Darden reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,844 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 2,844 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
1.0
Jul 27, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Food is fantastic! The benefits are pretty good. The tips were decent. The concept is wonderful and is a good company to work for.

Cons

Gossip and lots of talking about employees behind their backs. Many unncessesary comments made and lies told about people behind their back and then to their face. It was like working in a junior high. There is no respect for anyone and there was absolutely no professionalism among the managment members located at the restaurant. I cannot say the same for regional or district as I am not certain.

4.0
Jul 27, 2011

Positive for a student in college

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible scheduling for college students.

Cons

Little money, tips only-no hourly check

1.0
Jul 10, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

it is a financially stable company and the restaurants are busy, you will get the shifts that you need most of the time

Cons

all of the new standards are about the bottom line, getting more people in and out the door faster, guest satisfaction percentages are rammed down servers throuts, but @ 2.13/hr servers don't get a paycheck so have very little empathy toward a company and managers that do not pay them, teamwork is demanded but the very nature of our income fosters an out for me attitude because server's tips are how they depend on paying the rent, @ 2.13/hr the company provides very little. Pay raises for long term employees was taken away under the guise of a new tip share policy, how many long term employees were lost because of that? Servers are also expected to do a lot of the kitchen responsibilites even though we are not paid hourly so the restaurant can cut labor, it affects servers ability to do their job when they do not have the support they need. the restaurant exploits the lowest paid employees and guest service suffers as a result.

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