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      Darden reviews

      3.8

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,847 total reviews)

      Rick Cardenas

      75% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      Darden has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,847 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Darden 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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      3K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 27, 2012

      Don't Believe the Server Training Pitch

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible Schedule, friendly guests, OK tips, but they could be so much better

      Cons

      Servers are expected to give excellent service to the guests while making their own salads, prepping and cooking their own breadsticks, stocking their side stations and bussing their own tables. Our store never has enough soup in the alley (calls for more soup are ignored), breadsticks made or the salad station prepped, but we are running the soup, salad and bread promo??? Just how am I supposed to give excellent service when I have nothing to bring to the table??? Will I have to wash dishes next? Cook the food to bring to my tables? This fiasco is not what I was told OG is all about. The training was just all talk.

      1.0
      Nov 4, 2012

      New company policy makes this a horrible company to work for.

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It was a good company to work for when they allowed employees to work full time. New policy limits all employees to 25 hours per week so they will not have to provide health insurance. How can a person afford to live in Chicago working only 25 hours per week? How can a person get a second job when Darden requires them to be available for all shifts including weekends and holidays?

      Cons

      The tips working here are much less than the majority of other restaurants. This is because you have an hour and a half of side work to do each night after your customers have left. Server minimum wage while not making tips!

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