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      Applebee's

      Engaged Employer

      Applebee's reviews

      3.7

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (9,792 total reviews)
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      Tony Marolejo

      67% approve of CEO

      47% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Applebee's has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,792 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).

      Reviews by job title

      10K reviews
      2.0
      Feb 13, 2013

      Used to be fun. Now a nightmare

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fun co-workers and fun interacting with interesting customers.

      Cons

      No employee loyalty. Will fire anyone for any reason. Hypocritical higher ups. (Look up Applebee's pastor on google)

      3.0
      Feb 2, 2013

      Consistently inconsistent

      Restaurant manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I worked for both corporate owned and franchised locations and to be completely honest, the franchise store were much better run that the company stores. I worked with some great General Managers and I've worked with some people who let a tiny bit of power go straight to their head. It really depends on the store.

      Cons

      Quality of life is low. Poorly written manager schedules leave you frequently sleep deprived. I would work a close mid open at least once a week in spite of the company guidelines given during orientation stating this is to happen only in extermis. 60+ hour weeks are common. Stores run for months with 2 managers. Bonus is based on sales over last year but consideration is not given for mitigating circumstances. Deferred maintenance seems to be the norm. I worked at one store that flooded in the kitchen every Sunday for a year before we were allowed to have more than Roto-rooter look at it. Unsafe and sometimes unsanitary conditions are allowed to go on because they are too expensive to fix. Managers are expected to do landscaping and repairs in their "spare time".

      2.0
      Jan 31, 2013

      horrible political waste of time

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible schedule, decent pay, sometimes fun atmosphere

      Cons

      managers dont hold employees accountable for actions

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