Darden reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,847 total reviews)

Rick Cardenas

75% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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).

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3K reviews
3.0
Sep 12, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment and pretty good staff. Darden owns six concepts and is the largest restaurant group in the world.

Cons

As in any other restaurant in the industry the hours the allow you to have any life outside of the restaurant. Budget cuts wont allow them to hire more managers so that you can have a quality of life.

2.0
Sep 12, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Vacation pay but only because I am grandfathered in

Cons

Dropped bartender wage over half while company stock continues to grow.

4.0
Sep 11, 2011

flexible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the olive garden works with everyones schedule to ensure each person has a shot at advancement in their selected area of interest, therefore getting a degree and going to school is totally easy.

Cons

due to high volume at times it is hard to have the necessary one on ones with managers when issues arise.

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