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Don’t Get Comfortable - Server/Bartender Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen Employee Review

1.0
Jan 21, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The only pro for me would be the regulars and high tabs, which unequivocally equals a reliable and stable income. Management is lacking in numerous ways. As a result of their shortcomings and lack of communication skills, they tend to put the blame and stress on their employees instead of taking responsibility for not setting clear guidelines and expectations. Misogyny and abuse-of-power are alive and real in the realm of management at Pappadeaux. It’s only a matter of time before their disrespect and power hungry managers find themselves in a serious predicament. The turnover rate is high as a result of maltreatment and misdirection in the workplace. Don’t get comfortable with your shifts, ie; management will punish you and hold your shifts over your head if you are not meeting their levels of standards and excellence (which is highly ambiguous and really depends on how well-liked you are, not your job performance). Bartenders especially, are not treated with an equal level of scrutiny amongst each other. Simply speaking, if your general manager has a personal vendetta against you, you will likely be dealing with daily hell no matter how hard you try, while everyone else gets away with murder.

Cons

abuse of power -misogyny -lack of communication skills amongst management -ambiguous expectations and standards -favoritism -high turnover rate -lack of trained, professional managers -managers refusal to take responsibility in their shortcomings, but quick to take it out on employees -hiring inexperienced and unqualified people as supervisors to conceal the fact that they are short on managers -short on managers because it is clearly a toxic place to work

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5.0
Jan 25, 2026
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Pros

Great company with training. Great people around.

Cons

Can work a lot of hours.

4.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Very structured. Professional company, clear goals and good communication.

Cons

No room for growth. GM positions rarely open and the company isn't expanding. There is a program where you can become an "AGM" and qualify for better pay however the goals to achieve this don't seem realistic. We are told we can't give reviews to employees over a certain level "No one should be getting higher than a 3.5 on reviews, that's not realistic" Then told we need to achieve a 3.8 on OUR review to move forward. Clearly not going to happen. The schedule is brutal. We keep losing management due to long hours / late hours and weekends always working. They won't hire managers no matter how qualified without a college degree. So we get managers who are very unqualified with degrees that aren't relevant, while we have people who have experience and would be a great fit that we can't hire.

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