Fun culture, but limited opportunities to move up - Anonymous employee Eataly Employee Review

3.0
22 Dec 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you're interested in food or Italian culture, it's a great environment for learning about the different traditions and cuisines and trying the products. There's a strong educational component for retail and corporate employers, and the office setting is pleasantly informal.

Cons

For whatever reason, long tenured employees are not valued for their experience and the compensation does not begin to match the effort and value the strongest employees bring to their roles. This seems to happen at every level, from entry level to management, so there's not much incentive to grow within a role unless you're gunning for a promotion when a spot opens somewhere.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Decent community and work environment, huge team so you’ll definitely meet some interesting people. Good for gaining early experience in the restaurant industry

Cons

Volume is unpredictable and inconsistent, so you have to be prepared to either be in the weeds with minimal assistance from management or ready to idle for 3 hours with two walk-ins per hour and no reservations. And the tourists are exceptionally insufferable here

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