Olive Garden is a chain of over 800 restaurants in the Italian casual dining segment that offers a variety of Italian specialties. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 1382

TOTAL RATINGS: 10574

CEO: Dan Kiernan

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Olive Garden Happiness Score

The employee happiness at Olive Garden is listed in the Bottom 25% of similar size companies on Comparably. Compensation is an important aspect of employee happiness and at Olive Garden, 51% of employees feel they are paid fairly, 55% are satisfied with their benefits, and 51% are satisfied with their stock/equity. 50% of Olive Garden employees feel their work environment is positive meaning Olive Garden is not a happy place to work.

Last updated 8 days ago.

Where This Score Ranks Olive Garden's Happiness

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In the Bottom 25% of 1313 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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3rd place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

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D+57 / 100

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Who Ranks Olive Garden's Happiness the Highest?

Tenure - Less than 1 Year 72/100

Department - Product 70/100

Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander 68/100

Who Ranks Olive Garden's Happiness the Lowest?

Department - HR 16/100

Department - Operations 40/100

Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 40/100

Olive Garden Happiness At a Glance

Olive Garden employees rate their happiness at the workplace a "D+" (based on 2045 ratings). The Happiness score describes employees well-being based on various topics such as positivity in the workplace, opportunities for professional growth, and satisfaction towards compensation and benefits.

555 Olive Garden employees answered questions like "Are you satisfied with your stock/equity compensation?" and "How long is your commute to work?" In general, employees in the Product and Sales departments are considered to be the most happy at Olive Garden, while the HR and Operations departments are considered to be the least happy. Also, employees with Entry Level Experience are more satisfied at Olive Garden, while employees with 3 to 6 Years Experience are the least satisfied.

Olive Garden's Happiness score ranks in 3rd place when compared to competitors Domino's Pizza, OSF, Yard House, Pizza Hut, and Red Lobster. Olive Garden ranks in the Bottom 25% of other companies on Comparably.

Olive Garden's Happiness Trendline

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How Olive Garden's Happiness Score is Calculated

Answer	Percent
Yes	25%
No	75%

Do you feel burnt out at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	50%
No	50%

Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?

Answer	Percent
Yes	51%
No	49%

Do you believe you're paid fairly?

Answer	Percent
Positive	50%
Negative	50%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

Answer	Percent
Yes	55%
No	45%

Are you satisfied with your Benefits?

Olive Garden's Happiness Rank Against Similar Sized Companies on Comparably

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Olive Garden ranks in the Bottom 25% of other companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees for Happiness Score.

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