Olive Garden Employer Reviews

I have worked at two locations (Oregon and North Carolina). The company adheres to high standards of productivity and product knowledge at every business location. There are good benefits:health care, savings plan, stock options, but employees are expected to discover the information on their own. Management practices an open door policy, and they are – more... very flexible with employee hous, which is great for college students like myself. – less

I enjoyed working for Olive Garden because they worked well with my schedule when I was in school at UNT. I enjoyed the atmosphere and made great money while working their.

The most enjoyable part of the day is when we're packed and there's a wait, people get angry and mad, but once you find them a table and they eat, they leave smiling and there anger and madness is gone. Really enjoyed working here!!!

The Overall Work Environment Was A Stepping Stone For Saute Line Cooking. It Was A Great Experience.

I loved working here, the tips are very good and there is always business. They are usually very flexible with your schedule and servers do not really have much side work. When I was employed there management was pretty rude but has changed since then.

Crazy restaurant atmosphere but the people are fun to work with. Managers are ok.

EACH DAY WAS A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE.

HOW TO OPERATE A DISHWASHER MACHINERY

GREAT MANAGEMENT TEAM

AWSOME COWORKERS FUN TO WORK WITH

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GETTING TO WORK IN AN ENVIROMENT THAT I LOVE

Olive Garden is an excellent place to work for. Great people, amazing teamwork and one of the best managment teams I've ever worked for!

Start the shift by making sure area is stocked. Work with other line cooks to prepare orders as they came into kitchen. One concern was that we didn't have many cooks that were cross-trained, so it was a bit difficult on nights we were short. The overall personality of the kithen staff made the time enjoyable.

love my job here just not the hrs i want that all. it is a fine dinning place and i like that it is set up for success

Great staff, steady business. Management team is fun. Olive Garden has a lot of regulars you will get to know.

I enjoy my job and the people I work with . With any customer service job the pros are meeting new people and being allowed to be yourself and make a variety of new connections with guests on a daily basis. I have a wonderful management team that is very supportive of their staff. The most difficult part of any customer service job is having to put – more... a smile on a guests face and I gladly accept the challenge. I enjoy when I am able to make someone smile and leave happy. – less

our day starts slow and gets busy pretty fast. depending who our manager is that day depends on how hard our job is. the enjoyable part is my coworkers.

The hardest part of the job is monitoring all four screens when you are only lunch closer.

The restaurant is just like most restaurants where the pay is incredibly low while expecting you to make most of your wages in tips. The management is where the main problem lies, they have no vision or aspirations and are willing to walk over their employees for any reason. They have a program in place for advancement within the company but the speed – more... depends on opening which it seem are never there as I have witnessed countless people go in and out of the program wait on an opening for years afterwards. They are incredibly flexible on shifts and do go out of the way to work with you on that. – less

-Great company to work for !
-Ive gained several job titles and I'm still learning.
-Management is great and works well with you.
-what I enjoy most about this complany -how everyone is treated as family and the great interaction you create with customers.

Gained a lot of experience with customer service. Learned how to work in a team enviornment. Worked closely with the hosts and servers. Hardest part of the job was never knowing what you were going to make or how long you would be there. I enjoyed my time with co-workers, they made it a very nice environment.

some days were good, others not so much. worked for a manager that would rather gossip than anything

I always start my shift at a slow hour that lets me prepare for a customer impact such as parties and reservations. I learned how to open up more, because this entry level job puts me on the spot to socialize, which has helped me. Management makes time for me and retraining is always available. The hardest part of the job is when I accept more tasks – more... than I can handle, including when a coworker calls out. I love making successful jokes for the customers and guests to keep them feeling at home. – less

simple job running a register and taking orders. management was ok, the co workers were ok, and the hardest part of the job was when the store was busy and having to multitask with the orders