Darden reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,847 total reviews)

Rick Cardenas

75% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Dec 8, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

College student working as a server (Olive Garden). The good totally outweighs the bad. I knew I wouldn't work here forever but it's graduation time and the employers are calling. Flexible schedule (given your schedule and can trade shifts w/ coworker), Family atmosphere, Job rotation allowed and smiled upon, Above average pay compared to comparable restaurants, Company prides itself on good looking, presentable employees, Closed on all major holidays, Does their best to respect necessary family time, Fairly open communication, Mgmt backs you up when it comes to unruly customers, Fast paced environment---anything can and possibly will happen! I love my coworkers...Like a big family!

Cons

Sometimes mgmt plays favorites but if you do well at your job it's easy to get on their good side. You have to speak---If you don't things could be unpredictable and go really bad. Sometimes you can't find someone to take shift and you must work.

4.0
Sep 15, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

The pros to working for Darden restaurant group was the flexible schedules and the management working with you on your schedule. The management was also very fair when it came to not picking favorites.

Cons

The cons to working for Darden is the nature of the work. Restaurant work is not for everyone. It can be very stressful and it sometimes feels like the company is more committed to guest counts rather than the well being of employees.

4.0
Sep 11, 2011

flexible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the olive garden works with everyones schedule to ensure each person has a shot at advancement in their selected area of interest, therefore getting a degree and going to school is totally easy.

Cons

due to high volume at times it is hard to have the necessary one on ones with managers when issues arise.

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