Staff Profile: Pat Yan
Hi, call me Pat Yan as I like my Irish name, which was picked in a book store at Dublin airport! I joined Just-Eat.ie in June 2008 after graduating with a BA in Interior Architecture. Not many people heard about us at the time, but now everyone is ordering on Just-Eat. Order food online? Yes, simple as that! And I believe it is better than all other ways – including the phone. This is why in June 2008 after having an interview, I cancelled all other interview appointments booked with interior architectural design firms and joined Just-Eat.ie to help start spread this great concept to everyone. It was not only the big change in ordering takeaways, but also the big change in my life.
My job is to introduce the Just-Eat system to restaurants and takeaways across the midlands, and to explain how to co-operate with us in a partnership that will increase their online orders. This new technology was just taking off in Ireland two years ago, and is a bit different to traditional methods for food ordering. Just-Eat makes things much easier and quicker, hence unavoidably in the beginning many misunderstandings occurred between restaurants and users. It was a learning curve for both the restaurants and consumers. With the great team we have at Just-Eat, we have been able to help everyone and it has been amazing how quick things have progressed.
Anything that could help our restaurant’s increase orders, Just-Eat will definitely do. I love being involved with a company that is constantly getting smarter. By working with the Just-Eat team, takeaway restaurants will see an increase in online business for sure. One thing I’d like to tell our partners is “you made the right decision!”. So did I.
