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      Applebee's

      Engaged Employer

      Applebee's reviews

      3.7

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (9,788 total reviews)
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      Tony Marolejo

      67% approve of CEO

      47% 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 9,788 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
      4.0
      Aug 30, 2011

      Decent Job

      Assistant manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good balance of family work. I can usually get time off with proper planning (1 month advance notice is a long time to plan ahead, but it works if you want to take the time off).

      Cons

      As with many food chains, it is always a challenge to retain good help while paying the lowest wage possible. I wish I could pay the help more. It would make my job easier and reduce turnover.

      3.0
      Aug 26, 2011

      Okay but could be a lot better

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits are great. Four weeks of vacation a year for every manager even starting out.

      Cons

      Not a lot of money given. Bonuses are harder to come by and it seems they make it harder

      3.0
      Aug 26, 2011

      Pretty Good job while attending college

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Can be good money if you get closing shifts. Managment within the store is very good about working with your schedule and providing support.

      Cons

      District Manager is totally detached from what is happening from within the restaurant and doesn't give store managment a chance to make decisions for themselves, micromanages way too much and is only in the store about once a week. Used to be a fun place to work, contests are NEVERENDING, they used to have them once in a while which was fun and now it's all the time. Too much weight given to the secret shopper reviews, some times they are useful, many times the secret shopper needs to be informed on how to do their job but the blame ends up falling into your lap.

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