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
2.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The quality of life was decent.

Cons

Darden claims they are a diverse company, but Red Lobster in the DFW market is the opposite. The SVP is out to get gays. In a matter of six months, 6 GM's that were gay were terminated for various reasons. I had a great relationship with everyone at the company, including the SVP, until they found out I was gay. I was unemployed a few months later. They claimed I had been seen outside of work at a club that one of my employee's was at, which was against their policies. Of course, I had no knowledge of being out at the same venue as one of my employees.

2.0
Jun 18, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It was a good company overall, my complaints were with the local management.

Cons

Local management dropped the ball in regards to getting me my insurance paperwork within 30 days as required. As they kept making excuses about they couldn't find it due to management changes, it ended up costing me $25,000 when I had an emergency appendectomy. After I returned, they did everything they could to drive me out because they knew they were at fault.

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