Applebee's reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,790 total reviews)
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67% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Applebee's has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,790 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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10K reviews
3.0
Apr 25, 2015

Good but could've been better.

Recommend
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Pros

The guests, for the most part. And even some of the employees. Great food and drinks. Good prices.

Cons

Hated the favoritism that was shown to certain employees. Management needs some serious people skills.

4.0
Apr 22, 2015

Most days, it was really fun!

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really fun job Great coworkers Good managers Easy money Fast paced and exciting

Cons

High employee turnover Difficult to get time off sometimes Scheduling issues Can be really long hours

3.0
Apr 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Flexibility in schedule, if you needed off, you usually could always get off of work or switch with someone else - Co-workers & building Friendships - Lots of contests/perks (only if you do EXTREMELY well) - average pay for servers/waiters

Cons

- not too many opportunities for advancement - treatment of employees was so so, some days it was great, others, not so much, depends on the manager - hours could be terrible, working 4pm to 2am (plus another hour for cleanup) - poor compensation at times, when you wait on a table for 2 hours and they 'stiff' you, yet the sales were $200 and applebees still expects you to pay $6 (3% tip share) out of your own pocket - most of the managers showed extreme favoritism or were two-faced - managers did NOT have your back...whatever the table/customer said was right, usually no matter what the situation - expectations at times were strict, i.e. if you didn't sell 20 margaritas throughout your shift, the manager would scold you or call you out, most of the time in front of the whole staff - district manager was ridiculous when he visited the restaurant, always quizzing you and watching your every move...if you didn't do perfect and upsell EVERYTHING, you were in big trouble

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