Applebee's reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(581 total reviews)
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Tony Marolejo

68% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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4.0
Dec 19, 2015

General Manager

Recommend
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Pros

Culture and opportunities are evident

Cons

Late hours tends to keep you there till 2am

3.0
Nov 13, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours when well staffed, Servers made decent tips with decent hours. To-go Specialists had good, stable hours most days but with poor tips. Hosts generally didn't require much work outside of busy shifts and their wages matched their work, although it still seemed low compared to other jobs. You will meet a good share of interesting and fun coworkers.

Cons

Generally not well staffed, leading to newer employees getting thrown under the bus with scheduling. New employees were generally put onto the floor lacking the skills and training needed to do their job effectively. Management was average at best and occasionally laughable. Low morale front and back of house due to underwhelming work environment leading to high turnover and worsening attitudes. Customers tended to be on the rude side and had unrealistic expectations of servers, leading to high stress and tips that were arguably not worth the bull. Moderate scripting, constantly changing menu along with videos, testing and reviews. Shift hours were unpredictable at night.

3.0
Nov 9, 2015

Host

Recommend
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Pros

Teamwork is on a good level. You get used to people and it's never a dull moment. There's space to grow. You can work your way up easily if you work hard.

Cons

Pay and benefits could be better..

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