I Miss Working Here... - Server Applebee's Employee Review

5.0
Sep 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great hours -Amazing co-workers and management -Good tips depending on shift and day of the week -Food discount is okay...during training you get free meals! -During daily shift line-ups you get the opportunity to sample a food and beverage (which is great with helping you learn the menu!)

Cons

-Corporate.. -Force you to push surveys on the customers, most of which could care less. -To strict with server scripting..they say that you are supposed to be yourself and bring out your personality, but then they make you recommend 2 alcoholic drinks, two appetizers, two entrees, and dessert. -Corporate forces the kitchen to skimp on portions which angers guests, which in turn screws over the servers because in order to get them more of whatever was skimped we have to charge them extra (aka queso dip, spinach dip)

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Short drive, Half off food, Will work with you with your schedule.

Cons

GM unprofessional. Not appreciated for your experience and what u can bring to the table. Tips were poor. Poor customer base. Antiquated POS. No patience to train properly. Are bullies. Heating and AC do not work properly. Extreme favoritism. Do not recommend. Oh and if you didn't make your sales quota, u were told you would lose hours. If a table walked out without paying, they made u pay the difference. Callous, unprofessional, employees came last. Sales is all that matters.

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