Does The Goat pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Goat employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Goat. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Goat?

35% of The Goat employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Goat 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Goat?

Server (14) , Bartender (8) , Server/Waiter (7) , Barista (5) , Server/Bartender (4) , Front of House Staff (2) , General Manager (2) , Hostess (2) , Kitchen Manager (2) , Line Cook (2) , Manager (2) , Restaurant General Manager (2) , Service Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at The Goat according to real employee reviews?

"money can be good and its relaxed" ((in 8 reviews)); "Easy money and nice coworkers." ((in 5 reviews)); "Fun staff, and not too busy in the mornings." ((in 5 reviews)); "Company is well organized with nice people." ((in 5 reviews)); "Fairly relaxed atmosphere" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Goat according to real employee reviews?

"Management is bad and very careless" ((in 13 reviews)); "Long hours but that’s just part of the job." ((in 5 reviews)); "My manager made it CLEAR that mistakes were never okay." ((in 3 reviews)); "the upper management and corporate structure is immature" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed The Goat locations?

Columbus , Nashville , Murfreesboro , Mount Juliet , New Albany , Dublin , Hilliard , Gahanna , Charlotte , Morrisville , Carson , Portsmouth , Manchester , Philadelphia , Newburyport

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3.1

35% would recommend to a friend

(83 total reviews)

Bill Semeraro

64% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

2.4

Compensation and benefits

The Goat has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 83 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Goat 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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83 reviews

4.0

Dec 1, 2025

Line Cook

Line cook

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, great environment, simple job.

Cons

Higher ups tend to make very questionable decision and keep bad people around too long.

4.0

Nov 11, 2025

Great team

Foh team member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule Caring team Solid communication

Cons

Busy work weekends, long shifts, you def work for it!

1.0

Oct 23, 2025

Unpleasant Experience

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

discounts on food although it is overpriced to begin wih

Cons

very cliquey and management is honestly just rude to both employees and customers

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