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      Applebee's

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      Applebee's reviews

      3.7

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (9,786 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 9,786 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
      3.0
      Dec 1, 2008

      A good place to get experience, and begin a career in management.

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There is room to advance in the company, if that is your goal. if you don't mind working odd hours, evenings, and late nights.

      Cons

      The hours are long and unpredictable. The amount of "side work" was unrealistic and probably illegal. server were required to to was dishes, when a paid dishwasher was not scheduled. a dishwasher was never scheduled during day shifts, servers were paid their regular wage of $2.65. while a dishwasher was paid anywhere from 8-10 per hour. Servers were also required to perform the jobs of prep cooks when they were not scheduled. Also never scheduled during the day shift, also paid between 8-10 an hour.

      3.0
      Nov 29, 2008

      Flexibility is about all you get.

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The best reasons for working at Applebee's are the flexibility of the work schedule, which allows me to go to school, work, and have a family life, and the generally fast-paced work environment is also, at least for me, another benefit. Many times while I'm working 14 hour days half the day will disappear without me realizing it because of all the new guests to serve, granted this only happens during the holiday season on weekends.

      Cons

      No included gratuity for larger parties, only making $2.13/hr, which is more of a Utah downfall, and dealing with difficult guests.

      1.0
      Nov 22, 2008

      DON'T WORK HERE

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      tips, the money was poor but with tips it was okay. I liked most of the people and my co-workers were fun ti be around.

      Cons

      bad management, i hated working there because of the management. Once me and my boss had a huge arguement, and I quit and he fired be but he begged for me back three days later! :) Some of the people had bad attitudes. Whenever i needed to leave work early or take a day off for some reason that would never let me. They even made me work on my birthday! It was so awful.

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