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3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,086 total reviews)
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Tony Marolejo

67% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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1.0
Mar 24, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

It's an okay first job for a high school student to gain work experience in both the restaurant and customer service industries. You do usually have excellent support from the managers and co-workers once they get accustomed to you being on board though.

Cons

Definitely disgruntled employees and way too much added responsibility above and beyond the hostess position for the minimal pay. There are no buss boys-you're it and you have to maintain the restrooms and the front of house all at the same time so you're run ragged, covered in other people's used food from dirty dishes, you get disinfectant all over you from spraying the tables and you sweep the aisles during the shift as everyone's running around. You also frequently end up picking up the slack from your co-workers during busy times. Most employees there work well together and don't mind doing things that "aren't their jobs" to help everyone out, but the company could care less about compensating their employees who go above and beyond to earn them so much money.

4.0
Mar 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

*Managers are down-to-earth, and try to help in all departments if they can *Tips (you get paid everyday) *Flexible schedule, can usually work or get off by communicating with co-workers of the same position. *Minimum wage is guaranteed if tips are unreliable during slow business *Friendly customers and employees make your day brighter *Good place to work for a sports enthusiast like myself *Corporate often visits

Cons

*Favoritism usually trends towards female employees and older indivuduals *Hard to move up even if you are the best worker *Clock-Out times are often unclear *Lazy or MIA employees in any role slow down the entire business flow *Ignorant customers make it hard to stay friendly *Management lacks communication skills,

2.0
Mar 20, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

When I first started my Applebee's was a company owned restuarant, Relationship with the staff, above average starting pay for the area

Cons

New owners making promises they did not keep, taking vacation away, lowering bonus dollars available to earn, closing continually, pay increases extremely low, low bonus potential for both restaurant managers and general managers, expecting too much from too few staff, inconsistency with direction, setting unrealistic profit and labor goals, lack of communication in my last store.

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