Dairy Queen – “The seasonality of DQ”

Pros

Potentially a fun enviroment to work in ice cream and smiles. DQ story and a smile is the motto. Lots of people to person interaction- regular customers, daily routine varies just enough to keep it entertaining. Blizzards are fun to make almost as fun to eat.

Cons

The seasonality of the job- summer very busy, winter extremely slow. The spring is hectic- hiring new crew and busy.
Very complicated training program which only works if you have lots of time to train. Must ensure you are hiring ideal employes or you will be training , firing and the starting all over again.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior management needs to jump in and help when needed, be fair and have reasonable expectations. rEVIEW your managers and be fair and unbiased towards them.