Toxic leadership, poor management. Work somewhere else. - Server/Waiter Laili Employee Review

2.0
9 Apr 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The front of house is tight knit good people. The chefs are very kind, also good people. The only reason I stayed for so long. Tips can be good when busy enough, otherwise front of house is usually overstaffed and tips are pooled.

Cons

The owner is the source of all the problems at this restaurant. He consistently demonstrates a lack of emotional intelligence and leadership maturity, making it very difficult for the team to excel under such a demotivating and dysfunctional management style. He is a hovering busybody that will get upset with you about anything and everything. What is worse is if management/the owner has a problem with the way you do something they do not provide constructive feedback, they just cut your shifts. Managers change all the time bringing in different leadership styles and different expectations making it tumultuous. Leadership will tell you over and over that one day you can become a server but you. Never. Will. so don't fall for it. Capable food runners/hosts who have been at Laili for years still haven't moved up. Schedule is sent out on Monday of the week.

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5.0
25 Aug 2019
Recommend
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Pros

love the fast paste environment and comradery. We all have a meal together every shift

Cons

schedule never posted in advance, only posted on Monday for that week.

1.0
29 Jan 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You can make decent tips for dinner shifts.

Cons

Poor communication, poorly managed, stressful.

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