Applebee's Employee Reviews in Mississauga, ON

It was a great team to work with. What I learned was that I like working in a fast paced environment and I am great with customers. The hardest part of the job was keeping up with cutlery rolling and setting tables for 18+ guest. The most enjoyable part was just always being busy.

Pros

discounted lunches

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Fun workplace but few opportunities for career advancement

Line Cook (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 2 June 2015

Worked for the company for 4 years before being laid off due to economic difficulties. Easy going work environment, health and safety retraining every few months. Not an idea place to work if you actually want to grow in the hospitality industry. Tips were pretty bad each week.

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excellent customer service

Server (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 12 March 2015

3 times a week i open the restaurant make sure everything is prepared such as salad bar, sauces, drink stand weekend i was one of the top server. i provided excellent customer servers assist customers

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Nice and Friendly

Restaurant Team Member (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 4 March 2015

Work at Applebee's was a great experience because I got to work with people who were older than me so I got a chance to learn and gain experience from my workers.

Pros

Discount

Cons

Mississauga

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Could be better.

Hostess and Server (Former Employee) - Mississauga, ON - 1 March 2015

General manager was nice and did her job the way she should. Whoever owns the chain should invest in night cleaners, quality ingredients, and the renovation of the restaurant to look more modern and classier. The employees do not get paid enough to clean the filth off the restaurant on top of their ACTUAL duties as cooks, servers, bartenders, hosts, etc. But to further touch on the quality ingredients bit, Applebee's should really consider that so they could mark up their prices with reason. The fact that their food is seriously inexpensive attracts all around awful clientele. You have to spend money to earn money. Maybe they wouldn't have to close so many locations if they considered this.

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Line Cook (Current Employee) - mississauga, On - 20 October 2014

The shift varies from a 9am opening shift, 12pm over dinner, or a 5/6pm close. besides morning prep, setting up the line for service is part of the opening duties. usually two cooks open the line on a normal day. management has changed but I'm not sure for the better, my co-workers are all lovely.

Pros

nice people

Cons

awful hours / awful guests

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Dish washer and Line cook (Former Employee) - Mississauga, On - 22 July 2013

Applebee's was fun to work at because there were many people around to work with and it made easier to go through the day. We were allowed to listen to music and that made it easier to work in. I learned how to work properly in terms of managing my time appropriately how to cook my new things. My co-workers were nice and easy to get along with and it was very multicultural. My managers and supervisors were also nice and did the best they could to help out and provide for me, The hardest part of the job for me was the rush of orders on a busy night however I enjoyed the atmosphere the best.

Pros

50 percent off food

Cons

Not enough working hours

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General Manager (Former Employee) - Brampton, Cambridge, Mississauga - 28 January 2013

Typical day included team meetings and communications, reviewing SnLs, ordering, line checks, expediting during service, touching tables, dealing with guest concerns, following up on cleaning duties, making adjustments to labour, etc.I always pay attention to equipment/plumbing/refrigeration repairs looking for ways for pre-emptive maintenance or solutions for simple repairs. I'm computer savvy and learned a lot about the use of Facebook/Twitter/Four Square in regards to restaurant marketing. I understand the power of team dynamics and how to perpetuate a positive atmosphere.The hardest part of the job is also the most rewarding. That is, bringing a group of people together that can get along and strive to promote the business as a team, and still be able to behave professionally under stressful situations. When you have the right team, the job is very enjoyable.