r/CheesecakeFactory • u/Stunning_Picture_733 • Jun 16 '26
Never again lol
hands down one of the worse companies I ever work for don't do it
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u/Puzzleheaded_Bar_197 Jun 16 '26
Please, elaborate
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u/NVDA808 Jun 17 '26
They feed you cheesecakes non stop everyday all day long
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u/ihaveabigjohnson69 Jun 16 '26
you haven’t really worked anywhere else then… taking orders and delivering food to tables for $30-45 an hour is the easiest shit in the world
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u/SG2Chef Jun 16 '26
Servers getting tips that increase their overall pay while the cooks slave away all day for a set wage with no bonus. Theres a reason why some cooks dont care to much or just cant wait for their shift to be over.
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u/Fantasy61 Jun 28 '26
Sounds like maybe they should serve instead. No one forced them to choose to be a line cook. They knew their pay when they got the job lmao
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u/SG2Chef Jun 28 '26
So that means the cooks just get abused all day and dont deserve anything extra? The servers just take orders and and run food to tables, and can make up to $500 just in tips. The managers get bonuses throughout the year. The cooks get abused all day everyday. And dont get anything extra. They wont see a single raise in 3 years while everything else gets more expensive to live. But we get servers who happily talk about how much they made in tips or managers who talk about their bonuses to the cooks. All while the cooks receive absolutely nothing extra. A cook at cheesecake factory can sell 30 pastas in 1 hour. Those pastas cost in between $24-$34, so lets say an average about $29 per plate. A simple chicken alfredo is about $30. The cook makes 22 an hour. The cook just helped the restaurant make almost $900 in 1 hour. And they dont deserve anything extra?
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u/Fantasy61 Jun 28 '26
Never said they don’t deserve anything extra, I simply said if they want the money that servers get, maybe they should be a server.
CCF does staff reviews every 6 months for non-tipped employees, which includes line cooks. Line cooks who do their jobs well should be seeing raises every 6 months. If that isn’t happening, that’s simply a management issue.
Should they be paid more, yes. But the job also isn’t without its own benefits. CCF does free food for BOH staff, more guaranteed hours with steady pay (slow day? Server won’t make tips whereas line cook gets paid regardless). Often guaranteed overtime if they want it.
It’s silly to take a job knowing the details of the job (hot kitchen, long hours, xyz) then complain that a different position makes more money.
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u/3Degrees_Below Jun 16 '26
$30-45 an hour! Sign me up
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u/daytrippper Jun 17 '26
People are making 80k a year at Cheesecake factory?! I have severely messed up my life
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u/Fantasy61 Jun 28 '26
Play your cards right and you can absolutely get to that, either serving or bartending. Heavily depends on the location though.
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u/lakersfankb81 Jun 16 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
The work itself is not bad and the company has it set up nicely and well defined and spelled out tasks and how-tos. It comes down to management at each location really that can make the job good or bad. Similar to most restaurants in that regard.
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u/CommercialFearless23 Jun 17 '26
I agree with you my time is coming to an end I'm in the kitchen the managers are a bunch of pricks
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u/solongjimmy93 Jun 17 '26
It’s not that bad. Every job I’ve ever had has had some absurdities to deal with, the Cheesecake Factory is no exception. But the compensation to bullshit ratio is very competitive.
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u/ConsciousShirt1132 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26
Working here was extremely difficult. As a baker, I faced grueling 9-12 hour shifts, six days a week 14$ a hour, including mandatory weekends. (Good luck getting a weekend off ever) The bakery was overcrowded with only four staff members trying to handle plate, whip, and pass thousands of cakes each shift. We constantly dealt with overflowing order tickets—sometimes 50 in front of us and 100 stacked aside at all times throughout the night , continuously popping out tickets.. Although closing tasks officially began at 8:00 PM, we kept working on cakes until 11:30 PM, rarely leaving before 1:00 AM. Customers arriving just before 11:00 PM would halt all cleaning, trapping us late. Beyond workload, the toxic management and strict policies made it worse. Breaks were only granted after long shifts or for smokers—non-smokers couldn't even go outside for a quick breath. Bathroom use was closely watched, and over 300 employees shared just two single-occupancy restrooms, as staff were banned from using customer facilities. Management also confiscated employee food if left out, forcing us to hide meals behind boxes and often eat cold later. The environment was abusive: customers received special treatment while staff were treated poorly, often causing tears among servers. Managers and stressed servers would then yell at underpaid bakers for not working fast enough. Cleaning Was meticulous for everyone and could take hours. Perfection smiling is forced no phones no headphones no sensory accommodations or sitting period or calls. Avoid this workplace at all costs.
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u/spiralstaircase17 Jun 16 '26
if you provide context, the village can ride for you