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Updated May 28, 2023

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Found 5,642 of over 6K reviews
3.2
46% Recommend to a Friend
Sonic CEO Paul Brown
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Found 5,633 of over 6K reviews

3.2
46%
Recommend to a Friend
60%
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Sonic CEO Paul Brown
Paul Brown
926 Ratings

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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

Pros
  • "People were great and positive(in 274 reviews)
  • "Flexible Hours and Good First Job(in 218 reviews)
  • "Free food and slushies and the people I worked with were probably the only pros for me.(in 165 reviews)
  • "Great environment and coworkers and pays well(in 143 reviews)
  • "Good money and fairly easy(in 130 reviews)
Cons
  • "Low pay a lot of hours and constant staffing issues which leads up with horrible customers(in 401 reviews)
  • "management is bad and not organized(in 395 reviews)
  • "•the manager was rude and very mean(in 211 reviews)
  • "Was paid less than minimum wage and considered a tipped employee even though I hardly made tips(in 69 reviews)
  • "No benefits to speak of(in 65 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Good food

    May 24, 2023 - Prep/Line Cook 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good food great service always

    Cons

    Nothing more they could do

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  2. 4.0
    Current Employee

    good but stressful

    May 27, 2023 - Sonic Carhop 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    very well managed and kept clean.

    Cons

    sometimes you can work for 8 hours and not get a break, and on top of that having to pay for your food.

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  4. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Ok

    May 24, 2023 - CarHop 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Typical teen job, provided good experience for learning customer service and quick thinking, problem solving etc. -fairly easy career growth. -Fairly easy to decide preferred shift times and manager working with your schedules.

    Cons

    Customer behavior, lack of protection for employees, low pay for the effort, heat and weather from working outside, lack of recognition, bad team morale/environment (at my location) really impacts the entire shift and productivity.

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  5. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Not to bad

    May 28, 2023 - Sonic Carhop in Fort Collins, CO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Fun coworkers free shift meals fairly easy

    Cons

    Really busy fast food people can be mean and it’s stressful fast paced

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  6. 4.0
    Former Employee

    my review

    May 23, 2023 - Cook 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    the store i worked at was great at training me the people were very understanding about life situations

    Cons

    never gave me a raise even after working withbthem for so long

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  7. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Best Job Ever

    May 24, 2023 - Sonic Carhop in Norman, OK
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Fun environment Great staff Good tips

    Cons

    The only cons are dealing with rude customers

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  8. 4.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Sonic Carhop in BR.

    May 21, 2023 - Sonic Carhop in Baton Rouge, LA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Money flows pretty well. Tips tend to do well, but they can vary. Decent coworkers and customers. Good for working nights.

    Cons

    Long hours at times. Tips aren't always consistent.

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  9. 5.0
    Former Employee

    great

    May 23, 2023 - Server/Waiter in Rogers, AR
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    It was great! I liked it.

    Cons

    no response, i liked everything

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  10. 5.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    One of my favorite jobs so far!

    May 18, 2023 - Team Leader in Longview, TX
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Very fast-paced environment, so it keeps you busy! Great team members, excellent pay + tips. Overall one of the best jobs I’ve worked at.

    Cons

    No cons in my book.

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  11. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Good company

    May 19, 2023 - Cook in Fenton, MO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Family culture , managers actually care about and want you to succeed

    Cons

    Have to work weekends & might have to work nights

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Sonic has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 5,773 reviews left anonymously by employees. 46% of employees would recommend working at Sonic to a friend and 34% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sonic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sonic. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

46% of Sonic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Sonic 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Sonic to be work life balance, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be compensation, management.

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