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
2.0
Aug 30, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast pace, decent employee discounts.

Cons

Goal hours, if you don't make them you suck. Upper management degrades you. No quality of life. Get a weekend off, work 9 days in a row til next day off. Low morale.

3.0
Aug 27, 2010

Middle of the Road

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Usually had a fun atmosphere to work in. Allowed for a somewhat flexible schedule but this was based mostly on favoritism. Staff would work hard and play hard.

Cons

The previously mentioned favoritism could make/break your work experience. As with other restaurant jobs, the hours can be brutal and this place was usually understaffed so it was even worse.

1.0
Aug 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, OK benefits, No late night bar hours.

Cons

Let me start by saying this company breeds fear! You will go to work every day wondering if this will be your last. I have always thought of myself as a good person, with great integrity, but that will not be enough for this company. When you start your training at their home office, be ready to start your day at 7am until midnight or 1am. Be prepared for their brainwashing, letting you know how worthless you are. You are being watched 24/7, even the hotel they put you up in is owned by Cracker Barrel, hotel staff will be watching. One false move, and you are sent home immediatly. People were marched out of my class daily, and sent home. Trust no one! In your home store, you must treat everyone like a thief, employees must be escorted to the door at the end of their shift, coats & bags frisked. You must constantly mistreat your employees, beating down their spirit to conform to their "Country Fresh" Ways. There are too many horrible ways this company operates to list them all. Anyone looking to work here just search the web and read employees reviews about working conditions here, and yes, just about everything they say is true. When this recession clears a little, I'm running the hell out of here. Trust me, YOU WILL HATE WORKING HERE'!

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