Corporate offices are struggling with culture, work load and direction
Pros
Very good pay. Applebee's corporate offices will pay better than most KC employers. Benefits are also solid. Plus, leadership makes sure that all bonus-eligible employees actually get their bonuses -- 100 percent, every year. Director and below positions are filled with a lot of smart, very dedicated people.
Cons
The cons outweigh even a big paycheck, sorry to say. The culture is toxic. Almost no one enjoys working here, which is tough to face day in and day out. The work force has been cut back so badly that we are all doing more than one job. (Proportionally, we're underpaid.) But it's not the long hours and lack of work-life balance that gets most people. It's the culture. It's very hierarchal, with random decisions being made from the parent company, DineEquity. Dine does an incredibly poor job of communicating anything to Applebee's. As a result, roles are not clearly defined. Allegiances shift constantly because the entire workforce is always unsure what the direction is on any given day. A lot of wasted work happens at the parent company and Applebee's. Very, very frustrating.
