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      Darden

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      Darden reviews

      3.8

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,845 total reviews)

      Rick Cardenas

      72% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      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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      Reviews by job title

      3K reviews
      1.0
      Nov 4, 2009

      na

      Culinary assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      its a growing company. you level of experience increases in a matter of minutes. cross training is a must. the co workers around you are usually smarter then managment

      Cons

      The pay sucks. they try and give you a 15 to 20 cent raise after 6 months and thats even if you get your review on time. they expect you to give up all of you life outside of work. you always on call to come in due to the lack of hiring,

      3.0
      Nov 4, 2009

      It is job when times are tuff

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Easy money, get money on the spot, not much training is needed, schedule is very flexible and can usually work as much or as little as you would like.

      Cons

      The company doesn't allow for anyone to express themselves out of the ways that they company is okay with. The company changes things all the time without notice. Company tends to cut corners as much as possible in order to save themselves money instead of you. You are reminded of how expendable you are with each mistake that you make.

      4.0
      Nov 1, 2009

      Good restaurant to work for

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      high volume so you are garunteed to have a decent number of tables vacation pay even for part-time employment (at least when I worked there)

      Cons

      soup and salad pasta bowl

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