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www.culvers.com Prairie du Sac, WI 150 to 499 Employees

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Updated Jun 6, 2013

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88% Approve of the CEO

Culver's Chairman and CEO Craig C. Culver

Craig C. Culver

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57% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Culver's - great food, good pay, hard work.

Crew Trainer (Former Employee)
Sioux Falls, SD

I worked at Culver's full-time for more than a year

ProsVery clean for a fast food place - high standards of cleanliness and food quality

ConsVarying schedule, not a lot of flexibility unless you find your own replacement

Advice to Senior ManagementNone

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

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Eh, alright for a temporary job

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at Culver's

Pros50% off food while working, free if they guys in back like you.
Fun environment most of the time.
Good food

ConsOwner's don't enforce rules. There are camera's all over but I don't think he uses them.
Owner hires all teenagers who think they rule the world.

Advice to Senior ManagementShow that you care about your establishment.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Low pay, high stress environment.

Crew Member (Former Employee)

I worked at Culver's part-time for more than 3 years

ProsMade good friends with many of my coworkers, flexible hours.

ConsOften a stressful and very fast-paced environment, pay is very low, there is a great amount of favoritism and if you aren't one of the favorites you'll be getting the same pay for a very long time.

Advice to Senior ManagementBe more accurate and thorough when evaluating employees

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Fair place to work

Crew Member (Current Employee)

I have been working at Culver's

Pros-Flexible schedule, esp for students
-nice coworkers, pretty understanding managers
-excellent customer service
-located near the university I am attending

Cons-little room for advancement
-minimum wage pay
-Managers can be very picky aboout errors and can be fussy from time to time
-can get very busy at the restaurant

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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Best job ever.

Team Member (Former Employee)
Black River Falls, WI

I worked at Culver's part-time for less than a year

ProsAmazing people to work with and you really become family with your co-workers.

ConsI honestly can not say one bad thing.

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep up the fantastic work!

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

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Good at first then all down hill form there

Team Member (Current Employee)
Franklin, TN

I have been working at Culver's part-time for less than a year

ProsEmployee discount was good and some of the managers were cool. It was all good when the owner wasn't there but when he is, get ready for a longgg shift

ConsOwner, depressing atmosphere. No room for promotion/raise. You have to kiss up to the owner to even be treated like a human being

Advice to Senior ManagementGive compliments to the employees, not just criticism

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

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Great Team to be with!

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)

I have been working at Culver's

ProsPositive environment, mentoring and training a priority. Strong sense of family values in treating the whole team.

ConsHours and shifts can vary.

Advice to Senior ManagementStay on course.

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

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An Okay Experience

Cashier (Former Employee)
Mount Horeb, WI

I worked at Culver's full-time for more than a year

ProsOccasional free custard, and somewhat enthusiast coworkers and bosses. Again, this could easily vary from location to location.

ConsNot exactly a con, but I was being paid minimum wage at the time. This is okay because there weren't many other options at the time.

Advice to Senior ManagementDo not hold opportunity for advancement exclusively for long-term employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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My experience at Culver's is pretty good. It got me started for sure.

Team Member (Current Employee)
Kokomo, IN

I have been working at Culver's part-time for more than a year

ProsFlex. Hrs, nice and friendly colleagues and Mgmt.

ConsMinimum Wage, nothing else jumps out at me. I need better pay for sure! It's awkward when your girlfriend is the breadwinner and gets paid much more an hour at a heck of a lot easier job.

Advice to Senior ManagementJust keep on moving forward. I plan to stay there though! I'm Just doing this to get insight on a job for when I turn 18. I probably wont even go through with this- for at least a year.

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

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Great First Job

Team Member (Former Employee)
Madison, WI

I worked at Culver's part-time for more than 3 years

ProsCulver's was a great place to have my first job. I started when I was 14 and worked there until I left for college. While working there, I gained experience working on a team, helping customers, obeying management, and all of the petty things that future employers want work experience for.

At least at my restaurant, it was extremely flexible. I could ask off as many days as I wanted, and I changed my availability every couple months or so to work around my school and extracurricular schedule.

The discount is 25% for you and whoever you are with at the time, and 50% on the days that you work.

I've had the opportunity to meet Craig Culver on several occasions, and I couldn't approve more. He is one of the most genuinely nice and caring people I have ever met!

ConsFirst of all, the shifts are very regimented. If you want to get a drink of water or go to the bathroom, you have to get permission from a manager. Same goes for applying discounts to orders and other similar tasks. The work isn't always fun, either. You will have to clean toilets, scrub baseboards, pick gum out of carpets, deal with angry customers, and all of the other things that working in a restaurant throws your way!

Advice to Senior ManagementLoosen up the reigns on employees a bit...must of them are young, but shouldn't need to ask permission to do everything! Open up more opportunities for advancement as well.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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