Good money for part time college kid! - Hostess Applebee's Employee Review

4.0
23 June 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Good money because you get checks every 2 weeks and about a $100 in cash a week for tips. If you like working on your feet and meeting new people this job will be great for you! Also you don't need experience to work here, just adequate hours and a good score on a personality test. Start as an inexperienced host and leave as an experienced server! Great way to get into the restaurant business! I only work weekends (fri-sun) during school and still get 20-25 hours. Its also easy to increase hours as well.

Cons

Its hard to get weekends off since that's when its most busy. Also the servers get grumpy if you sit them too many tables. Double shifts are exhausting since they make you work two 5-6 hour shifts in one day with a break between...

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
27 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Short drive, Half off food, Will work with you with your schedule.

Cons

GM unprofessional. Not appreciated for your experience and what u can bring to the table. Tips were poor. Poor customer base. Antiquated POS. No patience to train properly. Are bullies. Heating and AC do not work properly. Extreme favoritism. Do not recommend. Oh and if you didn't make your sales quota, u were told you would lose hours. If a table walked out without paying, they made u pay the difference. Callous, unprofessional, employees came last. Sales is all that matters.

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