At around 4:40am this morning 01. October 2024 a fire was set at a Pret store in Glasgow.
Quote: “Police confirmed the fire was deliberately started at the chain’s city centre premises in the early hours of this morning. The area remains cordoned off by officers.”
Link to GlasgowLive.co.uk article.
I write extensively about Pret and expose their TRUE face after what I survived, but I am against any form of violence, fire, vandalism of or towards Pret.
But I also would not be surprised if this was done by a current or former Pret staff. Many staff have a deep dislike, even hate for Pret for the abusive tactics Pret use in exploiting and humiliating staff.
According to reports, the fire was set before 5am. Many, if not most Pret stores have staff come in at 5am to start work before they open at 6am or later.
Whoever did this did not want to hurt anyone. Although most shops have flats above, someone could have seriously get hurt or killed. Whoever did this must be deeply disturbed, angry, hurt and didn’t think properly, like instead of going to court, writing a blog like I do, or reaching out to the press etc. It’s just my thought.
DON’T SET FIRE TO ANYTHING!!!
But Pret also have piled up a lot of “enemies” in general, many customers feel cheated out, staff feel betrayed, the over-a-year long bullying of pro-Hamas demonstrators until Pret bowed out of plans to open in Israel. And now Israel supporters boycott Pret. Not to mention the multiple customer deaths and injuries Pret ignored until it got public which still has many people completely turn their backs on Pret etc. etc. etc.
74% of customers on Trustpilot (1&2 star reviews combined as in October 2024) disapprove of Pret on a variety of issues, many having sworn to never set foot inside Pret again.
It’s disgusting that someone would set fire to anyone’s store, home, building, property. But sadly I’m not surprised how the former “love” for Pret has turned into a lot of emotional turmoil for customers and staff alike. Or it’s just plain “random” evil, randomly choosing a shop to set on fire. Evil it is anyway. There is never a reason to set fire to anything!
Just my thoughts.
UPDATE a few hours after posting the above:
Someone on Facebook said that a branch of the Nank of Scotland a few doors down from Pet was also set on fire. But no mention by the press. This is a typical press report using Pret as clickbait. I have read the silliest reports where journlists put Pret A Manger in the title but the aticle had nothing to do with Pret. Good old clickbait. Neve gets tired I guess.
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I worked at Pret A Manger and survived systemic workplace bullying during bereavement that involved HR, the top leadership, HQ and even the now “retired” former CEO Clive Schlee. Schlee has been appointed CEO of itsu in 2024 by Julian Metcalfe who gave him the CEO spot at Pret many years ago.
I declined 4 settlement offers if I am silent about my ordeal. But I rather speak out to help others. For an overview of important blog entries of my experience with Pret, please visit “My Ordeal with Pret A Manger”. The little arrow to the right next to each heading will lead directly to the post.
An incomplete list on what other Pret staff say about Pret’s bullying environment: Caught in the Act Bullying at Pret and What shop MANAGERS & HQ staff say about Pret incl. CEO Pano Christou.
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