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      3.8

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,845 total reviews)

      Rick Cardenas

      72% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Darden has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,845 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
      May 15, 2012

      A learning experience that was enjoyable.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      They are very detail oriented and provide good initial and then ongoing training. It is very easy to make new friends with colleagues.

      Cons

      There are many employees at Darden restaurants, so organization and scheduling are important concepts involved in keeping the business running smoothly.

      2.0
      May 14, 2012

      alright job to start with but it's a dead end job with no pay raises

      Every position at longhorn
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      only thing good is that they give ya time off when ya need it and the scheduling is extremely flexible.

      Cons

      I work for longhorn under darden and I have been with the place for 3 years and have received a 5-star performance review, I have still not seen a dime of compensation for the time i have been there or for my performance. I asked my manager and he said he can give me more hours if i need money, then he also said he can switch me to another job position which I still receive starting pay and it ends up being around the exact same compared to if I was making lower hourly + tips. That's management constantly going through loopholes and being cheap. Although without any type of compensation for what I have worked crazy for, why should I work hard? Why dont I take my time and still get paid the same compared to if I worked hard at the place? I will still always get paid the same. Darden calls themselves one of the top 100 companies to work for when pay raises arn't given out?

      3.0
      May 9, 2012

      fun, but you get trapped there.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      money is decent and consistent.

      Cons

      clientele is relatively cheap (where I was at, at least).

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