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The Cheesecake Factory

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Flexible, good place to get experience - Server The Cheesecake Factory Employee Review

3.0
Dec 1, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The training is thorough, the food culture is higher than average quality. It's a great way to start a job as a career server, and they were always very flexible with scheduling.

Cons

Working in a tourist-heavy location, my tips were very inconsistent. That's a risk of working for tips in a restaurant, but the amount of work we do is not reflected adequately in the money we take home. By paying us credit card tips at the end of the night, servers owe a LOT extra in taxes at the end of the year because $2.63/hr wasn't enough to cover the taxes. The company does the absolute bare minimum required by the state to "take care" of its employees. We were basically forced to waive our break periods, bussers and foodrunners/backwaiters made the same hourly wage as servers.

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedule, Steady amount of work throughout the year, Supportive team and management, Understanding for employee situations, Predictable workflow

Cons

Mandatory holiday work, Difficult to get weekends off, Restaurant does not close or slow down unless absolutely necessary

4.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

good pay to works worked ratio

Cons

have to work all holidays best time to make money is night shifts so really limits social time with friends and family

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