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      Carlson Restaurants Reviews

      3.3

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (59 total reviews)
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      Nick Shepherd

      65% approve of CEO

      33% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Culture and values

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.5

      Senior management

      Carlson Restaurants has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Carlson Restaurants employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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      59 reviews
      1.0
      7 May 2012

      The biggest let down and misconception of my professional career.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      They have restaurants all over the world. They were the leader in the restaurant industry, setting the stage for social dining and getting together after work to share a drink, relax and have fun.

      Cons

      You will have no voice, you will be micromanaged, you will feel disconnected and mis-led. You will not be recognized for hard work or initiative. The top leadership changes often - each one coming in with the next GRAND idea, and a big ego. They have lost what they are all about.

      4.0
      9 Dec 2010

      Working in the corporate office isn't a bad experience

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      A great working atmosphere in the corporate office. A fun company culture that emphasized employee interaction. Pay (at least for our group) was competitive with other restaurant companies . Many of the employees in the corporate office do a lot to make it a great place to work and inject their personalities into the culture. Many of the employees will go above & beyond to service the stores. A very good place to pick up skills and enjoy working for a company that seems to truly care about creating a great atmosphere to work in. It was great to be able to take part in sampling new menu items in the test kitchen. They even have vending machines that dispense free cans of beer after 5pm.

      Cons

      Tough industry post 9/11. Corporate parent interferes a lot in normal operations. Lots of layoffs in corporate office after a failed attempt at outsourcing many internal functions through IBM has left a lot of scars. Still fairly short-handed in several of the corporate departments. A lot of stress due to unrealistic expectations for the restaurant arm of the company from the corporate parent has led to many of the senior management to leave the company. Many times you will be left banging your head against the wall in frustration. There seems to be a lot of lost opportunities over the years to speed past competitors, many of the operations group seemed to be spinning in place due to lack of a clear vision.

      1.0
      15 Apr 2015

      server

      Server
      Recommend
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      Pros

      That the staff was decent to work with

      Cons

      Management was terrible, never took any advise always blamed the server for everything couldn't deal with the complaints of the guest. The kitchen was terrible the wait time for food took way to long and there was always guest complaints.

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