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      Applebee's

      Engaged Employer

      Applebee's reviews

      3.7

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (9,793 total reviews)
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      Tony Marolejo

      67% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      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
      3.0
      May 6, 2013

      Horrific

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very Flexible Schedule. Good way to make some extra cash.

      Cons

      Get stuck with horrible hours, little to no room for advancement, managers like to play favorites when writing schedules. was trainer for a year and a half and I got screwed on hours and scheduling every single week because the scheduling manager had some weird grudge against me because I wasn't going to bow to their every whim and treat them like some deity. Customers are rude and often don't tip meaning that you just lost money since you now have to tip out on what you didn't make

      1.0
      May 4, 2013

      Poor management with no teamwork

      Food server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The only real benefit of working for Applebee's that I have found is brand recognition. I'm really having to try to think of anything else.... no. That's it.

      Cons

      Poor management, worse training, no teamwork, no consistency, horrible cleanliness, constant mistakes, poor planning and prep, always playing catch up.

      3.0
      Apr 30, 2013

      Okay for people who are flexible and like surprises.

      Hostess
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      *It's like a family, everyone is so kind & gets along. *Pay can range from $7-$10..so when it's high, it's a good feeling (only happens when you're the only host) *It's pretty easy, almost too easy actually.

      Cons

      *You don't have a set schedule. Some days you can work 2 hours or some days you could work 7. Sometimes you can work 3 days, and some 6. *Management pretends to care, but I actually don't see them on the floor a lot. *Tipouts depend on how busy the place is, which it's pretty bad when it's a slow season. *Servers treat you like slaves, expecting you to buss their table, when you only need to get the plates.

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