Earls Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Earls full-time for less than a year

Pros – In general younger employees and high energetic atmosphere, lunch included for cooks, as a cook you receive a share in tips.

Cons – not much emphasis put on employee happiness or satisfaction, little to no benefits provided, bad/no insurance options, Extremely low employee discount in restaurant compared to competitors.

Advice to Senior Management – offer more chances for employee skill development

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Earls full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good pleople,but management is lost

Cons – long hours and low pay

Advice to Senior Management – people are not and ends to a means

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

Former Employee – worked at Earls

Pros – A very good training program regarding wine and food knowledge
Flexible shedule, able to request time off
Little prior training needed

Cons – Managers seem to always pin point negatives with no recognition of the good you did
Shifts can be as short as 2 hours
Only allowed to serve 5 tables maximum at once

Advice to Senior Management – Bring a more positive atmosphere and be less condescending . Hire more support staff to allow servers to handle more tables.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Earls

Pros – Good way to make money while at school, and the people you work with are fun, as long as they aren't in management.

Cons – Management will screw you in a heartbeat to get ahead.

Advice to Senior Management – They wouldn't read it anyways, so there's no point in giving them any advice.

Former Employee – worked at Earls

Pros – Usually a fun environment. They train you very well so if you would like to serve at a other, more challenging restaurants, this is a good place to begin.

Cons – Poor communication and a lot of favortism ocurring (for instance, managment dating servers, who then coincidentally get best shifts/sections)

Advice to Senior Management – Better communication in server performance is necessary for server growth. Rely less on server appearance and more on customer service ability.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend