No upside - Former Crew Leader Popeyes Employee Review

1.0
18 Apr 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Regular paycheck, even if it's low. Some good coworkers.

Cons

All in all, it was a complete waste of time to work there. The managers in the district were constantly at each other, talking about them behind their backs, and then the franchise owners would have other managers come in and spy on the help. The conditions were terrible, physically, because the owners refused to have the basics repaired, so there's no ventilation in the kitchen in mid summer. Equipment is old and broken and employees are told to bring their own if they think they need better, such as hot pan holder that aren't threadbare. In short, low class upper management forcing employees to kiss low-class and rude customer butt without any backup, poor working conditions, and no positive reinforcement guarantees that almost everyone quits within a year, if not less.

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5.0
18 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great Coworkers Positive management team Worked my way up from crew member to shift manager to servsafe certified manager

Cons

rude customers at times and got behind on making chicken which would make the customers upset.

3.0
6 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Collaborative, fast paced, food on site, accepting of ideas, smart leadership

Cons

Business is bad expect to be laid off regardless of performance. Layoffs are based on salary. Parking sucks unless you pay To many people don’t stay in their lane

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