Is Dairy Queen a good company to work for?

Dairy Queen has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 7,192 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at Dairy Queen to a friend and 46% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dairy Queen have been left by employees working as Ice Cream Scooper , Store Manager and Ice Cream Server .

Does Dairy Queen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dairy Queen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dairy Queen. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dairy Queen?

61% of Dairy Queen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dairy Queen 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dairy Queen?

Cashier (857) , Crew Member (694) , Manager (257) , Shift Leader (212) , Assistant Manager (180) , Cook (164) , Sales Associate/Cashier (143) , General Manager (121) , Server (119) , Supervisor (115) , Shift Manager (111) , Shift Lead (88) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (81) , Customer Service (78) , Team Member (67)

What are the pros of working at Dairy Queen according to real employee reviews?

"The people were great and I think there was a good community at my location." ((in 366 reviews)); "flexible hours and schedule for work" ((in 322 reviews)); "my coworkers were great and the ice cream was great" ((in 284 reviews)); "ice cream is free and delicious" ((in 154 reviews)); "Flexible schedules available" ((in 142 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dairy Queen according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and typically short handed on staff." ((in 450 reviews)); "Managers were rude and unprofessional." ((in 177 reviews)); "No benefits (aside from 50% employee discount)" ((in 120 reviews)); "Minimum wage and part" ((in 69 reviews)); "I was treated as a manager, doing manager position work and barely making above minimum wage." ((in 62 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Dairy Queen locations?

Minneapolis , Chicago , New York , Columbus , Indianapolis , Houston , Virginia Beach , Dallas , San Antonio , Las Vegas , Saint Louis , Denver , Detroit , Omaha , Louisville , Pittsburgh , Phoenix , Austin , Tyler , Raleigh , Boston , Edina , Bloomington , Tucson , Cleveland , Portland , Jacksonville , Gilbert , Seattle , Atlanta

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Dairy Queen reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(6,792 total reviews)

Troy Bader

73% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Dairy Queen has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,792 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dairy Queen 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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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

1.0

Mar 11, 2010

Terrible working conditions under an incompetent senior manager staff

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

employee discount on meals free ice cream cake for your birthday you don't have to pay or your uniform young staff

Cons

young staff who are often not trained correctly by management cleaning duties are not adequately divvied up absentee management rules are not enforced

4.0

Mar 8, 2010

Prepare food and interact with customers.

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a flexible schedule, fun atmosphere, interacting with people on a daily basis, fellow employees were always nice to work with.

Cons

At times can be messy, a lot of cleaning involved, very busy during the summer season, yet very slow in the winter season.

3.0

Dec 18, 2009

YOOO

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

learn how to mutli task. you speak with the customer directly. It is fun place to work at some times. the people you work with are fun and make the job more enjoyable

Cons

the customer could complain because you don't have a certain product or its not made to their liking which could be discouraging at time because you would repeat the order to them.

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Jobs at Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen Crew Member