Could Do Much More For Employees - Bartender/Server Darden Employee Review

2.0
Aug 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relative to the industry they treat their employees with respect.

Cons

Darden lobbies hard to keep minimum wage as low as possible. For a company that was built on taking care and retaining employees in a transient job market, they could go a lot farther to provide benefits and a decent health/dental plan. An emergency dental visit out of state for a badly chipped tooth cost me $1800 out of pocket.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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