employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Long John Silver's

Is this your company?

Long John Silver's reviews

3.3

43% would recommend to a friend

(478 total reviews)

Blain Shortreed

45% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Long John Silver's has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 478 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Long John Silver's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

478 reviews
2.0
Jul 20, 2014

Greasy.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They let me come to work after school during the weekdays.

Cons

If they called you into work and you couldn't come for any reason, they would cut back your hours- even though you were not put on the schedule in the first place. You got burned a lot, even if you weren't a cook. I was a cashier, and I got burned at least twice a week starting out by the big, boiling vat of grease. I worked there for about 2 years and my job was the same every day- clock in, rinse a sink full of dished that the people on an earlier shift didn't bother to touch, deal with customers with eating disorders that probably shouldn't be eating there anyway, oh, and clean the bathrooms- I'm serious when I say customers crapped or peed on the floor at least twice a week. The smell was awful and there are flies buzzing all around during the summer. You're bosses treat you like a dog, at least until you get to know them, and sometimes continue to treat you like garbage regardless- even though they are managing a greasy fast food joint that only makes about a dollar more than you hourly- yep, they're going places. If you want a raise, consider either becoming a manager and having to be there literally all day, or going to college to get a real job that pays WAY better. Make the right choice.

4.0
Sep 16, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a simple place to work at. Not hard at all to move up. Most individual stores have a flexible enough culture to let you learn about what goes into making the store work. From my background of having zero to none business exposure, this is a good job to learn management, practical leadership, and the ins and outs of what makes a store profitable. For moving up in the company, give it 3 or so years, become a shift manager, move up to an assistant, and you can likely land a store general manager position at 6 years or so.

Cons

The pay isn't all that competitive, at the stores, it's a less efficient production at times. Sometimes, these's only so much that corporate can do for the stores. It seems like not all stores are treated equally, or rather, some stores are clearly prioritized more than others. The one I work at is old, crumbling, and dilapidated. Maybe they'll do something about it, maybe they won't. They sure don't mind keeping us guessing.

5.0
Jun 10, 2022

Cashier

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I am a very energetic person my duties were running the front end stocking taking orders interacting with the customers.

Cons

I wish they never would have burnt down so I am unemployed right now seeking work really bad stuck my hand in different feels but unhappy with the outcome so still looking for a job.

Viewing 4 - 6 of 478 Reviews

Glassdoor has 498 Long John Silver's reviews submitted anonymously by Long John Silver's employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Long John Silver's is right for you.