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Stay far away - toxic leadership - Events Manager Restaurant Associates Employee Review

1.0
16 Aug 2024
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Pros

Free food fringe benefit was helpful for the budget :)

Cons

Leadership of the unit GM and the regional director is perfunctory at best. Unbelievably low morale from Leadership on down - snake pit of dysfunction and poor ethic. The unit leader where I was continuously used racial epithets and derogatory language to and about staff, mercurial mood and yelled at staff frequently. I protected my team and cultivated a strong sense of trust and excellence in my associates. I hope they're all doing OK and have found better places to flourish, ones with leadership that enables their teams to demonstrate their curiosity, collaboration, and actively encourages their development.

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Restaurant Associates Response
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I am terribly sorry your experience with us did not line-up with our Core Values and Culture of CARE. From the top down our commitment is to our associates; We are continuously reviewing and making improvements striving to ensure our associates are connected to the business. We encourage you to provide further feedback, so that we can better understand your individual concerns, please email us info@restaurantassociates.com

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Cons

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Pros

If you work the right contract the holiday schedule is nice. Never ending supply of company branded temu quality merch as gratitude for a job well done.

Cons

Tend to make knee jerk reactions in management. Upper management support is performative. Endless half useful meetings that should be emails given they tout a great work life balance but bog you down in processes that change weekly. Merit increases are measly at best. Required 50 hr work week but it’s frequently 55-60. Vacation and sick time are taken in half day intervals so leaving an hour early results in a half day loss. No real system allowing breaks for lunch. I was told i could sit down for 15 mins at the end of lunch service to eat but that is seldom achievable. HR will throw you under the bus given the first opportunity and will not support you when dealing with problematic employees. Management turnover is extremely high.

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