First Watch reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(1,898 total reviews)
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Chris Tomasso

69% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

First Watch has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,898 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Watch employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Mar 25, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Consistent business, easy menu, great co-workers, Awesome if you want to work at night also because you'll always be out by 4pm latest

Cons

Micromanagement, Host shifts, Uniform = no bueno (specifically the large white clown shoes)

5.0
Feb 16, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hours that allow a great work/life balance. Great management. Fresh quality product you can stand behind. Policies you can respect and understand. Consistency across the board.

Cons

As a server you can really only be scheduled 4 days a weeks because the management is so afraid of putting Anyone into overtime (understandable, but as a full time server it would be awesome to be able to work 5 days a week)

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