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EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 329

TOTAL RATINGS: 3050

CEO: Dave Boennighausen

Noodles & Company Company Culture

Noodles & Company Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews

2.5/5

Noodles & Company's Overall Culture is rated D

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Professional Development

Environment

C-

Gender

C-

Executive Team

D+

Diversity

Noodles & Company CEO

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Dave Boennighausen

57 /100

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Noodles & Company employees generally work 8.5 hrs a day

Work Hours

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Employees at Noodles & Company report the work pace is comfortably fast

Work Pace

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65% of Noodles & Company employees look forward to interacting with their team every day

Coworkers

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60% of Noodles & Company employees report they are happy with their work life balance

Work Life Balance

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Noodles & Company employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week

Feedback

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56% of Noodles & Company employees call their work environment negative

Environment

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What's the vibe like in the Operations dept at Noodles & Company? How many hours are you working?

Asked to the Operations Department at Noodles & Company

The vibe is great. I work good hours.

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What is the best advice you could give someone during their first month at Noodles & Company?

Asked to all employees at Noodles & Company

During your first month, pay attention to what your teammates and managers are asking you to do, and please follow instructions. Write notes...

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How are the career growth opportunities on the Operations team at Noodles & Company?

Asked to the Operations Department at Noodles & Company

I think Noodles grows your career automatically because even before your first day, you start the video trainings.

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What is the hardest interview question Noodles & Company asks?

Asked to all employees at Noodles & Company

What is your availability?

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How innovative is Noodles & Company?

Asked to all employees at Noodles & Company

Noodles & Co is very innovative. The menu offers dishes for every age, dietary preference, and appetite.

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How can I get hired at Noodles & Company as a recent grad?

Asked to all employees at Noodles & Company

1. Get ServSafe Food Handler Certification. 2. Learn the menu. 3. Cook Noodles & Co recipes. 4 Apply online and interview.

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Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Noodles & Company

Bottom

35%

Noodles & Company currently ranks in the Bottom 35% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Noodles & Company

Bottom

20%

Noodles & Company currently ranks in the Bottom 20% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"

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-41

eNPS Score

20%	Promoters
19%	Passives
61%	Detractors

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Noodles & Company Culture At a Glance

Overall, the 329 Noodles & Company employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Noodles & Company are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Noodles & Company, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Noodles & Company are not very pleased with their team. 329 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Noodles & Company are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Noodles & Company believe the environment at Noodles & Company is negative. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Noodles & Company is comfortably fast. About 72% of the employees at Noodles & Company work 8 hours or less, while 7% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Noodles & Company are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

329 employees at Noodles & Company have reviewed Noodles & Company across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago. Overall, the 329 Noodles & Company employees give their leadership a grade of D, or Bottom 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.Employees at Noodles & Company are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Noodles & Company, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits. Overall, employees at Noodles & Company are not very pleased with their team. 329 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a D. Less than half believe the meetings at Noodles & Company are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.The majority of employees at Noodles & Company believe the environment at Noodles & Company is negative. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Noodles & Company is comfortably fast. About 72% of the employees at Noodles & Company work 8 hours or less, while 7% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.Overall, the employees at Noodles & Company are dissatisfied, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.