Pros
If you are looking to perform a customer service job that allows schedule flexibility, Darden is hard to beat. They have really got their act together when it comes to training new employees (as long as the plan is followed as it should be.) By the time a new crew member is finished training, they should feel very comfortable in their position and their work environment. They offer different types of insurance, and it is available to sign up for the first day you start working. The benefits available to crew members sweeten as the amount of time they spend working for the company lengthens.
Cons
What you will find with each restaurant will be different, as different personalities of crew members and management styles will also change. I've worked for a lot of different managers, some good, some bad. The current managing team seems to have a problem giving timely job performance feedback, they like to yell at employees in front of other employees and guests, and they are so concerned with saving their labor hours that they'll cut the staff down to a skeleton crew and expect the people that are left to pick up the slack. I don't mean petty work, I mean servers closing down the kitchen for $2.13/hour.
