Smashburger reviews

3.0

39% would recommend to a friend

(826 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 826 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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826 reviews
3.0
Jun 30, 2015

Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Sb has very good benefits and they pay well.

Cons

Labor is done off of matrix hours which tends to leave the stores running short handed. There is barely work life balance. As GMs you are expected to work as an employee because the hours count against you.

5.0
Jun 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to work for. Hands on attitude and people come first . Growing rapid and great opportunity for those real go geters out there

Cons

Not much to say negative about this company

2.0
Jun 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot of room for growth. There is a good focus on culture in the company and a constant focus on positive feedback and solutions. Most of the people I have crossed paths with are solid restaurant managers and good people. The food is great and sells itself and is a brand I am proud to say I work for. My boss cares about me and tries to minimize any outliers that affect my ability to run my restaurant. I personally have adjusted to the way that Smashburger runs the business but for someone new aboard, even with restaurant experience, it really takes getting used to. The salary level and bonus potential are much better than average, especially for a fast casual bordering on fast food concept.

Cons

It is run by a privately held company and the bottom line is the primary focus and hinders the focus on the developing of culture. It is a relatively young company and really switches directions very quickly and some of the decisions do not seem to be very well though out or organized. It is not a very operations focused company as the corporate side seems to be more important and really pulls operations in many different directions which ultimately take away from the employee and guest satisfaction. The two biggest areas of opportunity are minimizing the focus on labor and some of the IT issues. The labor is the tightest I have seen in the restaurant business and really affects hourly turnover as everyone seems to work too hard. Also, the IT issues are really overwhelming and happen way too often and with a lack of support and immediacy on resolution.

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