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      3.7

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (2,846 total reviews)

      Rick Cardenas

      72% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      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
      4.0
      Mar 23, 2011

      Tips were only decent.

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible shifts and willing to work with part-time servers. I liked working the lunch shifts which were busier than your average lunch restaurant.

      Cons

      Menu prices and alcohol sales were almost always low. This led to tips that are lower than many higher-end restaurants. Lunch take-home tips averaged around $40 for minimum and $80 for maximum. Dinner take-home tips averaged around $40 for minimum and $100 maximum. Take-home tips of $100 to $150 were very very few and far between. Full-time career servers should seek a restaurant with higher average take-home tips to avoid working many many hours and shifts. These figures are from my personal experience as a server at a busy Olive Garden for 2.5 years.

      2.0
      Mar 11, 2011

      Olive Garden- when you're here you're family (one big twisted love triangle of a family)

      Server
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The General Manager was fantastic. He cared about his employees and understood that we had personal lives. Really tried to balance work and play to make a happy team. Co-workers were great, maybe too close... Not a lot of side work, which was nice. Very busy!

      Cons

      One of the mangers was very inappropriate. She would literally try to get people in trouble. She was petty and childish and made the work environment terrible. Whenever we would complain to upper management it was "our word against hers". Customers were very low class and poor tippers.

      2.0
      Feb 28, 2011

      If you have an advocate at big table you can go far, but don't make a mistake or you will be out.

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A lot of good people do work at Darden. It is one of the only major companies in the city of Orlando that has penetration across the US.

      Cons

      The leadership at Darden is very self focused and the culture is highly political. Advancement is not based on merit or meeting one objectives (business or personal).

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