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    Cracker Barrel Reviews

    Updated February 14, 2019
    2,855 reviews

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    Cracker Barrel President & CEO Sandra B. Cochran
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    Pros

    • "Flexible schedule, fair wages and people I work with are awesome" (in 150 reviews)

    • "The job has flexible hours and is easy to do while being in school" (in 105 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Poor hours, no work life balance" (in 61 reviews)

    • "Long hours without breaks, food prices were low so tips were low" (in 113 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      "Awesome place to work."

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      Current Employee - Retail Associate in Danville, KY
      Current Employee - Retail Associate in Danville, KY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Cracker Barrel part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great people. Generous discounts for employees. Flexible work schedule. Professional Management.

      Cons

      Nothing at all in this regards.

    2. Helpful (1)

      "Project Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Cracker Barrel full-time

      Pros

      Good company benefits. Stable company.

      Cons

      No on-site gym or cafeteria.

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    3. "Great place to work but..."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Cracker Barrel full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Bonuses based off of performance.

      Cons

      Work life balance is terrible.
      If you move up in the company from an hourly employee to manager, external managers hired 2 years ago will still make more than you.

    4. "Nice"

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      Current Employee - Server
      Current Employee - Server
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Cracker Barrel full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Nice coworkers
      No tipping out
      Flexible schedule

      Cons

      Mangers play favorites
      Lame hours

    5. "Gets the job done"

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      Current Employee - Server
      Current Employee - Server

      I have been working at Cracker Barrel full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      I make 10 dollars a hour on a slow day and 13-16 on a good day, weekends you can work 8 hours and go home with 150

      Cons

      Teamwork is some bull. Bla

    6. "Family values"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Cracker Barrel full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      I work at Cracker Barrel because it is a people-centered company. The mission is “Pleasing People” and you can tell that in our culture. We believe in hard work, honesty, kindness, serving others.

      Cons

      Restaurant industry in general is tough.

    7. "You have to have a lot of patience and understanding"

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      Current Employee - Host/Hostess in Greenville, NC
      Current Employee - Host/Hostess in Greenville, NC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Cracker Barrel part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      The people are amazing, the regulars are sweet, 35% discount and you get regular raises.

      Cons

      The uniforms are really strict and scheduling gets confusing.

    8. "To assist running a 3 million dollar restaurant effectively while leading a team of 180 people"

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      Current Employee - Shift Leader
      Current Employee - Shift Leader
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Cracker Barrel part-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      I’ve been with Cracker Barrel for 9 years, it’s grown a lot as a company. It’s not a terrible place to work, it’s values are pretty good and if lead by a good GM it’s the most effective system I’ve ever seen, in Cracker Barrel’s eyes, but if you follow their standards, Guiding Principles and Absolutes it’s pretty easy to catch on.

      Cons

      Just like with any other job there will be negatives, but it’s nothing to unmanageable or painstakingly hard.

      Advice to Management

      You are a 7 billion dollar company, send some help to the stores when needed. And upgrade the systems in store. They’re all old and we can do better.

    9. "Great people!"

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      Former Employee - Cashier in Palm Bay, FL
      Former Employee - Cashier in Palm Bay, FL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Cracker Barrel part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Awesome coworkers
      Atmosphere is fast paced
      food was good

      Cons

      pay
      hours
      location
      travel time
      no benefits in first year

    10. "Great Serving Job for a Student"

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      Current Employee - Server in Orlando, FL
      Current Employee - Server in Orlando, FL
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Cracker Barrel part-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The managers are very caring of all their employees as much as possible. Very flexible with hours and shifts.

      Cons

      Seems pretty much anyone can get hired and pretty much no one gets fired so this means you end up working with pretty toxic and irresponsible people.

      Advice to Management

      Standardize expectations of all employee more and be willing to get rid of employees that consistently show up an hour late.