Bon Appetit Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Bon Appetit full-time for less than a year

Pros – Lots of time off (unpaid) as the restaurant is only staffed minimally during summer and time off for students (you get two weeks off for Christmas, spring break, etc). The work is not hard and the place is always staffed well enough to deal with the students - it is very fast paced.

Cons – It is disorganized, and the pay is not good. The pay seems okay, however with all the time off it makes your annual income sadly low. The benefits are only okay and if you don't hold an office position you pay more on them so you can have them through the summer.

Advice to Senior Management – Be professional and take employees behaving badly seriously. It is frustrating for people that work hard every day to see others not doing anything or constantly getting in trouble and not getting written up or fired.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Bon Appetit part-time for less than a year

Pros – meal coupons, friendly coworkers, easy to learn work.

Cons – Too much physical work, less opportunity to move forward. Inflexible working hours.

Advice to Senior Management – be more humane and staff centric

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Bon Appetit full-time for more than a year

Pros – friendly enviroment, loyal employees, excellent CEO, ambitious, promotes group work, appreciates it's employees and it's human resources, provide training and opportunities to grow, experts in the field of food and beverages, aiming to keep up with the increasing competion through upgrading their branches and giving them a new look in all aspects from A to Z.

Cons – branches need upgrading, jobs in the company require skill and effeciency as they deal with food so a single mistake can ruin it's reputation.

Advice to Senior Management – always evaluate your employees regularly, provide training, appreciate the hard workers and work on improving the lesser skilled worker.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Bon Appetit

Pros – If you find the right mentor this can be a rewarding experience

Cons – Riddled with nepotism
Mundane work
Too much down time

Advice to Senior Management – mentoring is a verb, it requires action

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Bon Appetit

Pros – The pay is pretty good mainly because I work in a union based location. Some of the management is very helpful and understanding. Most of the co-workers are friendly and easy to get along with.

Cons – They do not know how to run a budget plan, they have spent way too much money so in turn they cut most employees hours almost in half! We are not allowed to have radios playing in the background while we work. Some of the management staff tend to be very hard to talk to about anything, don't take concerns seriously, and at times just down right unfair.

Advice to Senior Management – Learn how to run a budget and give your employees their hours back. Most of us have a family to support and its kind of hard to do that when you get way less than 30 hours a week! Listen to your employees and take them more seriously, happy employees=a better working environment for everyone!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Bon Appetit

Pros – Some pros about working at Bon Appetit are good camaraderie amongst co-workers, a chance to deal with customers, definitely a place for a person who enjoys being around people.

Cons – A con for Bon Appetit is there isn't much room for growth, and most the skills learned here don't transfer over to another field.

Advice to Senior Management – Keeping everything the same

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Bon Appetit

Pros – Interesting challenges and people, with chances for advancement for those dedicated enough and (near) immediate overtime via commutes to other Bon Appetit locations.

Cons – Scheduling problems, and lack of turnover.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work, and keep an eye out for talent.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Bon Appetit

Pros – Bon Appetit is very flexible with work schedules and allows workers to negotiate work schedules between themselves. The management is very understanding of the demands that are placed on students attempting to balance work and academic demands. Lots of (edible) perks that traditionally come with food service, but especially easy to take advantage of because there is very little (pretty rarely actually) direct management oversight of the workplace.

Cons – There is a serious lack of communication between the management and the student workers. Workers end up informing each other about different rules, regulations, and procedures, which is not necessarily a trustworthy or reliable source of such important information.

Advice to Senior Management – tell student workers directly/in writing of any new rules/changes etc.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend