Olive Garden Employee Reviews
Out of 1010 Olive Garden employee reviews, 73% were positive. The remaining 27% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Olive Garden improve their work culture. The Operations team, with 86% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Olive Garden compared to all other departments at the company. The HR team offered the most constructive feedback, with 33% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
Great they help eachother teamplayers
i like how everyone in there tries and the friendships ive made
We share high standards among us, including respect, communication skills, and an amazing teamwork.
They hold you accountable and care about development
Review from Sales Dept
My team is very communicative and understanding.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Making expectations clear before employees are reprimanded for executing actions that were unknowingly incorrect.
Taking action when a problem is brought up and not just laughing in my face. They need to make sure that they take things seriosly so problems like mine wont happen again.
Review from Customer Support Dept
Treatung everyone fairly and kindly
Communication, not beating around the corner giving the tools to succeed, and helping employees when they need help, and not chewing them away when they are asking for help
Communicating and understanding each other
What is the best part about your compensation package?
The mental and physicalHealth benefits
great Vision and ok dental from the start!!!!
Review from Sales Dept
I liked the dental plan i guess
Review from Customer Success Dept
OG invest in us & in turn we invest in our company so its a win, win.
That if i ever need it is a really good help
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Raise the hourly wage for servers.
Ive left my jobs here for previously stated reasons, i believe the management team needs to be held more accountable and servers deserve more compensation than they get.
Review from Customer Success Dept
I need to further my education
Review from Sales Dept
Yes i am undervalued and i deserve more pay.
Definitely pay is the main source, the fact that we have to do other things aside from our assigned jobs which we get paid minimum wage they expect us to fulfill other expectations higher than my pay grade
What are some of the best things about your team?
my friends!!!! the friendships and money have def kept me here long!
We're very comfortable communicating with each other
I like how everyone seems to get along well at work and teamwork is great
Review from Sales Dept
We all work hard and do what we can for each other.
The few coworkers that sre helpful
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Train everyone no ones knows what there doing
Review from Customer Success Dept
We need to work as a team. Everyone needs to pull their weight. You won't always like the people you work with but while at work you are their for the guests. Communication is a key part in every job.
One big improvement needed is the understanding of your area is your my area is mine. While it is okay to help coworkers with theirs stations codependency is not acceptable and the lack of surveillance in store is unacceptable as I have been assaulted at that job not once but twice.
Take accountability, be prepared for consequences. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
Coworkers are only an issue when they know they are "special" and they think they have authority over you or that they are superior to you.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Everyone sticks together like a family
it depends. everyones moods are different its a good day tbere and then can be a bad one
The smiles i brought to my cowerkers faces when i cane inti work.
Review from Customer Support Dept
Respecting each other and treating everyone with high standards
We welcome everyone. Diversity is accepted and encouraged.
Review from Sales Dept
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
We have plenty good culture there
Review from Operations Dept
Teamwork. Manager accountability, help your staff!
Fire the manager that are condescendent
Manager's need to be more involved with the team
Better communicate between managers and employees
What did you like most about the interview process?
I was hired and started fast
How quickly you got started
they were good listeners and good people to talk with
Interviews at olive garden are Very detailed
How nice they can be and understanding at times
Review from Customer Success Dept
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
They need to be more clear on whats expected
Review from Customer Success Dept
Be faster and not sit in the back talking while people are waiting up front
Be aware of what the individual is even applying for before sticking anywhere you got a hole to fill
Better comunication , better way to explain how the schedule of work is made
it took too long to hear back between interviews and orientation
What makes you most happy at work?
when it slows down and i can have a moment to myself while im closing, other than i go home more depressed.
Posted 7 days ago
When I get to serve people
How most people are excited to see me
Food and seeing smiles that we bring on customer's faces
The ability to help others succeed
Review from Sales Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Having management team practice professionally
Many things. Management and workload are the primary issues. Please hire more staff to ease the pressure on employees, and listen to their needs and requests. I'm not sure it can be improved without a serious change in direction from management.
Treat better the employees and respect them
Quality and presentation We need to be prepare for all shifts
If they switched out that one manager and stopped increasing the workload on servers i think this location would do better
What do you like best about your company?
The team the hours the pay and flexibility of working
The food And the wine
Clean safe work environment
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Management team and inter action
Firing people who call out all the time, and those who are late