Go somewhere else - Server/Hostess Cracker Barrel Employee Review

1.0
15 Dec 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Sometimes they can be flexible

Cons

No Breaks Hours are constantly cut Favoritism is STRONG They won’t fire dishonest employees. (Hosts taking money bribes to seat servers) They don’t care about you. They don’t care about the guests. They don’t care about plate presentation. They don’t care about correctly training. They don’t care about employees. They lose employees left and right.. they hire employees that they don’t have hours for. There’s ZERO communication Don’t bother going to management with concerns because they won’t do anything about it. Prepare to be made guilty for calling out even if it’s a legitimate emergency that you have documentation for Prepare to have managers and shift leaders and ETCs talking bad about employees to other employees. Don’t forget about the managers smoking weed ON PROPERTY.

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Cracker Barrel Response
2y
Thank you for bringing this to our attention! We appreciate you letting us know what is going on and we take these concerns very seriously. So that we can address this, please email us at employeerelations@crackerbarrel.com.

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5.0
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Pros

Good food to eat on job

Cons

Very busy with customers all day

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Cracker Barrel Response
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2.0
3 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Most coworkers were genuinely great to work with and made shifts more enjoyable. * The guest interaction and serving aspect of the job is something I personally enjoy. * Some shifts could be positive depending on staffing and team on duty.

Cons

*Management was often unprofessional with inconsistent communication and expectations. * Certain coworker behavior occasionally affected morale and created a less positive work environment. * There was a noticeable blame culture where issues were not handled in a constructive way. * In my experience, bringing up workplace concerns or uncomfortable situations did not always feel welcomed or supported, and it sometimes felt like speaking up led to negative attention. * Scheduling and hours were inconsistent, making it hard to rely on stable income. * Inconsistent scheduling sometimes resulted in difficult shift patterns, including working split doubles (such as 9–3 followed by a 4–close shift), which often meant not getting out until around 10:30 PM and then repeating the pattern on consecutive days. * Training was limited, and expectations were often unclear, which made the job more stressful than it needed to be. * In my experience, HR concerns or formal complaints did not feel like they were taken seriously or addressed in a meaningful way.

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