California Pizza Kitchen Employer Reviews

Great company to work for with great compensation, 401k for hourly employees, stocks, insurance. Learned a lot from this job and wouldn't trade any of the experiences

The atmosphere is great the co-workers are friendly and work well as a team. I learned a new system to run a restaurant instead of the typical one person do all and the managers work well as a team. The most enjoyable part of the job is probably getting a big rush and having to go onto a wait list.

very great place to work taught me alot of things about the food industry that i was not aware of

Challenging position that is constantly changing and keeping me on my toes. Always learning new skills and developing.

General Manager for the Jacksonville Flrida location is very unprofessional. He carries on with sexual relationships with younger staff, drinks and parties with employees. Foul language, and lewd behaviors are prominent.

This restaurant always has customers, therefore, you are guaranteed to make at least some money. I learned to multi-task quickly and that utilizing team work was important. I enjoyed the food there as well.

Love this company. Great place for advancement if you are coming out of college and haven't choosen a career path.

I just received a 65% pay decrease due to new ownership. More work for less pay? You get what you pay for!!

When starting a new restaurant location far too many people are hired and they quickly dwindle down in numbers until they have a set number of staff. Unfortunately restaurant politics forced out some very good people and left some very unexperienced people remaining. It is just like any other restaurant where there is very little help from management. – more... Great General Manager got a transfer to another store. Loved some of my coworkers, they made it fun but at the end of the day a job is more about the general direction as a whole. Often strongly encouraged to skip breaks and meal periods. – less

its a good place i went to due store openings /help with inventory

The great leaders of this company are now gone. With them left the culture and quality of life.

Not what I would call my dream job but a good place to start when first moving to a new city.

5-7 hour shifts of both really busy or not so busy days. Cleaning, serving customers, expo food, buss tables.
I learned to listen to customers needs and also give proper feedback in a genuine way.
Got along great with co-workers. Worked well as a team. Very cultured work environment.
Hardest part of the job was being triple sat, but I had to step back – more... and take a breath, and figure out the best way to go about handling the situation.
I most enjoyed the many people I saw each day. I love talking with people. – less

Waiting tables is all about your attitude. Great attitudes and relatable personalities get rewarded as a server.

The food is excellent, the teamwork and supervisor involvement at my location was impeccable and the atmosphere was always upbeat and easy going!

California Pizza Kitchen is a wonderful place to work. A typical day at work is always exciting because we get to engage with new customers every day. Throughout my time here, I've learned how to work hard and what it means to work as part of a team. We work by the ROCK philosophy which stands for respect, opportunity, communication, and kindness. I – more... believe these four aspects are important in any place of work to have management, employees, and customers all work hand in hand together. Since I have worked there for some time, I've had the opportunity to start from the bottom and work my way up. This has helped me learned different responsibilities of each job title and how every person plays an important role in a company. Not only have I made life long friends, but I've had to chance to learn from many different people about what it means to be a hard worker and help a company grow and develop into something positive for the future. – less

A typical day at work would include organizing the host stand and restocking, making sure all menus were clean, seating guests, making sure servers were not overwhelmed, and checking on bathrooms every half hour for cleanliness. I learned how to work under pressure. Especially on weekends, the restaurant would get incredibly busy and customers were – more... not always so patient. I also learned to keep a smile on my face no matter what the situation. The hardest part of the job was making sure all servers were being sat equally and not one right after the other. The most enjoyable part of the job was ensuring the guests had a wonderful meal and service. – less

Work is inconsistent, but I loved everyone I work with. Lots of tourists. management has a high turnover rate

I was very fortunate to be working in very good locations. Two of the locations I worked at were in malls so it was very busy every day. California Pizza Kitchen is a great place to learn how to be a server because the menu items are very easy to sell. You will encounter every type of customer possible and you're forced to develop skills very fast. – more... The money is very consistently good and there are always plenty of employees to cover shifts if necessary. However, it is very corporate and therefore, very competitive. This is to be expected working for a chain restaurant, but this went above and beyond. There were charts in the back listing sales percentages of certain items. If you didn't meet a certain percentage for a straight month you were fired. If you had a bad review on a survey you were suspended. There were secret shoppers and the district manager managers would often come in unannounced. There was constant turnover, again, to be expected. I did not expect the amount of manager turn-over. I worked at a CPK in Boston for nine months, worked at one in Maryland for a summer, and came back to Boston where four (out of five) managers had left in a three month period. While I was at the CPK in Maryland for three months, two of the managers had left. It creates a very unorganized atmosphere. Other than the management working at CPK was pretty worthwhile. The money was good and it was very easy to pick up extra shifts. It was even easy to pick up shifts at other locations. I ended up doing this so often that I was even put on the schedule at another location for a few months. – less

I have a great team of managers that are very understanding and supportive. Everyone I work with is like family, we look out for each other and work as a team to make our jobs easier. Hardest part of my job is not having a set amount of income each week, it is a bit stressful. I just love being able to talk to people at my tables and make sure that – more... they are having a great night out. I have many regulars that come in to see me each week and that really makes me enjoy my job. Watching their children grow and just having that bond with people really makes me love working with people. – less