Brinker Reviews

I worked at Brinker part-time for less than a year

Pros – Managers are some of the best in the industry. In confluence with the sincere, caring work environment, it is second to none. Excellent employee training.

Cons – Hard to get full time as a server. However 30 hours is considered full time in the food industry by many, so that may be why.

Advice to Senior Management – Delineate side work so that staff is not responsible for designating duties. This would help to ensure equity in designation of side work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Brinker full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great culture, career developers, many professional connections

Cons – Siloed departments, needs more R&D for future growth

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Brinker full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Compensation, structure, ability to move up and be promoted from within.

Cons – Huge company, small budgets, very share holder oriented.

Advice to Senior Management – Put more stock into employee ability to move intra-company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Brinker full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – great culture, fun place to work

Cons – downsizing, sold brands and jobs were eliminated

Advice to Senior Management – take care of people

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Brinker full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Casual dress - flip flops, shorts, tank tops are normal
Food/beverage connection - 100% discount at chili's, 50% at Maggiano's; there's always food around; company events often include margaritas, beer, etc.
Work/life - flexible hours; often see kids or dogs in office; on-campus gym
Relationship-oriented - collaboration culture; building relationships is crucial to success; CEO Doug Brooks sets great example, knows literally every employees' name

Cons – Public company - mood of company is tied to performance; more pressure if sales are down
Food connection - "The Brinker 20" is real
Large company - culture sometimes feels small, but usually hierarchical and slow in making decisions because have to check off and include everybody
Inconsistent leadership examples - Maggiano's president has great personality and very personable, Chili's president is dry, not approachable, intimidating

Advice to Senior Management – Keep culture and fun going even if sales are down
Find ways to get decisions made more quickly

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Brinker full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – The best restaurant concept I have worked for.

Cons – Its a restaurant it can get old.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Brinker

Pros – Location,culture,business flat organization, and industry

Cons – Fewer career opportunities due to the business shrinking

Advice to Senior Management – Keep the balanced focus between rev and costs

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Brinker

Pros – Brinker has a very casual work environment, which makes it fun to work at. Employees are, by and large, nice and hard working people. Multiple office events through out the year where are you are encouraged to get out and have fun with (alcohol included) which is rare nowadays.

Cons – The company direction is in question. We used to own a wide portfolio of restaurant chains and now we're down to just two.

Advice to Senior Management – We need less restaurant folks and more business oriented people at the top of the totem poles.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Brinker

Pros – Flexible hours, dynamic/energizing environment. Great working with the public. Ability to advance if you show that you want to.

Cons – High turnover rate, which leads to unpredictability in staff, clientele is difficult to work with and overall pay varies day to day

Advice to Senior Management – We need a better solution for customer feedback

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Brinker

Pros – It is good for a college student. I wouldnt make it a career but it was good for me through college. not bad

Cons – Depending on if you work in a big city it can be pretty slow which can be bad especially if you are trying to make this a career which i highly suggest not to.

Advice to Senior Management – Care more about the employees in some cases.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend