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Sous Chef - Sous Chef Restaurant Associates Employee Review

5.0
9 Aug 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Mon-Fri schedule Daytime hours Excellent benefits compared to independent restaurants. Hire from within company to promote!

Cons

Work with Union employees, Managers are not Union. But, they have an excellent relationship!

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Restaurant Associates Response
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Thank you for leaving g R/A a 5 star review and outlining all the pros! Further, we appreciate your advice that can continue to make us a great place to work. We are especially happy to hear that your experience exemplifies RA's hospitality vision. When we CARE, we Connect, Anticipate, Respect and Exceed. Please continue to let us know how you feel info@restaurantassociates.com

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Pros

Good leaders and fellow associates

Cons

Long hours and long days

1.0
15 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you work the right contract the holiday schedule is nice. Never ending supply of company branded temu quality merch as gratitude for a job well done.

Cons

Tend to make knee jerk reactions in management. Upper management support is performative. Endless half useful meetings that should be emails given they tout a great work life balance but bog you down in processes that change weekly. Merit increases are measly at best. Required 50 hr work week but it’s frequently 55-60. Vacation and sick time are taken in half day intervals so leaving an hour early results in a half day loss. No real system allowing breaks for lunch. I was told i could sit down for 15 mins at the end of lunch service to eat but that is seldom achievable. HR will throw you under the bus given the first opportunity and will not support you when dealing with problematic employees. Management turnover is extremely high.

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