McAlister's reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(1,460 total reviews)
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Frank Paci

51% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

McAlister's has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,460 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The McAlister'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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1K reviews
2.0
Jan 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible scheduling, free tea, and close to home locations are some of the good things about working at a McAlister's Deli.

Cons

Lack of leadership, most employees will do only the minimum to get by if your lucky. At least 2 people a day no call or no show, yet they still have a job the next day. A sign is posted saying "there is not need to tip because we pay our employees well". The bad news is minimum wage is not "well" and the lack of raises or bonuses is very discouraging especially when the posted weekly newsletter continually states that sales are up 20 or 30 percent over last year.

3.0
Dec 1, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great for young single people Pretty easy to move upward from hourly employee to management Good health care benefits Nothing fried, food is not as healthy as people think but could be worse Friendly atmosphere in general

Cons

Corporate and upper management give lots of reasons to tell the guest "No", like constantly rotating in special items and desserts which only upsets people when they are no longer available. Having different promotions at different stores so there is no consistency. Not standing behind store managers & company policy when there is a problem with a guest, i.e. "these are the rules we follow, except as soon as a guest challenges our rules, then give them whatever they want, then go back to the rules for the next guest". They used to offer health benefits for hourly employees who worked 30+ a week, but discontinued them No reimbursement to managers for catering expenses (gas/mileage/marketing) Very little flexibility towards needs of people with families and not enough time left to spend with family after 52-55 hr work week. Vacation package seems generous but comes with lots of conditions. I feel like your usual days off should be held separate from vacation days but they combine them - if you take a three-day weekend instead of your usual two days it counts as three days of vacation time even though you were already entitled to your two days off. Communication difficult at times - you can email upper management about something and sometimes they will just never reply to you. not overlooked, just ignored. high waste, no green initiatives

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