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Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

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Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,165 total reviews)

Christopher and Harris Pappas

55% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,165 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen 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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1K reviews
2.0
Jan 11, 2017

Horrible management

Recommend
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Pros

Great people to work with

Cons

Management doesnt care about you. Only about the money. Some in your same position can make upwards of 10+ and hour yet have the same experience. Dead end

1.0
Sep 6, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great job if your a college student because the schedule is so flexible but the managers will need to see proof or a class schedule if you need to request a change in your set schedule.

Cons

Hmmm. Where do I start? First off. The only way you will make great money at this location is if your a bartender, banquet server or maybe a headwait server. Otherwise, your doomed once tip pool eats up all your days earnings. The management team will always get on the staff about how to do their jobs correctly when in reality the managers don't do their jobs correctly either and they will try to get smart or take it to "higher" management if you give them a little criticism. It's like force feeding a child when dealing with them. The company as a whole are so money driven that they tend to forget that it's great employees that drives in most of their revenue but they still continue not to value their employees and that's what drives good workers out the door. Every week you will see new faces. Most of the clientele that this location drives in does not tip accordingly.

2.0
Jul 21, 2015

Server

Recommend
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Pros

You can work flexible hours and get a decent amount of tips on top of working less hours than most and still able to make the same.

Cons

Everyone acts like they're still in high school, only they're grown adults. Most managers don't care about the employees unless you do something for them which can range between sexual or kiss up to them. There are no benefits like paid vacations, retirement, medical insurance, etc. Most customers do not tip 20% which is now an average due to inflation and the fact that servers pay 1.5% of whatever they sell REGARDLESS of tip. So if someone stiffs you on a $100 check, which happens regardless of service because people can't afford the tip, you have to pay $1.50 to Pappadeaux, which means you're paying to work! The company illegally changes the employees hours so that they don't have to pay the servers anymore than what they have to (which is $2.13 an hour). Honestly, you can find a way better restaurant and corporation than this.

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