Applebee's reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(9,787 total reviews)
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Tony Marolejo

67% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Applebee's has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 9,787 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
4.0
Nov 16, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Applebee's is a decent place to work, especially if you are in college and need a part time job to pay the bills. If you get decent shifts and are good at your job, there is a potential to make good tips. Scheduling is very flexible for the most part and it is very easy to trade shifts with another server if needed. The management (at my location) is fairly understanding and knowledgable.

Cons

Your income is primarily based on the tips you earn. Therefore, if your restaurant is not very busy or you get some cheap guests, you may not make much money. You do not necessarily have a set schedule, so one week you may work 40 hours and the next week you may only work 25. Sidework and rolling silverware sucks. The work you do is often very undervalued by the guests you serve.

3.0
Nov 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is potential to grow within in the company and to make decent money waiting tables if you can find a location that is steady.

Cons

Management is a very disorganized. Many locations are really slow so it can be hard to make steady money. The customers that are attracted to the restaurant are not always the easiest to deal with and make money from.

4.0
Oct 28, 2009

Apples as an hourly Associate

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

lots of friends.. managers are usually employees that just moved up so they are fun.... easy to maintain job the food becomes cheap :)

Cons

people don't take you seriously your income is based on what others feel like giving you managers usually suck have to work with a huge age range of kids

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