Beware if you are gay. - General Manager Darden Employee Review

2.0
19 Jun 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The quality of life was decent.

Cons

Darden claims they are a diverse company, but Red Lobster in the DFW market is the opposite. The SVP is out to get gays. In a matter of six months, 6 GM's that were gay were terminated for various reasons. I had a great relationship with everyone at the company, including the SVP, until they found out I was gay. I was unemployed a few months later. They claimed I had been seen outside of work at a club that one of my employee's was at, which was against their policies. Of course, I had no knowledge of being out at the same venue as one of my employees.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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