Promises, Promises, only lateral moves, never advanced, or given raises - Production Chef Aramark Employee Review

2.0
Apr 1, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Peer respect, benefits, working hours were beneficial to living a semi-normal life, really developed a rapport with the clients and other chefs

Cons

never felt respected by middle management, had to perform culinary miracles that went against basic culinary training, given reviews but no raises in compensation, only more responsibility!

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5.0
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Pros

great culture, room for growth

Cons

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2.0
Jul 8, 2026
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Pros

Travel opportunities. Former corporate management was extremely supportive and good to work with. Free food. Free drama.

Cons

Work life balance. Don’t be a mother to young children if you want to work here. Verbal communication vs. what you get in an email will be contradictory….the gaslighting was unbelievable. Digital metric systems put in place by new corporate management has taken all the creativity and actual management out of the job. Will be mad at you if you don’t make the numbers they want to see, but will provide zero guidance on how best to do so. Hours were extremely long in order to complete all job responsibilities. New upper management is inflexible to specific account needs. Each account is different. HR does not help you - they protect the company. If you need to terminate an employee - they make it impossible.

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