Pros
Truely is a fun place to work. Pay is average compared to other restaurants. Would like to see more pay for the little people..ie cooks hosts servers bartendars. Has timely feedback as far as employee reviews as well as a really neat way to decide raises annually. You do a self evaluation and the managers get togethor and agree to a specific pay raise, 0-5% with hardly anyone ever getting the 5%. But still usually all get a raise annually. I do enjoy my general manager and our district gm and reginal gm are terrific to work with as long as you remember they are not your friends. Manager training was done well in about 10 weeks time for new employees.
Cons
Unless you know the right people, getting time off is not an easy event in the management area. 50-55 hours a week, sometimes 60. Applebees needs to utilize a better way to resolve conflicts of interest. Many of their managers are dealing ineffectively with there employees. Turn around is being worked on, but is still relatively high. I think most restaurants around here are dealing with that issue, as our city has many many restaurants to choose from. Uniforms are dull, but they are working on that as well. Wish they would leave the menu alone...they took garlic bread away which caused many a gripe from our customers.