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The Cheesecake Factory

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Great place to learn the business - Linecook The Cheesecake Factory Employee Review

3.0
Jul 10, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

It's a great place to learn the inner workings of a very high volume kitchen. I could seriously walk into any other restaurant and feel comfortable that I'm as, if not far more, knowledgeable than the average cook.

Cons

They expect you to be extremely fast and they want everything that goes out to be perfect. Understandable. The problem is they provide very little training. Management seems to be fixated on micromanaging as opposed to training. Also, there is a HUGE pay gap between hourly and management. After four years I make considerably less than twenty thousand a year. Starting management makes around fifty thousand plus bonuses. Everyone is nice and treats each other well for the most part, but at the end of the day, you just feel like another small cog in a very big wheel.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

such a good company like genuinely no complaints the servers have been there for 13-17 years each for a reason

Cons

the training is a week long so that can be a little annoying

4.0
Jul 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good Money Serving; Not so much hourly Growth opportunities Lots of cross training experience gained here

Cons

Micromanagement Lack of managerial support on busy nights when struggling Unfair shifts and treatment for employees deemed 'less valuable' which in turn caused a lot of employees to leave

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