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      Applebee's

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      Applebee's reviews

      3.7

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (9,791 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 9,791 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
      Sep 10, 2012

      Meh

      Expo
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent hours during peak seasons.

      Cons

      Poor management. Kitchen always crashes. Slow peaks expect 1-3 days a week and not even many hours those days.

      2.0
      Sep 5, 2012

      Depends on Management

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      If you are a closer you can make great money. Great training program.

      Cons

      Depending on management they play favoritism by either who sucks up to management the most or who goes out with them after work. They overstaff like crazy so if you're not a favorite and you're usually cut first, you're lucky to get 2 tables. Then after being cut you have to do a certain amount of work delegated by the closers, which usually includes helping them run their food and rolling silverwear they use. They get more money for us doing their work which gets frustrating.

      5.0
      Sep 4, 2012

      I Miss Working Here...

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Great hours -Amazing co-workers and management -Good tips depending on shift and day of the week -Food discount is okay...during training you get free meals! -During daily shift line-ups you get the opportunity to sample a food and beverage (which is great with helping you learn the menu!)

      Cons

      -Corporate.. -Force you to push surveys on the customers, most of which could care less. -To strict with server scripting..they say that you are supposed to be yourself and bring out your personality, but then they make you recommend 2 alcoholic drinks, two appetizers, two entrees, and dessert. -Corporate forces the kitchen to skimp on portions which angers guests, which in turn screws over the servers because in order to get them more of whatever was skimped we have to charge them extra (aka queso dip, spinach dip)

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