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Red Lobster owns and operates a chain of seafood cuisine restaurants. read more
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We are proud that Red Lobster team members stay with the company more than twice as long as the industry average and that stems from a people-first philosophy that we have never waivered on. At the Restaurant Support Center in Orlando, a plaque from 1970 displays a quote from founder Bill Darden that reads: ‘I believe the greatest competitive edge is our people evidenced by the excellent job they do every day.’ This has since evolved to ‘The heart and soul of Red Lobster is our people’.

How employees describe working at Red Lobster

Teamework, communication, and less complaining about doing their job

At Red Lobster, the management's shortcomings significantly detract from the overall dining experience. One of the most glaring issues is the chronic understaffing problem, which regularly results in extended wait times and visibly stressed-out servers scrambling to attend to multiple tables.

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Very good food, nice environment, good staff

Hard working staff and very experienced

Seeing Satisfied Customers happy as they get their food and loving every bite makes it worth the crying babies and broken glasses

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What it's like to work at Red Lobster

  • Red Lobster employees generally work 8.4 hrs a day
  • Employees at Red Lobster report the work pace is extremely fast
  • 74% of Red Lobster employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
  • Red Lobster employees most often take 0-10 paid vacation and sick days each year
  • 33% of Red Lobster employees report they are happy with their work life balance
  • Red Lobster employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
  • 63% of Red Lobster employees call their work environment negative

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  • Red Lobster employees rate their overall benefits a F and most of them think the perks are Neutral. 33% of Red Lobster employees say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees also get 0-10 days of paid vacation, and most of the employees believe the cash value of their benefits is less than $500/mo.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • 78% of the same employees also feel like Red Lobster is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at Red Lobster.

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Aggregated Employee Answer on Comparably

  • Red Lobster employees rate their manager a D- or 51/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (86%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.

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  • Red Lobster employees rates their pay and overall compensation a D- or 43/100. 39% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 67% of employees get raises every year.

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23% of Red Lobster employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 13% are neutral and 64% would not recommend working at Red Lobster to their friends.

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