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Greg Trojan
178 Ratings
Pros
you make good money on night shifts (in 54 reviews)
Flexible schedule, fair shift distribution (in 43 reviews)
Cons
Long hours no work life balance (in 31 reviews)
Work environment highly dependent on managers and coworkers (in 14 reviews)
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"Great place to work!"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at BJ's Restaurants full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good management and incentives for employees. Easy to manage your hours and schedule online. You're allowed to swap and change shifts easily.
Cons
The pay is minimum wage, so you basically have to rely on your tips to pay the bills. A bit difficult to move up to bar tending, as the wait list is long.
Advice to Management
Keep up the incentives - they make servers work harder. Maybe make training more rewarding that way servers will be more keen to do so.
BJ's Restaurants 2018-03-20 12:49 PDT![BJ's Restaurants Logo]()
"server"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at BJ's Restaurants part-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
you make good money on night shifts
Cons
Managers are not the kindest
Advice to Management
Be more relationship orientated.
BJ's Restaurants 2018-04-18 17:41 PDT![BJ's Restaurants Logo]()
"BJ's Review"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at BJ's Restaurants part-time
Pros
Great Benefits and great environment to work in.
Cons
Everything was pretty much okay
BJ's Restaurants 2018-04-07 21:03 PDT![BJ's Restaurants Logo]()
"Solid company to work for during college experience"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at BJ's Restaurants part-time
Pros
- Very flexible with school schedule
Cons
- None that I can think of
BJ's Restaurants 2018-04-04 10:43 PDT![BJ's Restaurants Logo]()
"My experience"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at BJ's Restaurants full-time
Pros
it is a great company!
Cons
The cliental is not the worst
Advice to Management
Enforce rules equallly, if one manager says something all managers should enforce it even if it’s not there main concern
BJ's Restaurants 2018-04-05 01:12 PDT![BJ's Restaurants Logo]()
"Long time Server/Bartender, short time management"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at BJ's Restaurants full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Company made Craft beer, Flexible hours, interior promotion, high food prices=high tips
Cons
No gratuity on large parties, lack of solid management (depending on location
BJ's Restaurants 2018-04-18 09:17 PDT![BJ's Restaurants Logo]()
"Drama Abounds"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at BJ's Restaurants part-time (Less than a year)
Pros
-Free meal
-Good starter job
-Easy work
-Fun people
-Good management
-Job mobility to server/take-out/busserCons
-Working at or close to minimum wage and no chance of raise at that position
-Must be able to carry heavy menus back from POSI stations to hospitality desk
-Drama between staff members
-standing around on not-so busy daysAdvice to Management
Make sure the servers who don't understand why hosts must give guests tables that weren't originally assigned know why that's the case
BJ's Restaurants 2018-04-16 15:22 PDT![BJ's Restaurants Logo]()
"Pizza Cook/ Line Cook"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at BJ's Restaurants part-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great place to learn and grow skills
Cons
Very hectic and can get overwhelming at times
Advice to Management
Make sure that when a cook works in another station to pay them accordingly!
BJ's Restaurants 2018-04-02 17:24 PDT![BJ's Restaurants Logo]()
"Fun Atmosphere, Poor management"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at BJ's Restaurants full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Nice trendy, bar type of atmosphere, fun place to meet people and work with friends. Basic benefits, employee discount on meals during shift (50%), drink running requirement is not fun nor does it make any money.
Cons
Poor communication between management and employees, unrealistic expectations; corporate culture ruins otherwise great restaurant atmosphere. Upward mobility is possible but only if one of management's favorites, don't recognize good teamwork and exceptional service, only reprimand when mistakes occur; negative management/employee culture.
Advice to Management
Treat your employees better and not like another rag under your foot
BJ's Restaurants 2018-04-13 12:28 PDT![BJ's Restaurants Logo]()
"server"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at BJ's Restaurants part-time
Pros
good staff
good structure
good food and alcoholCons
very corporate structure and micro managing
Advice to Management
stop micro-managing, your employees know their jobs
BJ's Restaurants 2018-03-29 10:57 PDT
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