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Denny's reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(3,248 total reviews)
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Kelli Valade

46% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

2.7

Compensation and benefits

Denny's has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 3,248 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Denny's 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
3.0
Apr 13, 2012

Could be better, but it's a foot in the door.

Restaurant manager
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee turnover makes it very easy to go into management. Easy training, and a relatively competitive salary. Of course it depends on the franchisee, but interaction among your restaurant, your franchisee and corporate can be very thorough. There seems to be adequate opportunity for advancement, but at the end of the day, you have to remind yourself that it is only Denny's.

Cons

Extremely long hours (55+/week), little to no benefits, no bonus opportunity, and very little recognition. Management is often under very little scrutiny to do more than strive for mediocrity and go unnoticed.

1.0
Apr 11, 2012

Very frustrating and stressful, stress from upper management who has never done my job.

General manager
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Guest are on the whole pretty nice as are many unit level employees.

Cons

Upper management that can't make up their minds just what this company is about. Also management that has never done my job constantly ragging on me. They cut our operating expenses each year and expect us to keep customers happy. We can have 3,000 people through our door each week and if one customer complains you are ragged on.Makes no difference if it is a drunk on graveyard, a wife angry at her husband who is taking it out on you, your job is on the line.They drown you in paper work and yet expect you to be out front with customers all day long. It takes 10/12 hours daily just to keep even.They set goals that are almost impossible to reach, and hold up as an example to you the people who you know cheat to give them the numbers they demand.

3.0
Apr 11, 2012

Its a paycheck

General manager
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is okay. As a general manager I have control over my schedule. The employees and guest are great.

Cons

Hours are too long, Pay is not enough for the work, stress from upper management, changes being made all the time.

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