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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).

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      10K reviews
      3.0
      Aug 13, 2012

      Great work environment, low pay, no salary raises

      Host
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      My co-workers were really awesome, I really enjoyed working with them daily. When restaurant slows down we have time to talk and socialize, and they were all very helpful to another.

      Cons

      There are no wage increase, regardless of how long you've worked there. (Hosts) whether you get promoted to a server depends on the General Manager and they do play favorites.

      3.0
      Aug 11, 2012

      Applebee's-Concord

      Food server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      FLEXIBILITY!!!! Applebee's is very accomodating when it comes to your availibilty. If you have school, another job or something unexpected comes up such as a family emergency, they will work with you. You wont find another company more flexible with scheduling. They also have a program called Concord Cares that will help pay for unexpected expenses like a funeral or medical bills. Most of the time its $500.00. Also Concord cash. Its like money you earn for doing a good job and you can buy some pretty nice things off of their website. I myself have bought a dvd player, a Bath and Body Works gift card valued at $50.00 and a blow dryer and hot roller set.

      Cons

      Managers and employees alike seem to come and go as if the company is a revolving door. Aside from the couple of programs they have and the flexible scheduling, there's not much incentive for keeping your job. No raises for servers. Hosts pick and choose who they want to give tables to and they don't like to help clean off tables which they should do since the servers have to tip them out sometimes as much as $25.00 out of the servers tips. They need to pay the hosts an hourly wage so the servers can keep their money that they earned. Sometimes the managers get on power trips and treat the employees like slaves. And all black uniforms are ugly and depressing. Applebees is supposed to be known as a fun, laid back, family oriented casual dining place so we should be wearing colors and jeans. How professional do we need to look to serve people sandwiches and salads in a sports bar and restaraunt? We are going to our "fun job", not a FUNERAL!!!

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