Cracker Barrel reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(8,445 total reviews)
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Julie Masino

32% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Cracker Barrel has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 8,445 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cracker Barrel 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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8K reviews
3.0
Feb 5, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Outside of the health benefits, there are none.

Cons

I came to the job expecting it to involve hard work, potentially getting dirty, cleaning, and working with customers. None of those bothered me. However, the attitude is very paternal, and in a negative way. There is no autonomy. Among the things they do are making you carry clear plastic pocketbooks so that they can make sure you aren't stealing (which works well to prevent theft, but carrying personal items out in front of people staring is humiliating). They also base hours on how well a cashier suggestive sells items at the register. So, if you are not able to sell the candy after someone has had dinner and dessert, you get less hours. I saw people around me who were getting almost no hours and who were working very hard (and were told in front of me that the above was the reason).

2.0
Jan 28, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Great pay and benifits. Very stable company with growth oppertunities.

Cons

VERY, VERY Tough on managers and hourly employees! Very little respect from the leaders above you.

4.0
Jan 27, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Even though the tips are not that great, I always make enough to at least be worth coming in (which I can't say for all of my serving jobs). Managers are easy to talk to, and flexible. Co-workers are nice for the most part. No alcohol (good, if you're tired of drunk people).

Cons

You could make more money working at a bar, if you're willing to put up with the drunk people and late hours. There's a lot of side-work, which is frustrating when you make 2.13 an hour, but it could be worse.

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