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Applebee's

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Applebee's reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,793 total reviews)
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Tony Marolejo

68% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Applebee's has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,793 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applebee's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

10K reviews
3.0
Dec 7, 2008

Good employer with bennies

Technical support analyst.
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I worked at the WHQ but only for a few months. Friendly co workers and managers. It was a technical support position and the hours were good. Paid holidays and weekends because it was hourly. Benifits were good.

Cons

Room for growth was limited in my field because Applebees isn't in the technology area. Support was 24 7 so you had to work at least one night shift every couple of months. Pay could have been better. Additionally you had to work a week at one of the stores to see how one is run. It was a waste of my time because I would much rather get started on my ACTUAL job.

4.0
Dec 3, 2008

Applebee's can be a great temp job if that's what you're looking for. There is opportunity to grow if desired.

Line cook
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I picked Applebee's as a job to make some income while going to school full time and waiting to hear from a job in my field of study, and they are generally pretty good about not overloading me. Every Applebee's I've been in all the employees usually get along pretty well, so it makes it a better work environment. I've found that you usually don't have any problems with management as long as you do your job and perform it correctly. There is opportunity for growth, if you show the interest.

Cons

One of the downsides would be the scheduling. A lot of times the schedule basically gets copied over from week to week, with little to no change, which sometimes leads to one person closing the whole weekend, while the other gets off a lot earlier. I've also found that it's very difficult to get put on morning shift unless you've been there forever. They usually are the ones who get the most desireable schedule. Some of the extra work or special cleaning details can be unrealistic when employee hours are cut, so there is 1/2 the people there to do the work. Communication isn't very good at times. New ways of doing things don't really get spread to all those involved like they should. There is a bit of inconsistency between the management's rules or expectations from one to another, but it seems like they are trying to fix that.

1.0
Nov 22, 2008

DON'T WORK HERE

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

tips, the money was poor but with tips it was okay. I liked most of the people and my co-workers were fun ti be around.

Cons

bad management, i hated working there because of the management. Once me and my boss had a huge arguement, and I quit and he fired be but he begged for me back three days later! :) Some of the people had bad attitudes. Whenever i needed to leave work early or take a day off for some reason that would never let me. They even made me work on my birthday! It was so awful.

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