Golden Corral reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,336 total reviews)
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67% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Golden Corral has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,336 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Golden Corral employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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1.0
Mar 22, 2016

Hired Under False Pretenses

Recommend
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Pros

Nice, helpful co-workers and above minimum wage to start. That's about it, there aren't very many pros.

Cons

I was hired to work in the bakery, but ended up doing cold prep---AND DISPLAY COOKING!!--which I was not trained to do ! My interview was for bakery and I interviewed with the bakery manager. I show up to work my first day, and was informed "Oh..we need someone for cold prep--you're going to do that!" Huh? Well,ok....I'll give it a shot. But---I was also told "You have to custom cook omelet for guests". I know how to make omelets---in my own home, with NO ONE watching me. So now, here I am--A BAKER--- cooking omelets. This was my first day working at GC, so I was nervous enough, but here I am cooking omelets for hordes of trashy customers. Of course, I made a few mistakes and the high-quality GC clientele let their displeasure be known! I stuck it out for a few days--just to get a paycheck-- and thankfully found a full-time baking job.. Also---GC does NOT go by your availability. They schedule you all sorts of weird & inconsistent hours. One day I was working 8am-4PM and the next day 2PM-10PM!

4.0
Mar 20, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours, easy to get days off, good for those who love the pressure, easy to get along with managers, great place for high school or college students for the extra cash, fun place to work

Cons

not so great benefits, not a place to plan for retirement!

2.0
Mar 16, 2016

new hire

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly atmosphere, you get enough work hours

Cons

No health insurance, no direct deposit

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