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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 demographic groups

      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).

      Reviews by job title

      10K reviews
      4.0
      May 18, 2010

      easy to get hired

      Food server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's easy to get hired here. Several people got hired around the same week I did. Only 1 of them is left or hasn't finished up their 2 week notice. The reason is because of the location. It's in the heart of the city and the low quality clients that come in only tip like $2 and $5 so you can work for 9 hours straight and only leave with $45 bucks a couple nights in a row.

      Cons

      low tips and the computer order entry is quite un-user friendly. Computers are easy for me though so I learned it quick but others had trouble getting their routine down the first month.

      3.0
      May 12, 2010

      It's a place to start

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      For someone young looking to be a server it's a good start. They are be flexible and there always seems to plenty of shifts to work.

      Cons

      This company is under going many changes to change it's image from its hour to the food and it makes it difficult to focus on your job. Not to mention the interest of the server is dead last, especially when it comes to large parties. For instance a party of 10 could be coming in to dine and they'll seat 1 or 2 of the party without even knowing how long till the others arrive or a party a 15 will ask for 12 separate checks and we have to do it . Also they do not add gratuity for any reason and there are a lot of cheap people out there. There are countless times when servers get $5 on $150.

      1.0
      May 2, 2010

      Learning Experience

      Line cook
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Learning experience to get foot in the door in food service industry A few good leaders on the store level Educational-learn the "what not to do's" of restaurant management

      Cons

      Mostly highly volatile management and staff Poor planning of orders and schedule Inflexible scheduling No mentoring or employee development No benefits

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