From "great!" to "horrible" and everything in between - Corporate (Support Center) Employee Famous Dave's Employee Review

3.0
Oct 24, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome atmosphere and great culture. Very inclusive in approach, everyone is apart of the "Famous Family". Great brand recognition, it's fun to answer the question, "so where do you work?". Coworkers are great, everyone is very friendly and open. They have a good vision for how they want the culture to be. Great food :) (keep in mind when reading these reviews that most of the restaurants are owned by franchisees, so experiences can vary drastically from restaurant to restaurant, similarly my review is based only on my experience a the corporate office of FDA)

Cons

Way too high of expectations. They are trying to run every department with way too few employees and still expect above and beyond what a fully staffed organization would expect. Having high expectations isn't a bad thing, but it gets to the point where you end up accomplishing nothing (or nothing you want to put your name to) because there is so much that needs to be done that everything gets half done. When something gets close to being done, you have to stop and move to the next thing and then (surprise, surprise) what you've left as "kind of done" blows up in your face. A trend on the executive team seems to be: disorganized, crazy (seriously), unrealistic, and working for the "board" not for the guests or even for the employees.

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5.0
May 22, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Served great food. Fun place to work

Cons

Smell gets to be too much.

3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours, evenings and weekends to work around f/t day job, variety, fairly easy. Earn tips. Not as much as a server, but helpful considering the wage.

Cons

One of the managers in particular has a fragile ego/insecurities and tends to go on power trips. He takes out his mood on employees. There are also favorites, and if you are not one of them he does not treat you well. Yelling, condescension, snide comments, etc. Some employees have worked there for MANY years and still make the same wage they did when they were hired. Experience, leadership & training needs to be recognized and rewarded.

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