Olive Garden Employee Job Reviews in the United States
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What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"The people I work with and the Guest I meet daily"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"answer the questions the best you can and know something about the company you are applying at."
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"When guess are fighting with each other and try to draw you in. Management constant threat to fire an associate or associates"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Better management skills such as communication, handeling issues , controling thier temper and being careful with what they say and do."
"I will always keep this job (part time) because it is a great place to work"
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"Management, the patrons, the hours, the pay"
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"If you work at a particular Olive Garden you can never be advanced to managment of that location"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"To rethink their advancement policies"
"If you work for a Restaurant, this is a really good chain to work for."
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"At the time I was attending college and it didnt interfere with courses."
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"The Food Industry."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Management was great. No advice here."
"My Olive Garden experience"
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"I loved the constand interaction with customers"
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"While in school, the management wasn't flexible with my work/school schedule"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"When you have staff that are also students, gain a better understanding of their situations and needs"
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"to much pressure. servers don't tip bartenders"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"find a way to explain to servers, the inportance of tiping your bartender"
"2.5"
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"Famous name, people know it."
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"Job security."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Too many rules to follow. Minimise it so which can be possible to finish."
"This job requires more stability and organization, specifically from the managerial staff."
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"The servers are friendly and team oriented."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be happy and positive."
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"The managers are unorganized and unprofessional."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"A more professional attitude and better organizational skills."
"Great place to work if you do not need health benefits."
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"Very clean."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Great place to work, clean and busy."
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"Benefits package."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Review the benefit offer."
"great coworkers and advancement opportunities, not so great pay and benefits"
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"great coworkers"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If you are looking for a serious career, pursue the advancement opportunities offered within the company, but don't expect a professional wage with benefits for a while."
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"corporate, no benefits to speak of, low pay"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"pay cooks a professional wage with benefits"
"A company in need of structure"
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"I was able to organize a department that was very unorganized"
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"My efforts were un-recognized for quite some time although eventually they were"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Get more involved in what is going on with your departments"
"A truly great experience that teaches you the true meaning of multi-tasking, even for a woman."
"Don't Do it!"
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"always busy"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If you don't mind working in an environment that feels that you are theirs and not a person, then go for it."
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"the elitest feeling amongest management. That they feel like you should be kissing their feet and the ground they walk on because they let you work their."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Get off your high horse"
"Olive Garden was a good company to work for as an introduction into the restaurant buisness."
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"It was a company that trained well, and offered opportunity for advancement within the company."
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"There was not a lot to dislike."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Keep encouraging your employees to be their best."
"It was a job to pay bills while I was in college"
What do you like about working at Olive Garden?
"payed my bills."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Work hard and be polite."
What don't you like about working at Olive Garden?
"No future and it didn't pay much."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"none really. The job is fine for the people who work there such as college students and high school grads."
Olive Garden Reviews FAQs
Is Olive Garden a good company to work for?
Olive Garden has an overall rating of 3.8 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 59 Olive Garden Review Ratings left anonymously by Olive Garden employees, which is 3% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 85% of employees would recommend working at Olive Garden.
Does Olive Garden pay their employees well?
Olive Garden employees earn $28,000 annually on average, or $13 per hour, which is 58% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 31 Olive Garden employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Olive Garden Salaries by Job Title.
How satisfied are employees working at Olive Garden?
85% of employees would recommend working at Olive Garden with the overall rating of 3.8 out of 5. Employees also rated Olive Garden 3.6 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.4 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 3.9 for support you get.
What is the highest paying job at Olive Garden?
According to our data, the highest paying job at Olive Garden is a Kitchen Lead at $3,151,000 annually. Browse Olive Garden Salaries by Job Profile.
What is the lowest paying job at Olive Garden?
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Olive Garden is a Product Manager at $16,000 annually. Browse Olive Garden Salaries by Job Profile.
What are the pros and cons of working at Olive Garden?
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Olive Garden to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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Salina, KS
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Olympia, WA
2 reviews
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