Is Doherty Enterprises a good company to work for?

Doherty Enterprises has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 264 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at Doherty Enterprises to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Doherty Enterprises have been left by employees working as Assistant Manager , Manager and General Manager .

Does Doherty Enterprises pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Doherty Enterprises employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Doherty Enterprises. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Doherty Enterprises?

86% of Doherty Enterprises employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Doherty Enterprises 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Doherty Enterprises?

Manager (32) , Assistant Manager (24) , General Manager (20) , Server (11) , Restaurant Manager (6) , Server/Bartender (5) , Kitchen Manager (4) , Human Resources (3) , Manager In Training (MIT) (3) , Manager-In-Training (3) , Senior Manager (3) , AGM (2) , Associate (2) , Bar Manager (2) , Bartender (2)

What are the pros of working at Doherty Enterprises according to real employee reviews?

"Engaging with guest, helping the community, good benefits, advance in other positions" ((in 17 reviews)); "People are great" ((in 12 reviews)); "The home office staff is friendly and helpful." ((in 9 reviews)); "Coworkers are friendly" ((in 8 reviews)); "The five day, planned and structured training modules and shadowing are helpful for those not familiar with restaurant work or certain aspects of it (such as I was)." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Doherty Enterprises according to real employee reviews?

"The hourly pay is low." ((in 13 reviews)); "Managers are always living in fear of losing their jobs as you are only valued by what your assessment scores are." ((in 10 reviews)); "poor management with applebee's" ((in 9 reviews)); "long hours and late nights" ((in 7 reviews)); "Working 55 hrs a week for a $300 bonus." ((in 3 reviews))

What Doherty Enterprises locations have received the highest employee ratings?

New York , Allendale , Clifton , Garden City , Jacksonville

Doherty Enterprises reviews

4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(244 total reviews)

Ed Doherty

96% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Senior management

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

Doherty Enterprises has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 244 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Doherty Enterprises 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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Reviews by job title

244 reviews

3.0

Sep 20, 2016

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The owner of the company is great and really values his people. The atmosphere is laid back and there is a lot of focus on teamwork. The home office staff is friendly and helpful.

Cons

The quality of life is terrible. Management schedules are posted monthly, but there is very little regularity with scheduled shifts. Work week is based on 50 hours, no overtime pay for management. Restaurants are open all holidays except Christmas and Thanksgiving, no extra pay for working holidays. Bonuses offered to management but goals are often hard to achieve.

Doherty Enterprises Response

9y

Thanks so much for stopping by and writing a review. So glad you feel the environment is a positive! Not sure which brand you are speaking to but I thought I would try to explain why we cannot offer "regular" type schedules. We work on a rotating schedule so that we can rotate weekends off and the same manager doesn't get the closing shift on Fri/Sat or Sundays. Also for development purposes, to be able to have a manager observe inventory process may warrant an opening shift on a Tuesday/Wednesday, so if it was a regulated schedule it would be difficult for a manager to learn new areas of the restaurant for their continued growth. We are actually one of the few restaurant groups these days that remain closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are always looking at Bonus structure and will adjust accordingly. Thanks so much for your feedback, we much appreciate it.

3.0

Sep 6, 2016

It's okay if you don't need to support your family

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, employee discount, fun work environment

Cons

The pay was just too little fir the amount of work. Held back from deserved promotions because the store was short handed and GM didn't want to lose me to management.

Doherty Enterprises Response

9y

Hello and thank you for taking the time to leave a review and feedback on your experiences while you worked with us. Glad to hear the environment is fun with flexible scheduling. We do promote on average about 20% of our hourly team members to a management role, at times there are other circumstances regarding promotion, like working IDP's, current # of MIT's in training, etc. So there could be some underlying circumstances you may not have been aware of regarding timing. We wish you much success in your future career path and thank you again for your feedback.

2.0

Jul 25, 2016

Incompetant Upper Management

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-In Depth Training Program -Benefits -Easily Accessible Area Director

Cons

-Undeserving and Unqualified General Managers -Meeting More Labor More Important than Service -No Assistant Manager Support Against General Manager

Doherty Enterprises Response

9y

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to leave a review. While it is great to hear about your highlights of our training program and benefits, it sounds like you are upset in other areas. I would like to understand your feedback further and address your concerns. Please feel free to contact our HR team so that we can discuss this with you further.

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