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Restaurant Associates

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Just awful - Butler Restaurant Associates Employee Review

1.0
Jul 31, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedule means you could set your own hours. Even though they never raise your pay if you take on additional duties, you can still choose when to work.

Cons

Some of the worst people I've ever worked with. I remember several shifts lasting over ten hours, ending at 2:00am, not getting a meal break at all, and the captains would say you could grab food on the way out. Pretty sure they violated OSHA regulations on the regular. I witnessed a lot of microaggressions towards Black employees about hair. Some weren't even that micro. Sexism was rampant. Tip theft wasn't just regular, it was the company norm. I burned my uniform when I realized I didn't have to go back.

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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. I am sorry your experience with R/A did not match with our Culture of CARE promise. We'd like to learn more about your experience and how we can improve. Please email us at info@restaurantassociates.com

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Cons

Tend to make knee jerk reactions in management. Upper management support is performative. Endless half useful meetings that should be emails given they tout a great work life balance but bog you down in processes that change weekly. Merit increases are measly at best. Required 50 hr work week but it’s frequently 55-60. Vacation and sick time are taken in half day intervals so leaving an hour early results in a half day loss. No real system allowing breaks for lunch. I was told i could sit down for 15 mins at the end of lunch service to eat but that is seldom achievable. HR will throw you under the bus given the first opportunity and will not support you when dealing with problematic employees. Management turnover is extremely high.

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