Great people but corporate don't care about you - Bartender Darden Employee Review

3.0
Nov 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, descent hours, met some of the most amazing people

Cons

They cut the bartenders and bussers hourly pay from let's say from $9 to $4.73. Their excuse was because we get tips they could legally get away with it. That is unfair to the people that were used to getting a check every week and tips to no check. That extra $200 a week would have been helpful during these hard times. Instead, they used that extra money they saved to buy more restaurants to monopolize.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Flexible schedule and easy to pick up shifts.

Cons

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