A good place to get experience, and begin a career in management. - Server Applebee's Employee Review

3.0
1 Dec 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There is room to advance in the company, if that is your goal. if you don't mind working odd hours, evenings, and late nights.

Cons

The hours are long and unpredictable. The amount of "side work" was unrealistic and probably illegal. server were required to to was dishes, when a paid dishwasher was not scheduled. a dishwasher was never scheduled during day shifts, servers were paid their regular wage of $2.65. while a dishwasher was paid anywhere from 8-10 per hour. Servers were also required to perform the jobs of prep cooks when they were not scheduled. Also never scheduled during the day shift, also paid between 8-10 an hour.

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Pros

Lots of shift opportunities to make additional money

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Meeting great staff FOH and BOH

Cons

No monthly salary as discussed during orientation. Bonuses totaled around 700 for year 2024. I was basically an overpaid line cook. No exaggeration. Weekly inventory and truck orders was all there was to do for managers. The rest of the day consisted of being a prep as the open mgr(we literally didn’t have a prep), hosting, bagging orders, and being the best line could you could ever want to be. Get comfortable on broil!

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