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boss is very kind. but that kindness kinda gets in the way, and we have some new hires that are difficult to work with. pay is abysmal. you don't work that job unless you have to gain experience. turnover is high of-course. but it's not bad. may gain some cooking experience if you are just the help and you do a little bit of everything. the people who stay there are there pretty much forever. I don't understand why they don't leave, my guess is that they expect a raise but it never comes. hardly any such thing as advancement. one woman told me she had been there 5 years and never once got the oppurtunity to advance up even though she knew how to close the cafeteria. the schedules are made on the fly, and the work is very disorganized. most people start running around with their heads cut off attempting to make food, and serve it, while cleaning at the same time.

I enjoyed working for Great Western Dining for the most part. I was salary so how you ranked your vacation or time off is a bit different than hourly but I had for most of my time with them time off as I needed and then some when we were closed for the summer. They company works hard to keep their colleges both administrative and students happy by providing good healthy meals with a variety of options and it was fun trying to accommodate what they want for the most part. The only real complaint I can honestly come up with is lack of communication and reasonable wages for the employees self included. I think that is an issue for most companies as the economy changes and availability of workers can be scarce. I will always have fond memories of my Great Western Dining family.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The students and staff at the college I was working in. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The food service director and manager are just on power trips. It was like you were back in high school with them as the mean girls. And don’t let the line be busy and long bc they will not help you in anyway. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Let’s just say there’s not much culture there. If your of color be careful because they will do whatever and treat you however they feel, and say your the problem. Always keep receipts of texts bc they will throw u under the bus. And the pay sucks

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It’s like being in high school all over again and the higher ups or the mean kids/bullies. They don’t allow much color, especially them at Seminole State in the kitchen/student union.

My experience working at GWD is mixed, i enjoyed most of my time there, learned a great deal from some pretty amazing people but at the end of the 24-25 school year things got tough ,the temporary management they  added  did not have managerial 
experience,  was young, immature, lacked  empathy and the desire to nurture a team spirit,  was quick to  anger and would yell at me,  in front of co workers, and  constantly interfere with my ability to do my job,. I want to add i do have a disability , which i disclosed 6 years ago.  i was told  on 2 occasions to just be normal, it was at the end of the school year and new management  was coming in the fall,  nothing was done to fix this terrible situation. This is my own personal experience with the management at my location. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Unorganized and unhappy staff.  Lots of confusion and jobs delegated in areas where they shouldn’t be.  Poor work environment.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Jobs that I was not hired for became my problem over and over again to pick up the slack of the entire kitchen quitting in 2022.  When asking for help I was greeted with no help and a poor attitude.  Walking in in the morning I would say good morning met with a handful of unhappy unresponsive people.  Could never find what was needed because the store rooms and freezers were an unorganized mess. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Culture vast work environment poor as it can get

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Non stop work even at the expense of having to use the restroom or being hungry

What is the best part of working at the company?
Helping the students have clean areas and utensils and good healthy foods.


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Poor mangement and the lying and not ordering items that are needed to do our jobs effectively 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Drama, toxic and hostile and not a positive peaceful environment and no support or effective training for new employees. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Negatively . People are two faced back standers with no compassion for students needs and untruthfulness and corporate just let things slide and mangement gets to do unprofessional things

When starting with GWD they were very short staffed and began to hire family and friends in order to replace the outgoing employees. I’ve always looked forward to going to work due to my interactions with the customers in addition to my peers. I learned quite a few new types of cuisine and was updated on new safety and sanitation procedures.  I’m very grateful to have an opportunity working for GWD yet would like to peruse more opportunities to grow and continue to teach others how to do the same. I feel that being a teacher, coach and mentor is definitely a pillar to success and I will continue to do my best to be that pillar.

A typical day of work, is open to close 7 days a week chaos.  You have staff that refuse to problem solve, will intentionally sabotage any progress you make. Your upper management will  hand handedly support you.  Your job is dependent on the SCC Employee who controll your work contract.  She hates everyone, create a hostile work environment, and will do anything to get free services and have you fired, because they don't like the contract they signed and will do everything in their power to make it so you can't the successful.  They have been thru 5 food service directors in less than 2 years. 

Job is very productive and working as a team together helps to get things accomplished a lot easier and faster. Learning new techniques in the dishes that are made. Management is very hard to please because everything needs to be done her way with the finished product. Not sure about the culture of the place.  The hardest part of the job is making sure everything looks good and inviting to. Seeing the smile on every face and the good words that are said about it,

In order to survive as a manager, you must forget about quality time with family. There is no follow up training for managers. They lead you to believe you are making the cut. All of a sudden, you go from hero to zero and you find yourself unemployed.

For managers there is no guidance by upper management No system of monitoring your performance as a manager.  They do not discuss what you are doing good and where you need improvement. GW does not practice progressive discipline for managers, you are only told, "I am sorry, but you are not working out..." and you find yourself unemployed.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Cook 38 salaries reported	$13.95 per hour
Dishwasher 32 salaries reported	$12.70 per hour
Cashier 24 salaries reported	$13.32 per hour
Food service director 17 salaries reported	$57,206 per year
Server 20 salaries reported	$12.36 per hour

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