Pros
Flexible hours with lots of opportunity to cross train on other positions. Shifts are often fun, but can be stressful due to fast paced environment which is par for the course in any service industry job .
Cons
Favoritism is a huge problem with in this company. Promotions and raises are based on who you are dating or friends with. I was there 3 years and got one $.25 raise. While the "men" in similar positions were given raises repeatedly and promoted constantly. One of the biggest problems with in this company is gender equality. The prettiest females were trained on bar regardless of their ability; average girls were trained on serving; plain girls were made hostesses. One girl was told that she was too fat to be a bartender and another was told she was not pretty enough. Another employee was blind in one eye and was told she could not be a server because her eye would upset the guests. I had to fight for a year to get moved to serving but only had to ask once to be moved into the kitchen. Then the struggle started over again; I wanted to cook seeing as I have a Culinary certification. I was put on prep and expo for another year and had to beg and plead and compromised for a loss of hours in exchange for training on fry station. Male employees were cross trained on all kitchen stations without having to ask. The turnover rate for this company is outrageous both for general employees and management. In my 3 years of employment I had 4 dining room managers and 7 kitchen managers.