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      Darden reviews

      3.7

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (2,846 total reviews)

      Rick Cardenas

      72% 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 3.7 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
      Nov 4, 2012

      Great people but corporate don't care about you

      Bartender
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits, descent hours, met some of the most amazing people

      Cons

      They cut the bartenders and bussers hourly pay from let's say from $9 to $4.73. Their excuse was because we get tips they could legally get away with it. That is unfair to the people that were used to getting a check every week and tips to no check. That extra $200 a week would have been helpful during these hard times. Instead, they used that extra money they saved to buy more restaurants to monopolize.

      1.0
      Aug 10, 2012

      Low pay even for very experienced servers

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company offers benefits, vacation days for full-time employees, lots of restaurants with a transfer program if you want to change restaurants or move to a different city. Good, thorough training program. Pretty flexible about scheduling.

      Cons

      Poor management, bad pay (I've worked at 4 different restaurants and the rate of pay and gratuities at Olive Garden was the lowest I EVER experienced in the industry). Excessively critical of your every move...micromanagement in a restaurant which is pretty uncommon.

      3.0
      Jul 26, 2012

      great

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pretty good place to be at.

      Cons

      Guest are horrible, every restaurant should have a guide on how to behave in a restaurant.

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