Does Southern Season pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Southern Season employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Southern Season. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Southern Season?

17% of Southern Season employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Southern Season 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.2 for culture and values and 2.2 for career opportunities.

What are the cons of working at Southern Season according to real employee reviews?

"Restaurant management was always a little difficult, but easy to avoid if you are a reliable employee." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Southern Season redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Southern Season redundancy and their outlook for job security at Southern Season in 2026.

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Southern Season Reviews

2.3

17% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)

Dave Herman

57% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.2

Culture and values

2.2

Compensation and benefits

2.2

Career opportunities

1.9

Senior management

Southern Season has an employee rating of 2.3 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Southern Season employee rating is 35% below average for employers within the Retail and wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

52 reviews

1.0

25 June 2016

Horrible upper Management

Management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Local staff and vendors were great to work with. Lots of good people and talent. Corporate not so much. They don't pay vendors, or care about their staff.

Cons

Corporate was a nightmare, bad CEO, bad director of operations. Southen Season was the worst job I've ever had. The benefits sucked, 401k with nothing matched, they didn't pay out PTO. Very demanding upper management. They closed the store and restaurant and used the press release to advertise their newer stores because they can't pay for advertising.

1.0

28 Oct 2013

Great brand, awful owner

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Employees are knowledgeable and customer focused Interesting products, with a lot of fun local vendors Unique brand that customers are passionate about

Cons

Owner is unbearable and it's his way or the highway Unqualified remaining management team Extremely high staff turnover Used to be customer focused, now customers are not important

3.0

12 July 2011

A great opportunity to expand culinary knowledge, but little room for advancement.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

33% employee discount (10% on alcohol) Knowledgeable department managers Supportive of local farms and businesses Great short-term or part-time opportunity

Cons

Low pay rate Managers required to work 6 days a week during most stressful time (Thanksgiving thru Christmas) Dated computer network. Multiple info systems complicate simple transactions. Closed senior management organizational structure

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