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Awful - Catering Manager Restaurant Associates Employee Review

1.0
Feb 19, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

... .... Some of my coworkers are decent people.

Cons

Low pay, long hours, no support, no career development, and upper level management is a total joke(overpaid, lacks talent or direction, loves to micro manage, and is highly unprofessional). There has been cases of verbal/physical abuse towards our associates and other managers. HR isn’t informed and protects the said bad management. The work environment is negative and cliquey. I would never recommend anyone to work here.

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Restaurant Associates Response
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I am so sorry that your experience does not match with our Culture of CARE . Your comments are deeply concerning. We take these complaints seriously. There are many avenues available to our associates to seek help when things seem to go wrong, through our open door policy. I would encourage you to contact me directly rcerrati@restaurantassociates.com or you can reach out to our speak up hotline.

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