restaurant manager

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Working here was definitely an experience. The job requires a lot more time and physical labor than you would presume any regular, old theater would. There was a huge demand for proper customer related behavior and a selfless attitude as the "face" of the company when dealing with any and every issue. The posters were always fun to change, even though it is exceptionally difficult outside when it is windy and you happen to be quite shorter than average. Though the workload was plentiful and my hours sometimes exceeded the legal amount (My record was 73 in one week during Thanksgiving), the experience has given me priceless intuition.

The most difficult thing to overcome in this job was the not-so-subtle uneasiness with fellow coworkers. The majority of the staff were under 18 and in high school, making the perfect recipe for the "friends not coworkers" issue. A lot of them had been there for over a year longer than me as floor staff. When I got promoted,  a few of them took it very personally and did not want to take any commands from someone they felt they had seniority over. The attitude and personal stabs went on for a while before I brought it to management, because I was afraid at first it would make the situation worse and I didn't want them to see me in such a negative light. I realized that speaking professionally to these people about my concerns in private was coming across as pretentious, and I was getting nowhere. At the time, the environment felt more like a dreadful high school classroom rather than a work place which was very frustrating. It was important not to stoop down to their level and remain professional, however hard that may be. Sometimes, even when you are respectful and remain professional, there will be problems. Inevitably, you will make mistakes as well and things will become difficult. As long as you own up to your actions and learn from them, you should be able to avoid them in the future and have a better attitude. I found that your superiors should always be aware of these problems and deal with them professionally as all management should be capable of, and the problems would be no more. 

Something I really enjoyed was leading the ushers during weekend nights. The rushes were hectic and you were always going as fast as you can. I thought it was cool to see everyone work as a team in every theater and learn each role. Even through the occasions of spilling wine-soaked trash all yourself while your 5 ft. 2 frame is trying to throw huge bags down the trash chute I was enjoying myself. Plus, it was pretty funny. And the satisfaction of calling a clean theater over the radio is so relieving. Especially when we use such a jargon that would cause people to presume we were in the military, such as the phrase "Sector 10 is code yellow."

This job is a "show up to work, do your shift, go home" kind of job.  There is very limited advancement (floor staff > supervisor > manager -- which is a very slim opportunity, because our location imports managers from other locations, and the manager group, while friendly, is insular and exclusive).  The base pay for floor staff is 7.50/ hour, which

I believe you can increase by fifty cents every year you work there.  Every year.  Seeing as I worked for the first two and a half years as a college student, so only summer breaks and holidays, I was making less than kids still in high school who worked there year round.  Supervisor pay, which I "achieved" last August, is 8.45/ hour, only less than a dollar better.  Kitchen staff, which I am currently, is only 9.00/ hour, and is constantly understaffed, which does mean there is not a shortage of hours, but often scheduling issues arise.  

The community there, in three words: immature, petty, and toxic.  While it can be fun sometimes to engage in camaraderie, nothing happens anywhere in the building that is not share with everyone soon after.  Personal gossip, thoughts on customer behavior, complaints about management, work, or pay, several of the kitchen staff quit in the past few months because of similar reasons, most recently, an hour into the employee's shift!

There were free movies with employment there, but honestly, I have trouble wanting to take advantage of them, because I do not want to spend any of my free time in a movie theater anymore.  And with so many restrictions on certain movies, odds are you either wait until you are allowed to see it, and risk spoilers from customers and fellow staff, or pay to see it, which nullifies one of two small benefits to working there.

Had a ton of Food & Beverage experience so I was an easy hire.  I was offered Supervisor role and then got promoted to Theater Manager.  I was at CMX for just over a year and they changed their philosophy and how to conduct business at least 3 times.  The pay was not terrible for movie theater rates, but WOW!! They expect the Theater Manager to do EVERYTHING!!!  Make sure servers are in the theaters, make sure tickets scan in correctly, make sure projectors turn on time, make sure food is coming out correctly, make sure bar drinks come out correctly, make sure angry customers get money back and don't ruin our ratings online, etc. MEANWHILE my GM was blowing up our phones every 30 minutes asking for ticket sales and to cut staff to make labor costs.  Be ready to leave at 1AM-2AM if you are closing and then reporting back at 9AM to open the doors.  Our Bar Manager quit and instead of hiring another one, all her duties was placed on other managers.  Our Admin/HR rep had her position eliminated, so all of her duties was placed on other managers.   I truly enjoyed the people I worked with day to day, but upper management, (GMs & above) and don't care about anyone but their goals & numbers.  My GM would make me cut staff so tight, I would be bartending, serving customers and running food all while still managing because I was salary (so it didn't hurt our labor cost) and because I was expected to jump in.  CMX jump-started my career in Management so i thank them for that, but other than that, absolutely mess of an organization.  Also the idea of paying 18% gratuity on high priced food for only 30 minutes of service is ludicrous.  Convincing servers to come in was like pulling teeth because they weren't making any money unless it was a Friday/Saturday and Marvel had a new movie.

This location, as well as the Orlando location, have a serious issue with effective General Managers and Kitchen Managers. Orlando is a smaller location, but Corporate seemed to favor them, over the much busier Daytona Location. Medium to high turn over of GMs and KMs at Daytona One. The environment, while diverse, is not inclusive. The General Managers I have worked under, with the exception of one, do not respect their employees, nor do they have any true sense of integrity. 

In my tenure, I watched valuable employees leave because it is and has been a toxic and hostile environment, most of the time.

The higher ups within corporate, as well as the primary kitchen manager in Orlando, keep this location under an unnecessarily tight budget, which they micromanage, that does not allow any of the managers OR the GMs to stay well stocked for lesser weekends, much less blockbuster weekends. Running out of food, beverages, candies, popcorn (what theater runs out of POPCORN, CANDY AND SODA). The bar runs out of draft beer, wine and liquors for weeks at a time.  CO2 systems failing during blockbuster weekends. 

Now, playing devil's advocate, while the managers, as a whole, could be much more effective leaders, the level of stress they have to deal with from their superiors makes it almost impossible for them to lead this location they way it should be. Running out of anything on a blockbuster weekend, that was further up than the on location management staff!

Great in theory. Soul-sucking for anyone who cares - including management!





Literally the worst job I have ever worked. I got hired when the place first open and quit within 4 months and didn't get around to reviewing but every time I remember I just get so irritated. I feel like people should know that this place will suck the life out of you. 

The managers are all horrible. They will work you to the bone and will not thank you. If you wanna work here just know you're going to be around annoying managers that will breath down your back. The only decent thing is getting to watch free movies but it's not really worth when you have to deal with these horrible people.

They literally at one point tried to hide our end times on our schedules because they didn't want us to know when we were supposed to leave. So they also monitor our bathroom times and tried to guilt us into not taking breaks. So many people quit in the first few months. We tried to report but the main headquarters didn't do anything about it.

They say they are a high end theater but they only pay employees about 11/hr lol. Just get a job at any other store in the Mall of America you at least get some kind of benefit and don't get treated like a donkey.

The employees there are great and I have actually met friends for life there. They are the only silver lining. Also the people in HR are great too. IT's mainly management that are just awful. 

Again I don't know if things have changed but if the same management is there I doubt it.

This location feels extremely neglected, it’s no wonder there’s such a huge dip in business, there’s no draw. I don’t expect that to see change anytime soon. The current location management team is actually decent with some exceptions, a lot of the main issues stem with upper management as many of them are out of any location staff’s control, and concerns brought up about the wellbeing of the location seem to go ignored. 

It’s also ridiculous how they continue to fire the late night janitors for seemingly no reason, to which minimum wage floor staff are then casually expected to do their job with absolutely zero compensation for months on end before they finally decide to hire new ones, but the cycle always repeats. Additionally, the already mediocre reward system for staff going above and beyond was removed for again, no reason. There is currently no system in place to encourage helpful behavior or reward staff for anything they do, and since that change there has been a noticeable decline in positive staff behavior. 
You’re generally better off seeking employment elsewhere, especially if you’re looking for consistent hours and any type of benefits.

I worked here about ten years ago. I recently applied again after being a stay at home parent and just needing flexibility since childcare is an issue for me. Unfortunately, i found that management are the same people who had been around forever. Also, then and now the interview process was way overblown for the type of job it is. Lots of questions that require deep thought with a definite wrong answer. They use secret shoppers to ensure you upsell and cross sell and will write you up if they find out you didn't. For minimum pay, they expect maximum effort. The hours suck. They don't staff a lot of people during the day so there's a lot of time spent alone in box office or cleaning the theaters. You are expected to clean or simply wait for the next guest most of the time because depending on which manager is on, you better not be caught reading or something even though noone has walked up for almost an hour. Honestly, the best part was working with other floor staff on busy nights. When its good, it's a blast. Otherwise, this place takes itself way too seriously which leads to high turnover. Save yourself some trouble and find a better job with higher pay that won't squeeze every red cent out of you.

I've been an employee for over a year, and in that time, I've grown to enjoy Cobb Theatres for its plentiful hours, enjoyable coworkers and workplace culture, and its free movie perk. However, management proves to be unreliable and inconsistent, while the pay is as bad as it gets. You earn minimum wage as a floor staff with the chance of a meager raise every year, and as a supervisor, you earn a $0.50 raise on top of your current wage. The physical labor and skills you perform on a daily basis are certainly not worthy of the current pay, and I always tell those interesting in employment with Cobb that you will not be paid fairly for the work you perform. In spite of that, I would certainly stay with this company for much longer than I plan to be if their wages were raised a few more dollars, and I still recommend this job to anyone who has no previous job experience, or for an employer who is willing to work with you if you have limiting availability. Though be aware, you are required to work major holidays as well as weekends!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being a server here is best job compared to the other positions, being a food runner is the hardest very demanding great perk is seeing all the movies for free and the food is excellent too fantastic kitchen execution / TIP POOL here IS THE WORST SO MANY ARE SLACKERS AND WEATHER UR GOOD OR BAD U MAKE THE SAME!! let that sink in a minute lol 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When you are working very hard, and there are other servers, not doing anything sitting down in the break room and they are going to make the same money as you make because of the tip Pool so there’s no incentive to keep the momentum going!! 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s good good higher standards and great clean atmosphere and energy throughout 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clock in get your micros and if you’re lucky one, there is a printer working too lol and the selected movie schedule check and make sure all the ice and the popcorn is filled and you’re ready to go to the first show you go from movie, the movie, the movie until the end of your shift

Company would rather focus on you cutting your staff to make numbers than fixing broken chairs or micros tablets. Ridiculous age policy of 21+ after 6pm, at a movie theater that plays kids films AFTER 6PM. We were infested with mice in every screen in the building for three months and nothing was done by corporate until the reviews flooded in online and we were reported to the health department. Management turnover in the first six months was brutal considering we were all asked to take on the work-load of three managers (and projectionist) that quit, with no additional pay or help from corporate.  Regional manager was useless and made baseless promises to management team every time he visited our location. Company ops-tech Nelson is rude and condescending if you ever need help with something. Kitchen management has been non-existent from the beginning. Two sous gone in the first month of opening, and no replacement due to the company once again trying to save money. The executive chef that did stay was useless and just there for the paycheck. If you want your theaters to succeed stop cutting corners and trying to save a quick buck, you’re only hurting the business.

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