Treating guests like it's restaurant dining, but treating employees like it's just fast food. - Anonymous employee Culver's Employee Review

3.0
Jul 20, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They make good food and you get a discount as an employee. Scheduling is fairly flexible. Most of the people who come to eat at Culver's are in a good mood and treat staff with courtesy and respect.

Cons

Employees deliver food to tables or cars, asking tables if they need any ketchup or napkins or drink refills. We offer to bring booster seats and high chairs to tables. We are encouraged to interact in a friendly way with guests, treating them like part of the family. We offer to take people's trays away for them rather than just letting them dump their own trays. And yet Culver's policy is that we are not to receive tips. We are supposed to refuse tips if they are offered. So basically you make a low hourly wage and do the work of restaurant servers but guests cannot show you any appreciation. When you refuse tips guests get hurt feelings, but if you accept them you can get reprimanded. Receipts all have surveys on them. We all have name tags. The surveys encourage guests to recognize good employees by name. Unfortunately, even if you receive several compliments you receive no acknowledgement privately from management, much less your name on the wall, and you get no raises or promotions as a result. This is very damaging to morale.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Culver's is filled with growth, not just financially, but also for one's personal development as a whole. Working at Culver's is a great way to build skills in efficiency, communication, and hospitality, as these are all practiced during each shift. The culture of this company is built off of doing the right thing and practicing kindness, while delighting in every moment. I feel fulfilled working here and I love the people I work with and the culture the company fosters. Culver's cares about their customers and employees alike, and gives you a reason to be excited to show up for work. I highly recommend working for this company.

Cons

There are no major cons concerning working at Culver's, although the environment is fast-paced and may not be for everyone. Culver's has high standards, especially compared to other restaurants in the same industry. There will be some differences between the franchise group one works for, but overall there are few cons.

1.0
Jul 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

They pay pretty well ngl

Cons

Literally everything else. This is deadass just Hell 2.0 istg. Constantly busy, passive-aggressive old customers, annoying teenage customers, fast-paced very severely, always loud, always hot, and the business attracts the worst kinds of people by being the epitome of a conservative wet-dream (American flags, crosses, country music on the speakers). Sometimes I wish that I would get in a car crash or get shot so I wouldn’t have to go to work. Sometimes it gets so stressful, I go to freezer (while sweating due to heat and fast-paced demands) and cry silently or scream in defeat and exhaustion. Nothing in my life has made me want to blow my shi smoove off more than anything else. This place is a nightmare, with every tiny detail specialized by Satan himself, purely for the suffering of employees.

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