Applebee's Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Applebee's part-time for more than a year

Pros – Amazing people to work with, every one knows every one
Cash in pocket is always nice
Can be cross trained to earn more money.

Cons – Tips are way too unstable as a host you could make 30$ you could make 10$
seems with people come a lot of Drama (Drama-bees)
New managers every month it seems like

Advice to Senior Management – Applebees is an amazing place to work, it was my first job but some advice try to keep managers for as long as possible and try to give the hosts a little more base pay.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Applebee's part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Discount on food. Fun environment.

Cons – A lot of manager turnover

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Applebee's full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Small franchise in Atlanta (40 stores) so you new the upper management and they new you. Promotions are performance based, not by seniority. So bust your but and you can go far. I went from manager trainee to GM in less than 2 years. Fun atmosphere to work in.

Cons – If your in the restaurant management business than there is the usual b.s. at Applebees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Applebee's part-time for more than 3 years

Pros – The tips were great
The environment was very laid back
Very social environment
50% discount

Cons – The GM is terrible
The restaurant looks like crap, and no one cares enough to improve it

Advice to Senior Management – Fire Erick

Current Employee – been working at Applebee's full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – good money serving, flexible hours, time off easy to get

Cons – weekends, long hours, customers, service job

Advice to Senior Management – strict

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Applebee's part-time for more than a year

Pros – The people here are amazing. We really feel like a family here. I can't say enough about the awesome staff.

Cons – You have to work 1800 hours in a year in order to receive benefits. Management needs to listen to employee suggestions more. We know more about the way the kitchen should be handled than they do.

Advice to Senior Management – Forget about the stupid cutting gloves. They are entirely useless. Worry more about the hazards in the kitchen that need immediate attention.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Applebee's part-time for more than 7 years

Pros – In the south, thyere very goal driven and will teach you various positions. In the midwest, the mgrs were lazy and trash.

Cons – In the south, they worked you to the bone! In the midwest, the stores were never stocked and staff never arrived prepared to work...if they showed at all.

Advice to Senior Management – Apple Gold and Green Apple need to get together and share some tips.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Applebee's part-time for more than a year

Pros – as a host its a pretty chill job as long as u do the basic requirements, the people i work with make the job worth going to

Cons – management/promotion process is a little screwy

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Applebee's full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Applebee's International was a very different place to work when Abe Gustin was at the helm. It felt like a family work environment. We were professional but still were able to have a lot of fun. I can still hear Larry's voice coming over the intercom on days that they decided to let us go early. Once Abe was shoved out of the picture, at was all about money and the bottom line.

Cons – They are now owned by I-Hop that wants to franchise every Applebee's restaurant. Bottom line is the only thing that matters, not matter what they put the restaurant worker's through. The will penny pinch them to death.

Advice to Senior Management – Get back to Abe's way. It was a well known fact that if he came into a restaurant he was to be treated just like any other customer. He didn't get seated before any customer that was waiting before him. He was also known to give out $100 tips (and $100 at the home office meetings).

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Applebee's full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good night tips usually, depending on the location as serving goes
Opportunity to move up if the managers like you
$100 bonus for 100% secret shoppers!
Contests with bonuses

Cons – abnormal amount of complaints and mistakes from the kitchen
Mixed bag of good and bad management
Very few servers and hosts did their weekly side work, I did mine and management would complain that I didn't get off the clock as fast as everyone else.

Advice to Senior Management – I appreciate that your taking steps to make sure the cooks in your restaurants are cooking the food properly. I used to get a lot of food complaints, it's always disheartening.
Managers should not cut peoples hours for not pushing surveys enough. Most of the people who are favored for getting the surveys are taking them home and doing them themselves.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company