Chili's Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"This is a review based off a friend who was recently let go as a manager. I worked for the company as an employee several years ago and left due to what I perceived was a really poor work environment and culture within the company. Very black and white. Manager friend who started as a busser, worked for the company for 17 years and moved his way up to be a GM was terminated for being in the building for 16 seconds by himself, to retrieve his cell phone that he left behind after the store closed. Yep that’s it. Why? Because it’s the rule. Didn’t matter that it was all on camera. The rule is the rule. I asked what should he have done. He said call someone back to enter the building with them, or get it the next day. Now think about this, you have no phone, so can you call anyone? If your car breaks down, can you call an Uber with no phone? Why would you want to work for a company that treats their managers like this? As far as pay and compensation and the actual work, I can’t really give my two cents about that as it could all be really good, it the culture of a company that could let you go in the blink of an eye for an honest mistake or a reasonable mistake is not something I would be involved in. Nothing has changed with this company and it looks like it still won’t anytime soon"

"Very poor direction of the company."

"A learning experience"

What do you like about working at Chili's?

"I liked being able to talk to different people and learn from them."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be yourself and try to have a personality. The money is good for awhile."

What don't you like about working at Chili's?

"I do not like the direction the company is heading and how they are treating their employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that the management learn to communicate more and try to work on how they speak to the employees they have."

"Coworkers are very nice, but management is very condescending. Hostesses are treated like garbage, the job is very stressful when dealing with micromanaging supervisors who literally take your seating tools away from you and impatient customers at the same time. I hated going there."

"It has been hell. Been hospitalized with anxiety from te workplace"

What do you like about working at Chili's?

"Some of the people are fantasic. I love the people"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Good luck. Your selling your soul to the devil himself."

What don't you like about working at Chili's?

"Everything. Unfair work environment stressful. Favoritism over anything. Managers dont keep employee confidentiality. Never work for chilis in kissimmee or brinker international. Theyre all experts in getting around the labor laws and will send you home even if you are scheduled to avoid paying you overtime and paying for medical. Unless your ready to sell your soul to this company, its not worth the pay. Workload, or stress. If you reach overtime they will edit your hours and remove the overtime so they dont have to pay you. Theyre disgisting kitchen and silverware is also a nightmare!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop the favoritism and unfair work ethics. Stop revealing confidential employer info to other employees"

What do you like about working at Chili's?

"My coworkers, for the most part, aren't too bad of people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Skip it and apply somewhere else."

What don't you like about working at Chili's?

"Not only does management have no idea what they are doing, they are all jerks about it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better communication from FOH to BOH to avoid the endless chaos that is our kitchen."

"Worked myself tired daily for them, but still was treated with a lack of respect, co-workers were great , but one particular manger was rude to all his employees and it was just disgusting and shameful. Furthermore, the long waits and stress were pushed on the host, some customers could be just as rude as your work partners or mangers. This place lacks of atmosphere, and needs a little more discipline. When Chili's learns to respect their employees then I'll give them a 5 star, but the lack of respect for employees is just disgusting. $2.85 gets you no where, while you break your back. Oh and let me not forget the ziosk that everyone hates."

"I hate this job. I wouldn't recommend you work there."

"The restaurant was old, outdated, dilapidated, and management was incompetent"

What do you like about working at Chili's?

"free food, comp card for free food at all chilis"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Interview elsewhere, don't believe what you are told about hours you will work 60-70 hours with zero additional compensation and very little appreciation."

What don't you like about working at Chili's?

"smell, hours, management, employees, pay, expectations, management, building, lack of control"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve your company, decrease workload for managers, hire better people to train new employees, disclose realistic expectations to new employees"

"Easily the worst job I've had in 20 years of cooking in restaurants. Fellow kitchen employees and management are some of the laziest I've ever seen as well. Steer clear of this establishment."

"Teamwork and comfortable in your place of work."

What do you like about working at Chili's?

"The fast paced energy. There is a thrill that comes from busy times. Secondly, the people are still some of my closest friends."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always remember it's about how you treat people. Show them you'll crawl in the ditches, they will follow you anywhere."

"My personal experience at Chili's; It gets old, and tiring to deal with ignorant customers and whiny team members, oh and manegers that don't have a clue."

What do you like about working at Chili's?

"I liked some of my co workers. And sort of a flexible schedule. I like the discounts you get (50% off discount card) in some other Brinker Restaurants."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always smile, have a bubbly, interesting personality. Let them know that you love to work with people, and you are a great team player. Is all about Team work in Chili's"

What don't you like about working at Chili's?

"I don't like the lack of communication amongst managers; they are not on the same page. I don't like the fact that I deal with some lazy servers and have to clean their tables, and they are the ones getting the money off of them. I don't like the fact that as a host, I am the center of rage from whiny servers, impatient guests, and inconsistent managers. Oh I also don't like smoke breaks, I don't smoke, I don't get breaks, but others smoke, and they DO."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get on the same page, please. Also they should all have gone through each position of the restaurant. At least for a day, so they can know what they are talking about when they tell you how to do your job."