Does Cal Dining pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cal Dining employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cal Dining. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cal Dining?

81% of Cal Dining employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cal Dining 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cal Dining?

Food Service Worker (15) , Student Food Service Worker (7) , Student Lead (5) , Student Worker (4) , Marketing Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Cal Dining according to real employee reviews?

"free meal and you can work many hours" ((in 7 reviews)); "Flexible hours for students that have class" ((in 6 reviews)); "You get free food before and after shifts" ((in 6 reviews)); "Flexible schedules (a plus for students because of class schedules" ((in 3 reviews)); "Everyone's helpful and friends." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cal Dining according to real employee reviews?

"not flexible and low pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "The management is awful, they do not direct you into what they expect of you giving the illusion of autonomy then in turn, telling you everything you did is incorrect." ((in 3 reviews))

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Cal Dining Reviews

3.7

81% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture and values

3.5

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Compensation and benefits

Cal Dining has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cal Dining employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

80 reviews

4.0

3 Jul 2023

nice

Student food service worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

friendly staff and nice environment

Cons

There's not much downsides for this part-time position

4.0

18 Oct 2019

Crossroads Student Lead

Student manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

This job gives you so many opportunities to meet and become friends with incredible people. The employees here are the absolute best. The pay is also competitive and you learn a lot about management skills for a large company.

Cons

Cal Dining has some bureaucratic issues and a lack of communication between levels. It is also very hard, tiring work.

2.0

27 Mar 2017

Student workers beware

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Working with other students who understand the struggle of working to pay for rent and rising living costs while in school -Free meal per shift

Cons

-No training -Heavily underpaid -No paid sick days -Only one meal per shift -No formal procedure to file grievances -Students quitting left and right, leaving huge gaps during shifts --> remaining students who can't quit have to work harder to compensate during busy hours

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