Does Cal Dining pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cal Dining employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cal Dining. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cal Dining?

81% of Cal Dining employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cal Dining 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cal Dining?

Food Service Worker (15) , Student Food Service Worker (7) , Student Lead (5) , Student Worker (4) , Marketing Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Cal Dining according to real employee reviews?

"free meal and you can work many hours" ((in 7 reviews)); "Flexible schedules (a plus for students because of class schedules" ((in 5 reviews)); "free food to eat and take home" ((in 5 reviews)); "Flexible hours for students that have class" ((in 4 reviews)); "Everyone's helpful and friends." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cal Dining according to real employee reviews?

"not flexible and low pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "The management is awful, they do not direct you into what they expect of you giving the illusion of autonomy then in turn, telling you everything you did is incorrect." ((in 3 reviews))

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Cal Dining

Cal Dining reviews

3.7

81% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Cal Dining has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cal Dining employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by veteran status

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

80 reviews

4.0

Aug 11, 2025

Good student job

Student lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, flexible scheduling for students, easy enough work

Cons

Some managers aren't the best, students can be disrespectful, the career employees don't seem to happy

5.0

Jul 26, 2025

Chill

Student food service worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Like any food service job, really. The older workers were very nice and helpful! Always a joy.

Cons

Some students don't pull their weight.

3.0

Nov 4, 2024

Ok

Student food service worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Able to ear free food and drinks

Cons

Cleaning up after messy students

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