Darden reviews

Good, solid company and ease in which you can move into a leadership position. Management program is fairly intense, so I never had any problems with managers. As with most corporate restaurants, they have high standards of cleanliness and procedural issues which I only came to admire after moving into a privately owned, upscale rstaurant. Darden has good benefits for full-time employees which I never took part of because I was always a part-time server and a student. Also, Darden restaurants such as Olive Garden and Red Lobster are so widely known that you don't ever really feel a loss of business.

Discounts to all the Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Bahama Breeze, Longhorns, Smoky Bones); Big company, so benefits (health insurance) can be had; Training for each position within company is very good, and they spend their time making sure all employees know how to do their jobs more than competently. If you go to school and are away (and therefore can't work), they do give you the opportunity to come back and work during summer and holiday breaks, because they need the help and you are already trained. You are not micro-managed. The managers are busy, so they are not watching over your shoulder.