Good if you need quick cash - obviously very bad if you're working for the future. - Waitress Applebee's Employee Review

2.0
3 Oct 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Depending on the # of employees there and the season, it's a nice place to work a couple key nights per week i.e. Friday and Saturday nights. If you can score these shifts and manage to not get sat with things like Tuesday mornings, you're golden. You're also very unattached from the job, and you get a pretty decent workout because you're on the move so much.

Cons

Family-friendly atmosphere sucks! Some bias toward who gets assigned to certain sections which can bring down the level of tips you get and the type of people you're serving. No ladder to climb, no future. Basically you only want to work here if you can score a nice section of tables a few nights a week for quick cash.

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CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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CEO approval
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Pros

Meeting great staff FOH and BOH

Cons

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