Cracker Barrel reviews

3.2

49% would recommend to a friend

(8,446 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 8,446 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
4.0
May 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

salary and bonuses are good. strong performance with bad economy and good customer base ensure stability and the need for people.

Cons

Poor leadership at the GM and DM levels are making stress that is not needed. Long hours with the shifts being anywhere from 5am until 1am make it tough to have any outside life

4.0
Mar 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone I work with is fantastic, our goals are attainable and everyone has fun. A lot of people I work with are young recent High School / College Grads who are here part-time because the environment is so much fun. Compensation for Management is on the upper side (its alot of work)

Cons

Employees are completely underpaid (even with their raises). Corporate is confused. They cannot make up their mind. We do one thing, then are told to do it another way, then are told to go back to the way it was previously etc... They also expect employees to be able to do 5 tasks all at once, while still being in the dining room / retail floor constantly. Its just unrealistic expectations (not everyone can multitask). And its getting to the point that new employees have so much information to retain that they get overwhelmed and quit.

2.0
Dec 6, 2015

zero work-life balance

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Established company with proven track record

Cons

Quality of life for managers has dramatically decreased in the last couple years as the company squeezes every dollar they can to increases NOI.

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