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Gene Lee
463 Ratings
Pros
Always understanding my needs for a flexible schedule (in 199 reviews)
Servers and Bartenders have no side work at all you only have a three table section (in 64 reviews)
Cons
Sometimes it gets very fast paced due to the endless soup and salad (in 144 reviews)
3 table sections are only allowed (in 75 reviews)
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"When you're here, you're family"
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RecommendsI worked at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants part-time
Pros
Great Management and flexible hours
Cons
Silly rules that get in the way of customer service
Olive Garden Italian Restaurants 2017-09-24 16:30 PDT![Olive Garden Italian Restaurants Logo]()
"Fun College Job, Little Stress"
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Fun College job with little stress, good management in my opinion
Cons
No cons come to mind
Olive Garden Italian Restaurants 2017-09-23 14:12 PDT![Olive Garden Italian Restaurants Logo]()
"Olive Garden Review"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants part-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
You meet lots of different people. I have made some great friends there, and a lot of the guests are awesome. The flexibility is great, especially for college student. Potential to make good money.
Cons
Some co-workers aren’t the best or reliable, but you fine that anywhere. Management can get a little crazy at times with transfers
Advice to Management
Management transfers are pretty common, which sucks, but I do like most managers I’ve worked for.
Olive Garden Italian Restaurants 2017-09-23 17:01 PDT![Olive Garden Italian Restaurants Logo]()
"Server"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants part-time (More than a year)
Pros
Olive Garden give you a family feel at work.
Cons
Sometimes it is not busy enough, but that isn't the restaurants fault
Olive Garden Italian Restaurants 2017-09-22 07:52 PDT![Olive Garden Italian Restaurants Logo]()
"Awesome place to work"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants part-time (More than a year)
Pros
It's an easy job, that can be more if you want it to be, it's all about what you make it and the management at my particular restaurant cares. When the hurricane hit darden even helped out employees.
Cons
Scheduling can be all over the place sometimes but it ends up working out if you talk to management they have open door policy
Olive Garden Italian Restaurants 2017-09-22 16:13 PDT![Olive Garden Italian Restaurants Logo]()
"More Pros than Cons"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants part-time (Less than a year)
Pros
I love working in customer service.
Cons
You have to deal with a lot of rude people.
Olive Garden Italian Restaurants 2017-09-21 16:01 PDT![Olive Garden Italian Restaurants Logo]()
"Server"
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RecommendsI have been working at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants full-time
Pros
- great culture
- fantastic training
- flexible hours
- numerous coworkers (easy to swap shifts and make friends)Cons
- unlimited everything
- a plethora of deals hits your tip bottomline hardOlive Garden Italian Restaurants 2017-09-19 16:24 PDT![Olive Garden Italian Restaurants Logo]()
"good"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOPros
good money and my friends worked there
Cons
hard work lots of hours
Advice to Management
be smarter
Olive Garden Italian Restaurants 2017-09-17 13:24 PDT![Olive Garden Italian Restaurants Logo]()
"Fun College Job"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsI worked at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants part-time (More than a year)
Pros
Flexible hours
Fun Co-Workers
Great Management
Delicious FoodCons
Pay not great, but ok for a college job!
Olive Garden Italian Restaurants 2017-09-18 05:35 PDT![Olive Garden Italian Restaurants Logo]()
"Good money, flexible schedule, great friends."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Olive Garden Italian Restaurants full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Money is great if you're not afraid to work. Schedule is very flexible, almost never had a requested day off denied if I didn't wait until the last minute. Met most of my friends today thru Olive Garden.
Cons
Sometimes the clientele can be a pain, as with any customer service/serving position. Slow days are annoying as well. Every now and then, you'll get annoyed with certain employees as well.
Advice to Management
Stay positive and know it's just pasta and sauce!
Olive Garden Italian Restaurants 2017-09-18 07:28 PDT
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