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restaurant manager

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Xperience Restaurant Group

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great but expensive insurance. Paid, out of the state training and restaurant development opportunities. Compensation (managers salary) is a slightly better then other companies. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Long extensive hours. If you are hired to open a new location most likely they will be delayed a least 5 months from the day they told you. You will be stuck doing hourly work even though you are salary, to reduce operation coast. The only chef at Las Vegas location was promised the Chef title for 6 months and never got it until he quit; after that managers was forced to run the kitchen with only two weeks training and no chef for 2 months. A true disaster, total of 8 general manager, managers and sous chefs hired to open Las Vegas location only 0 was left before the store made 4 MONTHS old. This tells you everything about the company. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very strong and disorganized culture where you will be trained in different locations different ways but you will be opening/operating with a different crew that expects different results. Heavy environment due to high turn overs and long wait promotions that can takes months but the leaders expect that you do the job no matter what. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Making sure the operation had all ingredients, going over Health Hazard forms typically every two hours. Standing at the floor touching table and ensuring the operation was up to company time standers.

I worked for SOL in Denver, CO for about two years.  At first, the job was pretty great, money was great, culture was friendly and inviting, and more.  I truly thought that I found a great place to work for.  Over the following two years, I had to encounter five different groups of management changes since nobody can handle the amount of chaos the restaurant brings.  Corporate doesn't care about the wellbeing of staff members, specifically making you work in ungodly hot weather conditions in a long black button up and denim jeans.  Hope you like sweat dripping into your food--the kitchen of course was even warmer with no air conditioning.  When confronting management about your issues, they couldn't care less and speak to you with the most condescending tone.  At one point, you could make bank--now you'd be lucky if you make anywhere close to $100 on a friday or saturday night.

Backstabbing - toxic culture in senior leadership.
Task orientated
Call meetings for no reason - then cancel last minute or are late
Give projects - then don't follow up or give clear direction on what is expected - then blow you up on a call for not delivering what they wanted.
Make promises with NO intention of following through on them.
Talk negatively about people then wonders why they have such high turn-over or why everyone is suing them.
Flat out lie to you 


The worst company I have ever worked for. They have a culture of authority, they only care about numbers and labor they want restaurant runing with the minimum staffs and want 5 starts service , It's as if their restaurants were upscale when El Torito is a mediocre restaurant that has continued with its recipes for years, they haven't created anything new. Their business are going down every year , they are going closing restaurants constantl. The worst company to work for. I would not recommend anyone to work here. This company exploits its managers. The worst company ever do a favor don’t work here

Stay away at all costs. This company has no real structure & support systems are non existent. Theoretically everything they feed to you sounds wonderfull but when it comes to execution it is non realistic. You will be required to work every hourly position as the normal to effectively meet your labor goals. Hard work will never be appreciated. This company will use you and abuse you, chew you up and spit you out when you are no longer of use. 

This company may think they are doing a great job but my experience is completely the opposite.  The work conditions and level of safe working conditions are very low.  I have brought to the attention of upper management the issues with roof leaking, mold, improper functioning hood systems, electrical and return air systems; yet they do not seem to care as there are still problems and issues

If you can RUN LIKE LLEH. I felt like my only choice was to walk out because of the big lies they sold during the interview process. Horrible experience they never seem to give you the tools to be successful (labor/hiring/equipment/support) but will get crazy at you for missing revolving roulette wheel of standards. People are nothing more than an after thought when it comes to profit.  

I loved my time at XRG. I began as a bar manager and within the year became a GM. XRG has plenty of room for your professional development and growth. During my tenure I could call the CEO, VP of Operations…. At the drop of a dime and they always answered. My RD was thorough and provided me a solid foundation to grow and develop my restaurant. If I didn’t leave for a better opportunity, in a different industry, XRG would still be my home. 

I got hired through this company to work as a server at a restaurant they were opening in Long Beach. It was pretty stressful at the time I decided to leave and I started to not enjoy going into my shift but I do wish I would've stuck it out a little longer because they were just opening and still figuring things out. But overall it was an ok experience, I learned how to cut elote so that's something! 

It becomes repetitive after a while once you learn the recipes and routines.  Looking more for people to follow their structure and rules versus creating them.  Wish more focus was on the food and kitchen rather than systems.  Always felt hindered from progressing the quality.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Bartender 34 salaries reported	$16.28 per hour
Food service worker 25 salaries reported	$16.34 per hour
Restaurant manager 22 salaries reported	$78,455 per year
Beverage server 20 salaries reported	$16.32 per hour
Host/hostess 19 salaries reported	$16.97 per hour

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