Does City Works pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, City Works employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at City Works. This rating has decreased by 12% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at City Works?

66% of City Works employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated City Works 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at City Works?

Server (13) , Server/Waiter (11) , Bartender (6) , Busser/Runner (2) , Host/Hostess (2) , Manager (2) , Sous Chef (2)

What are the pros of working at City Works according to real employee reviews?

"Managers are really laid back, job does not take a lot of mental power to do, and the money is good as a part time job to make extra money as a college student" ((in 5 reviews)); "Awesome coworkers, appreciation and understanding of the industry from staff, management tries their hardest to help the servers and bartenders work up to their $ potential" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great pay always busy which is good for business and team" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at City Works according to real employee reviews?

"Needs better management and scheduling" ((in 6 reviews)); "Managers will always try to get you to stay late." ((in 3 reviews))

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City Works Reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Ismael Garcia

100% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Culture and values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

City Works has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The City Works employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

49 reviews

2.0

7 Feb 2021

No culture

Sous chef

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent team at store level

Cons

Poor corporate structure and micro managing regional chefs/managers

3.0

1 Apr 2021

Horrible management

Waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Tips were good after working all day ever weekend.

Cons

Weekday shifts were pointless most of the time. If you didn’t work a double, you didn’t make much money.

5.0

1 May 2025

Love it here

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great work environment, feels like family, highest retention in the industry

Cons

None really i feel very satisfied

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