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      Applebee's

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      Applebee's reviews

      3.7

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (9,793 total reviews)
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      Tony Marolejo

      68% approve of CEO

      48% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      Applebee's has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,793 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Applebee's 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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      Reviews by job title

      10K reviews
      2.0
      Jul 28, 2013

      A company with no real identity, copies the flavor of the week trends.

      Server/bartender
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      With a good management team, money can be made.

      Cons

      Over priced drinks, horrible underpaid cook staff. Management with no real drive or passion. No structure. New servers with no talent get a ton of shifts. Its all about who goes out and gets rocked together and not about who does a good job and brings people back.

      1.0
      Jul 25, 2013

      I hated working there

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It was my first serving job, so it was easy to learn

      Cons

      The list goes on, overall, do not work here. But hey, it could have just been the location I was at.

      4.0
      Jul 25, 2013

      Individual Stores Can Be Great, But Too Much Bureauocracy

      Assistant general manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I developed a lot of great relationships during my tenure as a manager there, both professionally and personally. I worked at several locations and had experiences ranging from okay to truly fantastic, depending on the staffs, but overall I thought the teams were made up of some truly good people. Upper management in the Minnesota region was fantastic while I was there, although it may have changed since.

      Cons

      The organization is too big for its own good. A simple marketing or training question becomes days worth of emails and voicemails, trying to track down the person at the corporate office who can answer your question and fill you in on the protocol. It can be easy to get so wrapped up in the 'busy work' (audits and inspections, a ridiculously long review process for hourly associates, a burdensome self-evaluation, etc.) that you forget the job should truly be about food and guest service.

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