Red Lobster Employer Reviews

Red Lobster is one of the ideal jobs I've been looking so far.
It provides me the ideal time of work and gives me enough benefits on my daily expenses.

Very good comunity of the work place. Organized but every place has their problems. Casual acts of improper management within certain managers

A typical day at work would be to show up on time with a smile on your face and ready to meet your guests needs. I learned that even after being there for five years I didn't have much seniority, they base seniority on age. The older you are the more it will be easier to get what you're asking for (shift wise). The hardest part of my job was trying – more... to get some weekends off. The most enjoyable part was the relationships I developed with my co-workers. – less

learned how to garnish meals according to company guidelines

Id keep my station cleaned an stocked.
deep fry. broiler.
it was not to bad but they need to actually lessen to their employes.

Preparing Food For The Day.
Keeping Up With Clean Dishes.
Keeping Inventory On Food For The Week
Making Sure The Front House Is Cleean Before They Open

- Very busy
- Learned lots of communication Skills
- Liked and Disliked some of my co workers however for the most part it was like a big family
- The hours werent very convenient
- Social aspect of socializing with everyone at work

The work can be overwhelming when you first start off but you quickly get the hang of it after a month or two. The people you work with are all kind and fun making each time you work that much more enjoyable. The hours can be unreliable though as they tend to either over hire or under schedule making it difficult to "make ends meat" at times.

Management – more... will often do what they can to give you enough hours, though you have to ask for it as they prefer to give it to those who want it. If you're a family person they can usually work around your schedule so you have holidays and the sort off, which is nice.

The job itself is very stressful. When it gets busy you are often told to do multiple jobs at once while under staffed. And rather than getting everyone's full support and co-operation, you will find most people would rather bump heads, making work very difficult and almost impossible to focus on the task at hand. – less

I loved working for Red Lobster, the training program was awesome, the management was superb, they would hop in to help whenever we were busy, always supportive and accomodating. The co-workers were tons of fun, work was always a blast even when we had a two hour standing line! The only difficulty I would mention would be that its customer service... – more... you get jerks in every once in a while. – less

Along with doing dishes i did prep work. This job can be stressfull do to the high amounts business Red Lobster receives. Management is really great, there is 3 of them which are assigned to each part of the establishment.

loved working there ,pay was good,great benefits and manegement was always fair and very caring about each individual

Although it wasn't my favourite job, i have good memories and enjoyed most days.

My co-workers are very nice, typical day would be constantly on your feet, Management is good.

I enjoy working at Red Lobster. I've learned how to work well independently and as a team.

typical day is u get things ready for that day
learned a lot about preping foods
management made it fun and wanted to come to work
co-workers for me i get along with everyone
hardest part of the job would be trying to keep up on a busy day
most enjoyable part of the job is the people and knowning at the end you did a good job

I started during a big transition in the company when the need to maximize profits with fewer guests came into eat. I slowly watched them cut benefits and bartender pay to have the servers have an automatic percentage of their sales, not their earned tips, go to the bartender and server assistants. I also watched them get rid of vacation pay for certain – more... employees, cut the employee stock program, and raised the rates of health care yearly but the insurance is HORRIBLE if you ever have the misfortune of having to use it. As far as advancement, I was promoted to Certified Server trainer within 3 months, but then they also got rid of the extra pay they used to give when you would trian. While training, you have no choice but to go at a slower pace and possible get fewer tables in order to ensure proper training of the employee, but apparently Darden does not value having properly trained employees or respecting the people that make sure they are trained according to Darden standards. This is a decent place if you don't plan to work here for a long time, but both General Managers I had for both restaurants I worked in were bullies and both have subsequently been terminated. They say there is an open door policy, but if the District Manager and Manager are friends, nothing will come of the report you make and it will also make your work life there much more difficult. You are promised the worst shifts until you quit. That is their way of firing you without having to pay unemployment. Basically, starve the person until they have no choice but to move unto the next cruddy job. I personally left the company in good standing, but I had a hard time in the particular restaurants I worked because of what I watcjhed happen to other employees. I can no longer work for a brand that doesn't share my values, nor will I eat at any of their establishments. If you get into a restaurant you enjoy, I say go for it. Oh, I also have a friend that is still working there and now is travelling to Saudi Arbia for a restaurant opening, although they are only paying $10 an hour while he is there. I realize they are paying his travel expenses, but we live in the US, so you kind of expect that! – less

prepare food for line. cook food to per order request. assemble food on the plates in a timely manner

Will work with your schedule. Wonderful and fun staff. You determine your pay by your attitude.

I absolutely loved working at red lobster. The staff and managment were completely wonderful. Everyone was very polite and the over all business was ran very well. The most enjoyable part of my job was knowing that i was going to work with amazing people.

As with all restaurant jobs, this was very difficult. But also rewarding.