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3.4
52% Recommend to a Friend
64% Approve of CEO

Found 37 of over 3K reviews

3.4
52%
Recommend to a Friend
64%
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TGI Fridays CEO Ray Blanchette (no image)
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  • "Some of the people I worked with were great and became close friends.(in 143 reviews)
  • "Once you’re experienced and get an idea of how to provide good service you can earn good money.(in 131 reviews)
  • "I had great coworkers at my establishment(in 87 reviews)
  • "Great staff and is a restaurant you can work at without years of experience.(in 82 reviews)
  • "Good training, seemed to care about quality and service.(in 60 reviews)
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  1. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Good except for the managers

    Sep 6, 2018 -  
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Great staff Fun atmosphere Work life balance is ok

    Cons

    Poor management, management act more like kids than managers

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  2. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great place to work at

    May 11, 2021 - Senior Account Executive in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good food for daily meals

    Cons

    No work life balance in employment

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  4. 3.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Could be better

    Oct 22, 2021 - Kitchen Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Dynamic fun environment in an established chain setting

    Cons

    Company has been behind the ball on all updates needed to survive during covid. With staffing shortages there is 0 work life balance to be had

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  5. 1.0
    Former Employee, more than 8 years

    a prison

    Sep 27, 2020 - Manager in Nashville, TN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    food and thats about it

    Cons

    no work life balance at all

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  6. 1.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    General Manager

    Jan 5, 2019 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Strong development from upper managment

    Cons

    Work life balance is not a focus anymore

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  7. 3.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Standard rules

    Jul 25, 2022 - Hostess in Thessaloníki, Western Macedonia
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Financial stability, learn how multinational companies work

    Cons

    Energy draining Not good life work balance

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  8. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    great place

    Apr 5, 2021 - Anonymous Employee in Greenbelt, MD
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    friendly environment and fast pace

    Cons

    work life balance is not enough

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  9. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Satisfied

    Dec 15, 2014 - Bar Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Vacation time. Home work life balance

    Cons

    Work time but that's all management jobs

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  10. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 10 years

    Great Company

    May 24, 2016 - General Manager in Buffalo, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
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    Pros

    Great Company. Great Values and Culture. Fantastic staff

    Cons

    Massive amount of hours. Very poor work life balance

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  11. 2.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Hostess at Fridays

    Jul 17, 2019 - Host/Hostess in Simi Valley, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Flexible Scheduling Work Life Balance Good Servers and Bartenders

    Cons

    No tips for host position despite working just as hard as the rest of the"team" for min wage Poor management

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