Smashburger reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(827 total reviews)

Jim Sullivan

13% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Smashburger has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 827 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Smashburger 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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827 reviews
4.0
Aug 17, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to work. Fun atmosphere, great food, great culture. Lots of room to move within the company.

Cons

Managers are expected to cut significant hours and maintain same level of service. Does not sit well with both employee and customer in the long-run.

3.0
Aug 13, 2015

Hiring process

Recommend
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Pros

Very easy process to go through ! Very informative and excited company in all it has to offer! It is great feeling to see such passionate people who believe in all they have to offer! Very exciting future with a road map to guide you thru every step of the way! If you want a future Smashburger has it! You simply just have to take ownership and do your part! A win win partnership for anyone who is ambitious and wants to grow!

Cons

I have not seen any negatives as long as you take ownership and do your part ! A great road map to follow!

3.0
Aug 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

In its eight year existence, it's seen phenomenal growth and received kudos from big business metrics like Forbes Top Workplaces, etc. It's gone global, which is a remarkable feat, and the menu has impacted the fast food brand along the way. They pride themselves on having room for advancement, and their new TRiP training is designed just for developing ting mgrs into the next level.

Cons

The biggest issue is the caliber of employee it attracts: namely, fast-food workers, but for this fast-casual brand. Turnover and lack of buy-in have plagued the Dallas region, and the company as a whole. And this problem starts the downward spiral of desperation hiring and bad training, which leads to employees who bail out at the first bump in the road. Also, the pay is closer to fast-food wages, but the expectations for thre quality of food and service are MUCH higher, so there's a big disconnect. Manager recruitment has the same issues: the pay offered is way too low for the workload, so the candidates willing to earn that low wage ARE ALMOST ALWAYS NOT WORTH THE TIME TO TRAIN THEM. Good mgrs at the low wages are very hard to find! Which leads to a negative work/life balance for the GM, if they care enough to stay through those short-handed shifts and take on the work that the Asst Mgrs can't or won't do. Lots of high-stress demands on the GM, including from the company to "hit labor and ticket times" even when the staff is in shambles.

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