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Dave & Buster's

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Pay is good, but management is lost and pressuring staff - General Manager Dave & Buster's Employee Review

1.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

They pay well for your soul!

Cons

Micro management, Leadership is LOST!!!!! Identity is LOST!!!! Bonuses are unattainable!!!! They have no idea on where they are going….. asking staff if “we are doing ok”….. They pressure labor over guest experience and expect to deliver both!!!!! Labor budget is at some stores 8% to 10% vs PY…..They expect you to comp PY with NO IN HOUSE SALES PERSON VS PY….

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5.0
May 16, 2026
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Pros

Easy to handle shift tasks

Cons

Can get slow at times

1.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

It's dreadful, depressing, and struggling.

Cons

Accounting department is a disaster to put it mildly. Managers in department are divided between D&B and Main Event (an acquisition). Overall impression of acquisition is awful. The relationships across both sides or each company are making improvement impossible. Most managers are under employed and doing manual tasks. Complete lack of communication. CFO asked for "help" with cash flow and marketing during town hall for employees. Office is physically depressing, cold, unhappy, with barely any sad amenities. No warm group spaces for gathering, no encouragement of team collaboration. Not to mention new ideas are not welcome, especially in the accounting department. It was a clique system.

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