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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
      5.0
      Oct 6, 2011

      To each their own.

      General manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      In my 22 years of experience in the restaurant industry I have yet to find a company that is so employee motivated. I will agree that like other companies there are bad apples in Mgmt. and within the team alike. This company is not going to go away, we employ 180,000 people, there must be a reason that they continue to work for Darden.

      Cons

      Dealing with whiners about their sections, the guests, and the amount of money they make. If the cry-babies would actually focus on our guests vs. "whats in it for them", the work experience might be a little more enjoyable.

      1.0
      Feb 25, 2011

      Employees are treated horribly

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      tips are good. shifts fly by flexable with hours and vacation time

      Cons

      too many standards... and it seems that who ever comes up with the standards has never worked as a server on the floor.. they bring it standards to try to make guest satisfaction better but in reality it makes the servers job harder which makes for a poorer experience for the guest. Managers are constantly revolving to different restaurants being transferred and they don't care about employees. long shifts of constantly running around with no breaks and no food and will be written up it caught standing around or god forbid eating a breadstick thats not paid for. uniform has to be perfect or you get sent home. if servers could be replaced by robots this company would be alot happier as we are not allowed to have any personality or go off script.

      2.0
      Dec 16, 2010

      mediocre place to work

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      decent tips, fairly busy. guests are usually happy with the food

      Cons

      terrible health coverage. management doesnt provide necessary support (servers often have to make the salads, refill the soups, no food runner etc. etc.) Managers can be uptight (god forbid you give a guest more than the 1 allotted breadstick per person)

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