Server - Server First Watch Employee Review

4.0
Feb 21, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good money over 100 per day typically, off around 3 pm everyday, customers are easy,tables turn fast, team oriented atmosphere. Not very much side work or opening work. Corporate so the company is very structured for training and how you greet a table and how you write checks.

Cons

You will probably work almost every Saturday and Sunday, so don't expect to have weekends off. When you first start some of the girls are rude and not friendly. There are not any heat lamps so you have to drop everything you're doing to run food. On a Sunday when it is slammed and you're the only one running food, it gets extremely frustrating. And instead of management stepping in and telling slackers to pick it up and be a team player, they don't say anything and that's when the girls get confrontational with each other. You might have to buss your own tables when it's busy or at the end of the day when the busier decides to cut himself off the floor. Openers get there at 6:30 am. Also you ring your checks into the computer just to print the receipt. You have a hand written check you turn in to the kitchen window which they are very specific with how you write them.

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

Great Place with Great People

Cons

None really. Everyone was nice to work with and respectable

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First Watch Response
1w
Thanks for your 5-Star review. We’re so happy you chose First Watch as your employer and enjoy the environment and people you work with! Thanks again for the review – we appreciate you.
3.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The store is only open until 2:30 so you’re guaranteed your nights off. The menu is fairly easy to learn and the seasonal menu doesn’t change that often.

Cons

Could be my stores location, but we are constantly fighting for hours and tables. There’s not enough income for all here. And when it’s brought up to management they say it’s our “slow season” but turn around and hired three more servers. Also the meanest clientele that I have ever worked with. Very demanding with little patience, and either bad tips ($2-$4) or no tips at all. Especially on large parties. I have spoke to many employees who have worked 3+ years for the company and many of them want to leave. Too often those that don’t do their work are rewarded and it’s put on the shoulders of those that do.

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First Watch Response
1mo
We appreciate your feedback here. While we're glad you enjoy the daytime-only hours, it's helpful to understand your concerns too. If you wouldn't mind calling our anonymous employee hotline at 844-484-8963, we'd love to follow up and better understand and address your concerns where possible. Any feedback helps us, and we're grateful for yours.
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