The Cheesecake Factory Employee Reviews about "pay"

Pros

pay is good and cash every night

Cons

bad managers, too many guests, long hours

Pros

-decent money -opportunities to move up/ promotions -staff discount -free meals for double shifts -they attempt to train everyone well and give everyone appropriate knowledge to succeed -food is good, easy to sell -overall staff is welcoming and helpful -suggested gratuity is printed on the bottom of every check and credit card receipt -ability to get shifts covered/ flexible schedule (use of hotschedules) -at my location you can get your shifts covered instead of calling out by offering monetary insentives for others to pick up your shifts -aside from holidays, it is almost always quite busy especially compared to other restaurants -health benefits available: you have to pay for them and you are required to work a certain # of hours each week to keep them

Cons

-guests expect everything for free and many are rude and insulting to staff -there are no automatic gratuities any longer -plan on working every holiday for your entire employment w/ this company -vacation time accrues, but who cares because it is only minimum wage, which when taken is completely eaten by taxes. -1) competent kitchen, 2) competent food runners, 3) competent management, 4) busy enough to make money: pick two. -management is mostly extremely poor -knowledge expected by the company is honestly a quite ridiculous amount, even though the training is somewhat thorough, the extensive knowledge required, is for the large part, unattainable -veteran staff are overworked and relied upon with no gratitude shown -management plays favorites often: certain rules only apply to certain people, if you aren't liked you will be fired one way or another, and only certain staff's guest surveys are posted for everyone to read. -Sundays are required because all of the guests on Sundays are difficult to please and a large majority of them don't tip. -if you have a guest walk-out, you are blamed as inattentive server and forced to pay for their meal or be documented -high turn-around -high suggested tip out amounts -if you do not document your cash and credit tips (separately) and tip out amounts each night for your personal records, you are sometimes required to claim more than you make if you fall short of what you "should be making" according to your sales

Pros

good hours and pay. flexible schedule.

Cons

long commute, and not enough flexibility to work from home

Pros

Each day was fun and exciting. Even as a host, I became very close to the servers. The environment is pretty laid back as long as you maintain a professional appearance. The managers were always very nice and understanding of your needs. They really took time to get to know each employee as an individual. The pay is good for the amount of work that is expected and you don't have to bus tables which is always a plus.

Cons

As my title states, you are only as good as your worst hostess. If the good hostesses were working, the front desk was like a well-oiled machine. We were fast, efficient, and organized so everyone had a good time and enjoyed their shift. Unfortunately, as with every job, there were a few hostesses who fell below the expectations. These hostesses made the entire shift stressful for everyone because they were sloppy and made many mistakes so the good hostesses were having to pick up the slack.

Pros

Pay was good They will make you work multiple stations at once It is always busy

Cons

Your legs will hurt and your hands. Very cramp space and you are working with other people

Pros

Nice, goood food, close to home and fun

Cons

Pay was bad And hours weren’t great

Pros

They start you of with good pay and once you prove your good they’ll give you a raise

Cons

Too much pressure and high ego

Pros

Pay was okay and the free bread was great.

Cons

Hours iffy and double shifts while still short staffed. Lack of communication

Pros

Co-workers and pay is the biggest pros to working here. My co-workers were always helpful and made some friends. The pay is also good as you can learn different positions to get paid more.

Cons

Managers, hours, expectations are three cons I can think of now. The hours at this specific store are horrible as its open every day out of the year. On holidays there isn't holiday hours if anything the store opens earlier. The managers are another issue as they tend to give poor hours. An example of this is having to close one night in the morning time then open the next morning.

Pros

The pay was good and hours are very flexible!

Cons

Very cold freezer runs, and there’s a lot you have to be responsible for. You definitely earn every penny!