Darden reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,846 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 2,846 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
Jun 18, 2014

Average corporate stuff

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stability of a large corporation, benefits offered, you know the company isn't going anywhere, constantly opening new restaurants everywhere.

Cons

Management drinks the company kool-aid, no room for individuality, very strict rules as far as what you can and cannot do.

1.0
Mar 11, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I love my co workers and schedules are very flexible.

Cons

New trial policy of a suggested tip before tax printed on the guests check is reducing server tips by 20%. This means server salary's have dropped by 20%. If they value us they will remove it. Our competitors that put a suggested tip on the check calculate after tax and show 18%,20% and 22% values.

4.0
Jan 27, 2014

Great company to work for.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great amenities at the support center, flexible work hours. Five-day casual dress recently implemented.

Cons

Corporate culture could use some modernization. Technology seems a step behind and working remotely isn't widely approved.

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