Olive Garden Careers and Employment

Work wellbeing

Results based on 12,536 responses to Indeed's work wellbeing survey.

Work wellbeing score is Average, 69 out of 100

Happiness

How enjoyable people find their day-to-day life at work

Average

Purpose

How meaningful people find their work

Average

Satisfaction

How content people feel with the way things are at work

Average

Stress-free

How manageable people find their work stress

Below average

About the company

CEO
Rick Cardenas
78%
approve of Rick Cardenas's performance

Founded
1982
Company size
more than 10,000
Revenue
$1B to $5B (USD)
Industry
Restaurants & Food Service
Headquarters
1000 Darden Center Drive ...
Link
Olive Garden website

Olive Garden is the leading restaurant in the Italian dining segment, with 850+ restaurants globally, more than 95,000 employees and $3.8 billion in annual revenue. Olive Garden belongs to the Darden family of restaurants, which includes seven other well-established restaurant brands: LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's, Yard House and Cheddar's....

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Salaries

Salary estimated from 10.5K employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed.

Benefits

Employees at Olive Garden have reported receiving these benefits. They will vary by role and location.

Retirement plan

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Flexible schedule

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Stock purchase plan

Disability insurance

Quarterly bonus

401k matching

Employee discount

Parental leave

Professional development assistance

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Rating overview

Rating is calculated based on 15K reviews and is evolving.

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Reviews

Server in Sterling, VA

on June 8, 2021

Being a server is stressful but rewarding

I worked at Olive Garden for over two years. I moved and actually like it enough that when I moved back home a year later I came back to work for them again. I loved the atmosphere and coworkers. Management was good but also depends on the individual obviously. I saw opportunity to grow at Olive Garden but dealing with rude customers, I’m sorry “guests”, really tests your patience. I grew a lot an...

Hostess in Philadelphia, PA

on September 21, 2023

Terrible

Managers had no respect for us-- yelled at use in front of guests. PTO days were overlooked and frowned upon. There is no set time to leave since you work at a restaurant. You could not take a day off unless you got someone to cover your shift.

To-Go Specialist in Muskegon, MI

on September 21, 2023

Supportive, good people

It's a good place I recommend working at olive garden. You rarely have nothing to do because we are usually pretty steady or we are busy, and management is good.

Server/Service Professional in Wellington, FL

on September 21, 2023

It's a nice family oriented place

I really enjoyed working for the company. They are very well rounded and respectful and understanding. They treat you like you want to be there always helpful and they made sure your hours were well worked out

Bartender/Server in Largo, FL

on September 21, 2023

Good training. Probably the hardest to wait tables at

Caring staff. Good training to prepare you to do your best. Always have you try new dishes so you can better describe them to the guests.Downfall is because everything, except the main course(and even sometimes including the main course) you will work harder than at any other restaurant.

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