Levy reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,809 total reviews)
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Andy Lansing

69% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Levy has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,809 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Levy employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Oct 22, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of work opportunities, flexible schedule, good place to make friends and decent compensation. It is also a union job which is good in some way however has its drawbacks which in no way reflect Levy Restaurants. It doesn't seem to have that much turnover, you have get a real highing paying job in order to leave because they want their experienced and good employees to stay.

Cons

The employee meals are terribly substandard. Sometimes you have to prod the management to get what is needed for the department you work in. Being thats its a union shop, some individuals take gross advantage of this and are very lax and let the others do the hard work and heavy lifting for them.

2.0
Jan 18, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- An OK place to start just to get some experience - Co-workers are mostly friendly and fun to work with

Cons

- They run out of things often. How can a concessions company run out certain beverages and supplies during an event? Absurd. - Pre-work meetings often start 30 min. or so late, which leaves bartenders scrambling to get things ready on time. - Doors are open and often bartenders still don't have the inventory they need. - No training. Eight weeks after having been hired there has still been no training session, which they keep promising will happen. - Despite having not been trained, employees are held accountable for things they haven't been taught. - About half of the hours spent on shifts will be on non-tip earning duties (At $4.29 hr.) - After "finishing" shift, you are required to wait in two huge lines for cash counting and paperwork before you can leave. These usually take 60 - 90 minutes total (at $4.29 hr.). - New hires tend to be placed in the lower tip-earning bar locations. Some nights you will earn as little as $12 total in tips. - Too many bars and bartenders in the arena. For most events, there doesn't need to be a bar every 30 feet with 2 bartenders at each one. - Little if any time to eat during a shift. Very little is said about when, where and how employees can eat. Many go full shifts without food.

2.0
Jan 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Many of your coworkers will be hard working -If you are willing to completely give up your personal life and holidays you will be able to move up in the company even if you don't have a college degree -You can "network" your way to a promotion, even if you do not deserve or qualify for the job -Ability to travel and work events around the country -Ability to work high profile events like the Superbowl, Grammys, Kentucky derby -A good place to work as an hourly employee, not a management position

Cons

-Many hours you spend at work will be just to "be there" even when your work is completed -Pressure not to take days off. I have known coworkers to work an entire month with maybe 1 or 2 days off -If you value your family and friends, this is not a good company to work for as you will have no time or energy for them -When you travel to work events you will work very long hours and not see anything but the stadium or arena you are working at -You have to do a lot of paperwork for nothing but "internal processes" that does not seem to end -There never seems to be a break in the constant busy schedule -Many of your hourly employees will make way more money than you do because of their tips -Company does not stay up with technology and this will make your job more difficult

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