How to Destroy a Great Culture One Executive Decision at a Time - Anonymous employee ezCater Employee Review

1.0
Jun 19, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fully remote, for now. Given the company's recent obsession with undoing employee friendly policies, your guess is as good as mine how long that lasts.

Cons

I used to recommend this company without hesitation. Not because it was perfect. It wasn't. But there was a time when the people mattered, when leadership actually listened, when culture wasn't just a collection of buzzwords slapped onto a slide deck during an all hands meeting. That company is gone. What exists today is a place where employees are viewed as line items on a spreadsheet and every decision seems to start and end with "how much money can we save?" The executive team talks endlessly about people, culture, and values while making decisions that directly contradict every one of them. Morale is at rock bottom. Employees are burned out, overworked, and routinely ignored when they raise concerns. Feedback isn't welcomed unless it's positive. If you disagree with leadership, you're labeled resistant to change. If you point out obvious problems, you're told change is inevitable. If you don't like it, there's the door. The leadership philosophy can best be summarized as: "We hear you. We don't care. Please update your Slack status accordingly." Year after year, teams are reduced, responsibilities expand, and expectations continue to grow. Roles disappear under the guise of efficiency while remaining employees inherit entire job functions overnight. The reward for surviving layoffs and restructures is usually more work, more pressure, and another speech about resilience. Meanwhile, leadership continues its obsession with AI, automation, outsourcing, and self service initiatives. Not because these tools genuinely improve the customer or employee experience, but because they're cheaper. Why invest in experienced employees when you can offshore work, automate support, and tell everyone else to pick up the slack? The result is predictable. Internal teams are stretched to their limits while leadership celebrates productivity metrics that were achieved by cutting labor costs and dumping additional responsibilities onto whoever remains. The PTO policy deserves its own special mention. The company loves to market "unlimited PTO," which sounds great until you realize it's essentially unlimited in the same way an all you can eat buffet is unlimited after they've locked the front door. Between staffing constraints, increasing workloads, and the subtle pressure of knowing your performance reviews are tied to productivity, many employees take less time off than they did under traditional PTO policies. It's a cost saving measure disguised as a benefit. Raises have become equally laughable. Employees spend an entire year exceeding expectations only to receive compensation adjustments that barely keep pace with inflation, if they receive anything meaningful at all. The message is clear: your workload may increase every year, but your paycheck certainly won't. One of the saddest parts is watching talented people leave. The employees and leaders who genuinely cared about customers, restaurant partners, and their teams continue to disappear. In their place are decision makers with little to no hospitality experience making sweeping changes for a hospitality marketplace. The hiring philosophy often feels less like finding the best candidate and more like finding the person most willing to nod along. The extensive interview process is somehow capable of filtering out experience while rewarding conformity. The old values have become little more than decorative wall art. "No A-holes" lost its meaning years ago. "Try It and Track It" became "We're doing this because leadership said so." "Be Insanely Helpful" now translates into throwing refunds, credits, and promo codes at problems instead of actually fixing them. Every year the company drifts further away from the principles that made people proud to work here. The most frustrating part is that none of this happened overnight. Employees have been sounding the alarm for years. The warnings were ignored. The feedback was dismissed. The people closest to the problems were treated like obstacles instead of resources. I genuinely loved working here once. That's what makes writing this so disappointing. The company keeps talking about the future while actively dismantling everything that made it successful in the first place. Customers will eventually notice. Restaurant partners will eventually notice. Employees already have. At this point, the biggest threat to the company's future isn't competition. It's leadership. And unfortunately, they seem completely oblivious to that fact.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I really love working at ezCater and having the opportunity to collaborate with so many different departments. One of the things I value most is the people. There is a strong sense of teamwork, support, and shared purpose across the company. I also appreciate the fast-paced culture and the chance to be part of an evolving company that is continuously growing and improving. The remote and hybrid model offers a great work/life blend, and Together Weeks provide meaningful in-person time to connect and strengthen relationships. Despite the recent changes, I trust that management and leadership are guiding us in the right direction and continuing to provide the resources and information we need to succeed. Overall, ezCater is a place where I feel proud to contribute, grow, and collaborate. Work/life blend The people The fast paced culture Being part of an evolving company Remote/hybrid model Together weeks for in person time

Cons

Cant think of any, really enjoying going to work (remotely) every day!

1.0
Jul 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work and the people. I have worked with some of the most talented, compassionate, and customer-focused coworkers of my career. They genuinely care about one another and about delivering an exceptional customer experience. The culture that once existed was something truly special.

Cons

The company has changed dramatically, and not for the better. There have been multiple rounds of layoffs, including a significant reduction in force recently and another round before Thanksgiving. Each time, the remaining employees have been expected to absorb more work with fewer resources. Burnout is widespread, morale is low, and many employees are actively looking for opportunities elsewhere. Leadership often feels disconnected from the day-to-day reality of the people doing the work. Decisions seem to prioritize short-term cost savings over employees, culture, and long-term success. Benefits have also moved in the wrong direction, including substantial reductions to PTO and sick leave, while expectations continue to increase. The saddest part is watching the incredible culture that made ezCater stand out slowly disappear. The company used to value work-life balance, employee well-being, and trust. Today, many employees feel overworked, undervalued, and uncertain about the future. I joined ezCater believing it was one of those rare companies that truly lived its values. Looking back, that promise feels like it has faded. The people are still amazing—they’re the reason many of us stay—but leadership has made it increasingly difficult to see a long-term future here.

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