Applebee's reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,793 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 9,793 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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10K reviews
4.0
Jan 22, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you get hired in a busy area, the monetary compensation from tips is AMAZING Many managers structure work schedules so everybody has a few profitable shifts and a few unprofitable shifts... In other words, I worked Friday night, (very profitable) but had Saturday off, meanwhile I also had to work Tuesday night (how often do you go out on a Tuesday?)

Cons

Your pay will get zeroed out thanks to government taxes... you make money based on tips The kitchen staff is... well, you'll find that out soon enough. It's a bunch of people who are surrounded by sweltering hot ovens and tables have a knack of always ordering meals with exceedingly different prep times, and since all meals must be delivered at the same time, these guys/gals are stressed out is what I am trying to say... and yes, a stressed out kitchen staff will always take it out on the servers.

1.0
Oct 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* family-type atmosphere among employees here * scheduling is pretty flexible, since employees are allowed to swap shifts * tips in cash * casual setting

Cons

* major favoritism * employee morale is terrible * mgmt just doesn't seem to care about service staff * bottom line is all that matters * 20% good customers vs. 80% customers exhibiting terrible behavior * mgmt constantly rewards customer's awful behavior so that they return to do it all again * no investigations into wrongful terminations

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