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Woodmont Grill

I worked at Woodmont Grill as a server, and while I met some truly amazing people there, the overall experience left a lot to be desired, mainly because of the toxic management and rigid corporate structure.

The people I worked with—other servers, bartenders, and kitchen staff—were honestly some of the best. They’re dedicated, hardworking, and really care about giving guests a great experience. But, unfortunately, that’s where the positives end.

The training process was incredibly tough, and I’m not exaggerating when I say that almost everyone who went through it ended up crying at least once. The managers were relentless with criticism and often made us feel like we should be thankful just to have a job there. It felt like they were gaslighting us, making us believe that the stress and negativity were just part of the "opportunity."

Once you’re through training, it doesn’t get much better. Every little thing you do is micromanaged, and there’s no room for creativity or even just being yourself. The worst part? You never hear anything positive from management—only what you’re doing wrong. It’s exhausting and really wears you down.

It’s no surprise that they have such a high turnover rate. The few people who’ve been there for years seem miserable and have just accepted the toxic culture as normal, which is pretty sad.

In the end, the pay and benefits don’t come close to making up for the mental and emotional toll this job takes on you. The constant microaggressions from management and the overall stress just aren’t worth it.

If you’re thinking about working at Woodmont Grill, I’d seriously consider if the money is worth your mental health. For me, it wasn’t.



The training is intense.  However, if you want to get a start serving this prepares you to do well by yourself on the floor.  You can only take three tables at a time which is manageable for the level of service you are required to provide. There is a permanent schedule which means you have permanent shifts you work and you have to work a minimum of four shifts a week. To get your perm day off you have to switch with a coworker or drop one shift and pick up two which has to be approved by a manager. I REALLY enjoyed taking care of the guest and the job overall was not terrible but management really takes a good thing and turns it bad. The general manager nitpicks and has clear biases as well as the less senior managers. They choose which coworkers they bother and which ones they do not based on whatever unknown criteria they have. Also, lots of microaggressions if you're a minority from management and coworkers that have racial biases. Money is good especially for the mindless work. If you can deal with the micromanagement and pettiness you will be fine with a I work and go home attitude. 

I worked at Woodmont Grill for multiple years before deciding to leave. There is constant turnover of servers and greeters, and you only get hired if management considers you “pretty enough”. People get reprimanded constantly for menial mistakes, creating anxiety for employees and absolutely no job security, no matter how long you’ve worked there or how many shifts you’re willing to work. There is no empathy, consideration of an employee’s time or health, and no room for error. After years of being bullied by management (which also turns over about once a year), I decided to move on to a restaurant of similar caliber where I make the same, if not more than at Woodmont. However, I cannot put a price on how much happier I am now. Please use this review as a caution and consider applying elsewhere.

This is the most stressful, and depressing job i have ever had. I would not recommend working at this place.  Managers are so manipulative, mean, and disrespectful which makes most of the employees treat each other bad. 
There’s a huge lack of professionalism and humanitarianism.  They choose who ever they want to be friends with and chit chat. Managers make fun of you and if they don’t like you, they’ll treat you how ever they want.
Don’t apply here if you want be depressed and stressed.

I learned quite a lot working at Woodmont Grill, back then known as Houston's (almost a decade ago now). If you work hard you will go up through the ranks (server, check-wait, head-wait, and up to management duties) which is a great doorway for a young person to gain both experience and responsibility.

The atmosphere is always nice and the food consistently amazing!

The place is run by very young highly incompetent managers. Very unorganized. Hillstone is very structured but at the bathesda location they have horrible communication between managers. The GM is extremely scatterbrained. All 4 FOH managers combined might have 7 years management experience and it shows. Turnover is worse than any place I’ve ever worked. Save your time do not work here.

Manager flaunted her status. Would often eat & drink costly meals in front of workers. Threw out items at end of shift rather than offering to kitchen help. Catered to ownership visits while leaving staffing tasks aside. Would manipulate employees tips and use payment of tips as bargaining tool. Turnover very high among quality staff.

Pros
Can make great money as a greeter and they are very open to promoting from within.

Good money because of the higher menu price point, with more consistency than most industry jobs

Cons
Also, work life balance may be hard to manage in the beginning

Long hours, but fairly compensated

This was a challenging job, and definitely was a lot more than what other greeters / hostesses are used to. You answer the phone, greet guests, manage the wait list and clean tables.

Management looks like they just got back from the 8th grade dance. 

Pay for parking so factor that into what you think you will make. 

Manager is not an effective communicator.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Sushi chef 11 salaries reported	$25.00 per hour
Line cook 10 salaries reported	$22.50 per hour
Server 3 salaries reported	$3,333 per month
Greeter 1 salary reported	$27.50 per hour
Cook 1 salary reported	$21.50 per hour

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