? - Anonymous employee Doherty Enterprises Employee Review

2.0
Jul 20, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They do provide opportunity to advance from the hourly level on.

Cons

Not enough managers to execute as expected. Company is moving away from the core values it grew on.

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Doherty Enterprises Response
9y
Hello and thank you for taking the time to write a review. It is pretty awesome that we promote over 20% of our hourly workforce to management each and every year! Regarding not having enough managers, it is hard for me to speak to this without knowing specifically what area/brand you are referring to. I can tell you that we based this on the business. In fact we have several restaurants that have 6-8 managers per location. Thank you as well for the advice feedback, we conduct round tables, engagement surveys, training evaluations to name a few to gather feedback from our teams and then we collaborate on best solutions. I would love to speak to you further to gain additional insight to your feedback. Please feel free to reach out to us or our HR Resolve it line. Thank you-Joanne JShannon@dohertyinc.com

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While working with many people that were joys to be around, management's overall lack of conflict resolution left much to be desired when issues arose. Hours also varied in extremes between understaffing and present employees not getting help they need on the floor or behind the line and overstaffing when brining back students during the holidays/summer and giving a position to whoever walked in the door. The latter which led to loyal team-members seeking out secondary or other all together roles elsewhere.

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Doherty Enterprises Response
5mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re glad to hear you found value in our training program and enjoyed working with your teammates—creating a positive, engaging environment is important to us. We also appreciate your candid feedback regarding staffing balance especially during peak periods. Your input is appreciated, and we wish you continued success in your career.
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