Fun environment, okay pay, but no promotion or pay raises - Waitress Applebee's Employee Review

4.0
Nov 28, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

In general the environment is fun and co-workers are really great. We work as a team and have fun while we're doing it. Easy to sell your product if you memorized the menu and were personable. Pretty good with getting time off as well.

Cons

It isn't easy to get promotions unless you're a favorite and once you do become a server there is nowhere else you can go that's up. Your pay never increases and it can be hard to make money when there are too many servers on the floor or it can get hectic when there aren't enough servers.

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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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