What are perks and other benefits like at JOEY Restaurants?

They value their employees' skills and are flexible with schedules. If I give advance notice, I can take time off with peace of mind. If I work on a statutory holiday, I get a paid day off in return. The employee discount is generous. Every year, they organize staff events, giving us the opportunity to have fun together. They offer regular training to help us understand the recipes more thoroughly. The systems in place for all of the above are well-organized.

They cut people hours too much. Although I am scheduled for full-time hours, they often cut my hours, so I end up working only part-time hours. From what I can see, the shift managers who manage the daily schedule seem to be under pressure to cut labor costs, and I believe the general manager(Head chef) does this to boost their own performance. As a result, it's often the line cooks like me who suffer. Even though we are scheduled for 8-hour shifts, we frequently end up working only 5 hours and are sent home early. This happens often, especially during the winter season. There were times when I thought it would be impossible to make a living just from this job. Additionally, the leadership team doesn't communicate well with the line cooks. Often, I feel like the leadership team passes on their responsibilities to the line cooks. As leaders, and given that they receive higher benefits and pay, I believe they should work harder than the line cooks, but they do not.

Great people on the team, generally well trained upper management, company perks, decent benefits, many opportunities for growth for those who seek it out.

Fairly high turn over, more of a chain feel than it used to, bad pay for work/energy/hours put in. Salary Managers should be making 75k+ with the required workload. You don’t really have a life outside of the restaurant.

Many teachers guiding you at the same time Good standards for restaurant work Tips Empathetic team

No benefits unless salaried Long hours as with most restaurant

Great place to learn standards and fun team atmosphere.

Pay is low, and no benefits if it’s if you are only part time. Plan to work her for only a short time.

- Fun environment - Great coworkers - Flexible

- No employee benefits - Not many cons

-Great service -Good benefits -Great team

- Pay could be better

Good team environment (usually) Learning opportunities

Inconsistent hours High stress Little chance for movement No benefits

Working at a corporate restaurant such as JOEY, Earls, or Cactus Club has its benefits. They are: - Flexible schedule - Quick money

However, you can expect to see: - Discriminatory hiring (i.e., they want a certain "look" in their restaurants) - Strict corporate guidelines - Constant backlash for small amounts of waste - Poor communication - Hiring no-experience individuals into roles that require more experience - Subpar training The list goes on.

Free food that is PT'ed. Nice coworkers. Pay is average, but for the stress you gain working here and mental health? Not worth it.

While working here, there was definitely no work life balance, favoritism, and it was a bit disorganized/unstructured. Since the opening of the Valley Fair location, I only had 1 weekend off that was requested. It was hard to constantly put in 10-12 hour work days in 6 days straight. I see a lot of favoritism going on that I cannot speak on. The environment was a bit disorganized, in term of work flow efficiency and overall restaurant management. Our office team has a very small room that has no AC. Could only fit 2 people comfortably. Even the 2 restrooms for employee use were bigger! The benefits are not great here. For a multi-million company, you would think that the benefits are good, but no.

Great team atmosphere, great benefits and perks, good budgets to work with.

Old boys’ club management style. Rampant sexism. Wasted $$$ on non-linear process for design & construction. If you’re ok being a yes person you’ll do well here.