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    McCormick & Schmick's Reviews

    Updated 17 Sep 2019

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    Found 205 reviews

    3.1
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    29%
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    21%
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    McCormick & Schmick's CEO Tilman J. Fertitta
    Tilman J. Fertitta
    56 Ratings
    Pros

    • "Could sometimes be good money stayed going down hill" (in 10 reviews)

    • "Good food and people to work with" (in 8 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Hated explaining to customers why our menu continued to decrease in quality but increase in price" (in 9 reviews)

    • "upper management have no integrity, care only for the bottom line and don't care how you get there" (in 8 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Decent Hours Decent Money"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Bartender in Reston, VA

      I have been working at McCormick & Schmick's part-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Decent Hours Decent Money Flex

      Cons

      slow or otherwise bad times to work

      McCormick & Schmick's2019-07-31

    2. "It's OK"

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      Former Employee - Server/Waiter in Kansas City, MO
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at McCormick & Schmick's full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good Tips Enough Hours Enough Tables Plenty of Experience

      Cons

      Bad Management, No Benefits, Outdated Training

      Advice to Management

      I advise that the management focus more on the aspect of a team rather than focusing on how much money they can shove in their pockets.

      McCormick & Schmick's2019-08-28
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    3. "Horrible"

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      Former Employee - Server in Austin, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at McCormick & Schmick's full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Some guests were very good tippers.

      Cons

      Horribly Run Abusive Environment Work Doubles Every Big Holliday No Standard to Work Evaluations

      Advice to Management

      None, they already closed this one down

      McCormick & Schmick's2019-09-18

    4. "Great place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Current Employee - Server/Waiter 

      I have been working at McCormick & Schmick's full-time

      Pros

      People are freaking great there

      Cons

      Hours are really bad could use more

      McCormick & Schmick's2019-07-30

    5. "Great experience in the US"

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      Former Employee - Host in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at McCormick & Schmick's full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Friendly staff, good pay, flexible work hours.

      Cons

      Management could be difficult, very corporate company.

      Advice to Management

      Perhaps better train staff.

      McCormick & Schmick's2019-07-16

    6. "Chaotic"

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      Current Employee - Bartender 

      I have been working at McCormick & Schmick's full-time

      Pros

      Plenty of hours available to pick up.

      Cons

      Disorganized management, low moral, understaffed, high turnover.

      McCormick & Schmick's2019-05-30

    7. "Not a bad gig"

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      Current Employee - Server 

      I have been working at McCormick & Schmick's part-time

      Pros

      High pay little hours was great

      Cons

      nothing that bad in all honesty

      McCormick & Schmick's2019-05-03

    8. "Nice place to work"

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      Former Employee - Server in Los Angeles, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at McCormick & Schmick's full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Flexibility in scheduling. Good hours.

      Cons

      A lot of turnover in management

      McCormick & Schmick's2019-04-03

    9. "Closed"

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      Former Employee - Server/Waiter 

      I worked at McCormick & Schmick's part-time

      Pros

      Great managers, good place right next to the mall. Could sometimes be good money stayed going down hill.

      Cons

      Landrys sold, new company closed us, no warning

      McCormick & Schmick's2019-04-17

    10. "Server"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Reston, VA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at McCormick & Schmick's part-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Love the coworkers and company atmosphere. Working in a high dining restaurant taught me great skills about selling wine.

      Cons

      The management can be difficult (depending on who is managing that night)

      Advice to Management

      I felt like the managers didn't ever commend the employees or give them any positive advice. Everything seemed to be critical.

      McCormick & Schmick's2019-02-23
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