First Watch reviews

3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)
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Chris Tomasso

69% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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5.0
Apr 23, 2018

Manager

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Pros

First watch is a great company to work for because of its culture. Food quality and customer service are top notch and the environment is highly team oriented. Also, the operating hours (7am-2:30pm) are hard to compete with in the restaurant industry.

Cons

Working most weekends and holidays

5.0
Jan 14, 2018

Server

Recommend
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Pros

Amazing hours, great management, lots of teamwork

Cons

None that I can think of

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So glad that you are on the team. Which market do you call home? Thank you for your hard work!
4.0
Jan 12, 2018

Working at First Watch

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are pretty nice perks such as: a somewhat supportive staff, the managers are moderately understandable and flexible, a nice 50% discount for yourself and a guest, discount updates on all sorts of things through perks at work, and a program that supports studying students through tuition reimbursement.

Cons

There are downsides as well such as: chaotic environment when things get hectic, staff drama at times, and heavy workload at times (there's almost always something to do and that's not all that bad- you're there to work so earn your keep it's just some days the money made doesn't feel worth the effort put in), it doesn't feel like there is much room for cross-training or moving up as new employees are hired rather than moving up/shifting around existing employees.

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