Waterfront Location: Good Money & Fun People BUT Absolutely Awful Leadership That Doesn't Make It Worth It - Server Culinary Dropout Employee Review

2.0
Mar 20, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The employees are fun and kind and you make a lot of friends by working here. The customers are also really fun and I rarely left a shift with less than $150.

Cons

Management & Corporate--The management turn over is like nothing I've ever seen. I wasn't even there a year and I saw at least 4 new managers. To keep things brief, Cheesecake Factory recently purchased Fox Concepts (which created Culinary Dropout) and it's gone so down hill so fast, it's really not worth the cash for the stress and passive aggressive mistreatment. The original owner of Fox Concepts opened a hotel and about half the original staff left Culinary Dropout to go to his hotel because they missed how things were because Cheesecake Factory.

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Culinary Dropout Response
1y
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed working with your team members and had positive interactions with our guests. While our parent company is The Cheesecake Factory, we are still very involved in ensuring that Culinary Dropout maintains its unique culture and values. Our goal is to create a supportive and stable environment for all our team members. Please feel free to share more details to HRCommunications@foxrc.com so that we can continue our efforts to create a great workplace for everyone.

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Culinary Dropout Response
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Thank you for your review. We're glad to hear you had a positive experience working at Culinary Dropout and appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective. If you'd ever like to share additional feedback, please feel free to reach out to us at hrcommunications@foxrc.com.
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Cons

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Culinary Dropout Response
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Thank you for being honest and sharing your experience. While we're happy to hear you had a great team around you, we're sorry your experience with management didn't reflect the kind of culture we work hard to create. We'd really love the chance to talk more about it. Please reach out to us at hrcommunications@foxrc.com, we'd appreciate the opportunity to hear more and do what we can to make it right!
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