Does Famous Dave's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Famous Dave's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Famous Dave's. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Famous Dave's?

46% of Famous Dave's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Famous Dave's 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Famous Dave's?

Server (97) , Hostess (32) , Server/Bartender (26) , Server/Waiter (24) , Line Cook (21) , Host (20) , Assistant Manager (17) , Manager (17) , Bartender (15) , Waitress (10) , Server/Waitress (9) , Food Server (8) , General Manager (8) , Host/ToGo (8) , Host/Hostess (6)

What are the pros of working at Famous Dave's according to real employee reviews?

"Good People to work with" ((in 37 reviews)); "Work can be fun and good money" ((in 26 reviews)); "cool coworkers" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good pay, well structured, discount for takeout" ((in 13 reviews)); "The staff was great." ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Famous Dave's according to real employee reviews?

"Had like 4 different managers in 3 months...." ((in 25 reviews)); "Hours were long and inconsistent." ((in 17 reviews)); "Required to work ALL holidays without holiday pay, bad managment, work load doesn't match pay, awful customers, when MN put sick pay into law they removed PTO, they will threaten your job and severely cut your hours if you can't find someone to cover your shift even when you are really sick, favoritism is a huge problem." ((in 8 reviews)); "Poor leadership." ((in 6 reviews)); "Some people work hard and long hours." ((in 6 reviews))

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Famous Dave's reviews

3.5

46% would recommend to a friend

(582 total reviews)

Jeffery Crivello

65% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Compensation and benefits

Famous Dave's has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 582 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Famous Dave's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

582 reviews

2.0

Oct 13, 2020

management plays favorites

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

discount on food, sometimes friendly co workers

Cons

horrible management, most of the time hostile enviroment

5.0

Sep 29, 2020

Great

Front desk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Super great place to work

Cons

Some late nights, but fun

4.0

Sep 28, 2020

Solid Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A good environment, good food

Cons

Lack of staff and excess of drama at my location

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