Is Sonic a good company to work for?

Sonic has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 7,264 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 41% of employees would recommend working at Sonic to a friend and 34% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Sonic have been left by employees working as Team Leader , Sales Associate and First Assistant Manager .

Does Sonic pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sonic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sonic. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sonic?

41% of Sonic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sonic 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sonic?

CarHop (1175) , Sonic Carhop (493) , Crew Member (460) , Cook (441) , Assistant Manager (388) , Car Hop (268) , General Manager (174) , Manager (172) , Cashier (126) , Line Cook (124) , Crew Leader (115) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (100) , Shift Manager (75) , Skating Carhop (66) , Car-Hop (64)

What are the pros of working at Sonic according to real employee reviews?

"People were great and positive" ((in 343 reviews)); "Flexible hours and if you need off they are good to work with you" ((in 263 reviews)); "Free food and slushies and the people I worked with were probably the only pros for me." ((in 201 reviews)); "good money depending on the day u could make up to 200 on a really good day or a bad day 30 dollars" ((in 191 reviews)); "coworkers are great and fun" ((in 177 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sonic according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay a lot of hours and constant staffing issues which leads up with horrible customers" ((in 539 reviews)); "management is bad and not organized" ((in 524 reviews)); "managers were rude and disrespectful" ((in 258 reviews)); "No benefits to speak of" ((in 87 reviews)); "Was paid less than minimum wage and considered a tipped employee even though I hardly made tips" ((in 79 reviews))

What are employees saying about Sonic layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Sonic layoffs and their outlook for job security at Sonic in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Sonic locations?

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Sonic reviews

Item: Sonic
Rating: 4
Author: Associate Manager

3.3

41% would recommend to a friend

(7,079 total reviews)

Paul Brown

56% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.5

Compensation and benefits

Sonic has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 7,079 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonic 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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7K reviews

3.0

Sep 2, 2008

Fun for a while.

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The tips are great if you have good customer service skills. Pay is more than average for waitresses. It is fun and you'll make lots of friends. You get to wear skates. You get to try new menu items before they come out. If you get an oppurtunity to move up the pay is pretty good.

Cons

Employees are often overworked to keep labor down. Only the management sees payoff for this method. Cooks are underpaid. It's hard to make a career out something like this. It's hard to work with friends. Chances are you'll be called on your day off and if you don't come in they'll make you regret it.

4.0

Aug 11, 2008

Fun place to work when you're young and want to earn some extra spending money in high school...

Associate manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Well, its fun if you are looking for a part time job when youre young and just want to earn a few bucks. Car hopping will earn you lots of money, and you have a better chance at that if youre a girl. Everyone will make at least min. wage (so its not like being a waiter). As a car hop, you can probably count on an additional $6/hr. on average (in addition to your hourly wage). Its a fun atmosphere and pretty laid back. Its a step up from mcdonalds, burger kind, taco bell and all the other boring chains.

Cons

You will definitely not make very much money if youre not a car hop. Even managers take home less money than car hops. So if you look like a 16 year old punk with piercings and tattoos, youre going in the kitchen and will be making close to min wage. This of course is a stressful job for the pay, so that can be negative at times. As with any food service restaurant, there are MANY rules and regulations and such that lawyers make up to cover the company's a$$. You will have to deal with that, but its no different than anywhere else.

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