Darden reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,846 total reviews)

Rick Cardenas

72% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Darden has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,846 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
Nov 8, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The managers were very nice and approachable. The general manager is a great general manager. He's always encouraging us to reach our GSS, and rewards us with a pizza "party" the next day

Cons

I thought the tips were going to be better, but it was decent. I hate the policy of working at least 3-4 days a week. Most of us are students. Some of the servers have bad attitude, they come into work asking to leave, or not wanting to work. Maybe that's all servers, who knows?

5.0
Nov 5, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Money Love the company The extras like 25% off for 7 people at any darden restaurant Loved my coworkers, for the most part

Cons

mid level managers, FOH or Bar specifically, seemed to have swollen heads.

4.0
Nov 2, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They offer great benefits. They have very flexible work scheduels so its great for someone who is in college or has multiple jobs. Did I mention the benefits from day one?

Cons

You are working for a major industry leader so you have to deal with the corporate yay yay. You sometimes feel as if your hardwork gets "lost in the crowd"?

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