Excellent culture
Focus on hospitality
Innovative food programs
Strong emphasis on quality culinary
Cons
Compensation is good, not great
Restaurant Associates Response
5y
Thank you for your 5-7 years of Service with RA! and taking the time to leave a positive review. We appreciate this and strive to promote a culture where our associates feel valued and to provide a competitive salary. From the top down our commitment is to our associates. If you have any further feedback please email us info@restaurantassociates.com
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.