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  1. 1.0
    Former Employee

    If you like getting paid, don't work here.

    Feb 28, 2019 - Management 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The staff works really hard.

    Cons

    They literally can't pay anyone. Every vendor account is maxed out and there is no cash in house, so you either have to go and buy product using your own money or open for business with nothing to sell. Also good luck getting reimbursed for that. Staff goes weeks and sometimes months without getting paid. The company has been bouncing checks so long that no one will cash their paychecks, leaving employees to hope that the company will eventually pay them in cash. As management you also get to deal with the backlash that comes with running a business that is falling apart. You might open for business with half a menu because you are out of every item. You might not be able to take reservations because that account wasn't paid. Staff will walk out in the middle of a shift or go on strike because they haven't been paid in so long. The owners have no concept of reality. They do not value their staff or understand the basics of runnning a business. They use their employees like credit cards to get work done and maybe pay them eventually, but they have no empathy for the hardship it causes their staff. If you stay, you don't get paid. If you quit, they refuse to pay you. Don't work here.

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    Apr 19, 2021 - Host in Chicago, IL
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    Just don't work here, ever.

    Cons

    On top of being a toxic work environment, they owe employees thousands of dollars still even years after disbanding

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