Less than OK - Manager Darden Employee Review

3.0
Feb 9, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As a manager you have good job security, and some management seems to be compensated well for their time-- however, not all people get fair pay. If you are smart and hard working you can pretty easily be promoted to a General Manager in about 2 years.

Cons

It is still an environment where you work long hours (50+ per week) and have little work/life balance. You stand on your feet 10 hours a day and most times don't have a chance to eat lunch or even sit while you're working. Most General Managers are lazy and expect the assistant managers to hold the weight of responsibility in the restaurant's operations and metrics.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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