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Darden reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,847 total reviews)

Rick Cardenas

75% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

Darden has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,847 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Darden employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

3K reviews
4.0
Apr 29, 2009

If restaurant management is the life for you.. then darden is the place to be

Hospitality manager
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a nationally known brand that people love. There is a lot of flexibility concerning where to work since there are so many restaurants around the country. There is a huge emphasis on quality of life and plenty of supprt systems in place to help you do the best job that you can.

Cons

Despite there emphasis on quality of life, the hours are still extremely long. Often times manager schedules aren't posted til last minute and they put many constrictions on time and when you can take it. Only one weekend off a month and they can switch to another restaurant (within 45 miles) with no more than a few days notice.

4.0
Apr 22, 2009

College students can benefit greatly from a job waiting tables.

Server
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Scheduling flexibility and the chance to work as much or as little as you need to.

Cons

Waiter's are underappreciated and overworked and receive very little compensation from their employers. It's is not atypical to receive a paycheck that says $0.00 because you're entire $2.13 an hour is barely enough to pay the taxes on your tips.

4.0
Mar 11, 2009

Easy, comfortable place for students to work.

Server
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good, solid company and ease in which you can move into a leadership position. Management program is fairly intense, so I never had any problems with managers. As with most corporate restaurants, they have high standards of cleanliness and procedural issues which I only came to admire after moving into a privately owned, upscale rstaurant. Darden has good benefits for full-time employees which I never took part of because I was always a part-time server and a student. Also, Darden restaurants such as Olive Garden and Red Lobster are so widely known that you don't ever really feel a loss of business.

Cons

The higher up in management you get, the more cutthroat it seems to be.

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