Darden reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,845 total reviews)

Rick Cardenas

72% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Darden has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,845 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 10, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

great beneifits, good people, and good money. They try to work with you most of the time. Good place to work while in school.

Cons

Hard to move up there. They always say they are ready to work with you to go threw management but they dont ever tell you whats going on.

2.0
Nov 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent compensation if you work hard Comradery amongst employees Flexible work schedule (lunch, dinner or both!) As many breadsticks as your piehole can handle

Cons

Incompetent management Coorporate structure is severely lacking Only emphasis is on bottom line- could careless about customers (guests) Little recognition of hard-work

4.0
Oct 27, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I have been with Darden, working at Olive Garden, for four years and I don't have much to complain about. The job has helped me put myself through college. As a student athlete, they generally worked well with my schedule. The benefits are great for a part time job, and for me there is vacation pay. I do know they recently changed that for new employees though :(( Our managers are ok. Our restaurant has 3 new managers and sometimes things may get a little out of control for them, but they pull through with time. The co-workers are fun and our relationships follow outside of the restaurant. Darden is definitely a strong company to work for, so job security is great!

Cons

Sometimes management is too corporate. They forget to look at team morale. Typically you will see them make decisions based on the money rather than the employees well-being. They love their bonuses, so if that means taking it out of your pockets and shifts, they will do it. Oh.. the guest are ALWAYS right even with insurmountable evidence proving otherwise. Keep that in mind! They will comp an entire meal before they believe you :) Just smile and move on.

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