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Constellation Culinary Group Reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(83 total reviews)

Simon Powles

100% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Constellation Culinary Group has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 83 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Constellation Culinary Group 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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83 reviews
1.0
3 Jan 2018

Welcome to the Nut House....

Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

-Co-workers usually want to help each other out and work as a team -Starr name helps with future employment opportunities -Opportunity to change positions often

Cons

Where do I begin? The unprofessionalism in this company is like nothing I have ever seen, and it comes straight down from the CEO being the ringleader. Most of the directors and vp's are completely worn out and unable to help their managers effectively, because they are worked to the bone and screamed at all day by a leader who is completely mentally unstable. Constant drama and every single thing is left to the last minute. The company takes any piece of business it can get and then all the managers get yelled at for their inability to perform because of bad business decisions by the heads of the company. Constant turnover and a total lack of loyalty. The only people with half a brain end up running away screaming or get fired for sticking up for themselves or their managers. My boss basically lived in constant fear of getting in trouble and was always stressed out. Horrible environment!

3.0
8 Mar 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Starr Catering, with the backing of Eliot North America, offers a decent compensation package of optional health and life insurance, disability compensation, and quarterly performance-based bonuses. They frequently promote from within, and are always seeking exciting opportunities for company growth.

Cons

Starr is unable to recruit management and executive level team members at a fast enough rate to manage their rapid growth, and as a result the foundational accounts are unable to shoulder the additional stress of opening new accounts, and lower-level players slip through the cracks and are not given the support or coaching they need in order to grow. Separately, internal communication is a weak spot for Starr Events, and in the past this has led to issues between accounts, and between upper and lower management levels.

2.0
8 Nov 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Most of remaining managers and chefs from the days of Stephen Starr ownership are extraordinary at their jobs and great team players. The concepts of those units were well thought out and executed. However, many of them seem to have jumped off the ship and swum back to that company..

Cons

The changeover to Starr Events was disorganized and poorly done. When the dust settled, many aggressive changes were made for the sake of being made, without fully understanding the consequences. Pay for managers is not commensurate with workload, responsibility or relevant experience. Training at all levels is something we talk about exhaustively but NEVER actually have the resources to do. Corporate was very aggressive about payroll and staff cuts to the point of not being able to run the unit and having good people quit because they have tons of 4 hour days and can't pay their rent. But they also asked me to explain why I'm not scheduling training?!? Overall, very unsupportive from the corporate end.

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