Applebee's reviews

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.

The hours are long and unpredictable. The amount of "side work" was unrealistic and probably illegal. server were required to to was dishes, when a paid dishwasher was not scheduled. a dishwasher was never scheduled during day shifts, servers were paid their regular wage of $2.65. while a dishwasher was paid anywhere from 8-10 per hour. Servers were also required to perform the jobs of prep cooks when they were not scheduled. Also never scheduled during the day shift, also paid between 8-10 an hour.