
Friendships and Sabotage

Friendships and Sabotage

Friendships and sabotage.

Jul 21, 202234:47
Pret A Manger CEO Pano Christou's 2021 payrise AND £4.2million bonus after cutting staff pay
Jul 15, 202225:51
Questions to Lila Tighilt Warren #PretAManger

Questions to Lila Tighilt Warren #PretAManger

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://expret.org/2020/06/09/questions-to-lila-tighilt-warren 

Jun 29, 202214:37
Life, Death, Balcony, Sun

Life, Death, Balcony, Sun

Just some thoughts from recent struggles. 

Jun 28, 202232:08
PTSD - Anxiety, Anger, Trauma

PTSD - Anxiety, Anger, Trauma

In this short episode I included 2 psychologists who speak about PTSD. I have had very bad few days/weeks recently. I'm trying to cope. 

May 27, 202218:54
The World is a Cruel Place, BUT

The World is a Cruel Place, BUT

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://expret.org/2022/05/17/the-world-is-a-cruel-place-but 

May 18, 202205:11
Pret A Manger Bullying Culture - Part 1
May 02, 202246:45
Pret A Manger Bullying Culture - Part 2
May 02, 202249:57
Pret A Manger Bullying Culture - Part 3
May 02, 202201:11:38
1 - To Friends, Foes, and Strangers

1 - To Friends, Foes, and Strangers

Upfront, sorry for the LOW VOLUME, this is the first episode I've done spontaneously, having had a cold and using an old phone. Apologies. The other episodes are louder and clearer. --- 


I didn't want to do a podcast, and don't really call this a podcast as such as I am more waffling along, but I've written a lot about my brother and then later about my former workplace Pret A Manger where I was bullied during bereavement. I write extensively on this and other issues on expret.org --- 


My mum's death during lock-down in 2021 is hitting me at the moment of recording and beyond. I couldn't bury her, and like with my brother, everything about my family's passing seems not normal and I am just moving in an ongoing Twilight Zone. 


Some of you who know me only a little bit or since recently may be shocked what I share about Pret. But my story is very complex since my brother died and I have become tired of writing and just want to speak from my gut. I have evidence that I share on my blog as well as customers and staff sharing their experiences. --- 


I never thought I'd lose almost every friend I've ever had, almost from the moment my I received the news of his death. Apologies in advance for the bad language. But it is what it is. 

May 01, 202237:15
2 - Systems

2 - Systems

After spontaneously sharing about my losses etc. (apologies for doing these with a cold), I want to continue on a subject to do with systems. We all see people, organizations, issues in a certain way. The American journalist, political show host Rachel Maddow has a sentence on her Twitter profile that says, "I see political people". Her subject is politics. My subjects are a variety, but I see Systems. Everywhere, and this since all that happened in my life since 2015. 

May 01, 202245:18
3 - My Ordeal with the NHS Mental Health System

3 - My Ordeal with the NHS Mental Health System

Since my brother died in Dec. 2014, which I only found out in Jan. 2015 and that he was already cremated without our knowledge, I tried to find help and never expected to be sent around in circles. My ordeal didn't get better after the bullying in Pret and losing my dad, and now mum. This Part 3 is a continuation of Part 2 "Systems" and zooms in on the NHS mental health service. 


There is a systemic refusal to acknowledge trauma and grief. 

May 01, 202256:04
Ongoing Mislabelling at Pret A Manger (2)
May 01, 202216:40
Pret CEO Pano Christou's £300,000 Pay
Apr 30, 202223:50
FREE Coffees in Pret A Manger

FREE Coffees in Pret A Manger

I explain in detail why Pret don't do loyalty cards and why Pret's freebie policy is discriminatory. For screenshots of customers and former staff tweets, please see the blog post version, link below. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://expret.org/2019/03/29/pret-free-coffees/

Apr 28, 202219:25
I was Team Leader Responsible for Health & Safety but Pret did NOT tell us of Allergen Deaths
Apr 28, 202206:50
Pret's Strict Mystery Shopper Scheme
Apr 27, 202201:08:49
Pret A Manger Allergy Trial 2021 (3)
Apr 27, 202221:51
Ongoing Mislabelling at Pret A Manger (1)
Apr 27, 202243:05
Open Letter to a Prosecutor
Apr 27, 202223:34
Recruiting for Personality rather than Skill can be FATAL - AUDIO Version
Apr 27, 202210:47