Not the same old Dave's - Assistant Manager Famous Dave's Employee Review

2.0
Apr 29, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I was a manager there for over 10 years. So that in itself should say alot

Cons

The new CEO even though has increased the stock prices drastically, every one is looking over there shoulder. He has let go the majors of the the Dave's family that built the company to what it is today. He even went as far as to tell the founder Dave Anderson when he would not adhere to the new dress code to take some time off and not come back to office. Which has not been made public, only a inter departmental email to all the stores He is changing the culture of the entire company. He wants to go to a conveyor belt system to cook the food which will cost jobs. He has played with the idea transfering existing stores from full service to fast casuel.... And a lot of other changes that I can't think of at the moment...

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Cons

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Pros

Flexible hours, evenings and weekends to work around f/t day job, variety, fairly easy. Earn tips. Not as much as a server, but helpful considering the wage.

Cons

One of the managers in particular has a fragile ego/insecurities and tends to go on power trips. He takes out his mood on employees. There are also favorites, and if you are not one of them he does not treat you well. Yelling, condescension, snide comments, etc. Some employees have worked there for MANY years and still make the same wage they did when they were hired. Experience, leadership & training needs to be recognized and rewarded.

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