Avoid at ALL costs, no MATTER how desperate - Crew Member/Cashier Carl's Jr Employee Review

1.0
2 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

20%, 50% discount on meals - that is if you used it regularly enough

Cons

**Despite the discount, I DON'T EAT HERE, I bought a shake during a break and it made me sick whenever I took a sip. I even made it myself! **There's district/regional/general manager conflicts. **I'm sure no one at the restaurant likes their coworkers, and you consistently hear managers cursing the job, on the job. **The Carl's Jr I work at is disorganized and consistently lacks supplies. I'm overworked and sometimes never get a much needed break. Customers like me and come back for the service but because I'm the only cashier on deck I have to juggle cleaning the ever dirty tables, sweep THEN mop the floors, wipe down windows from the inside AND outside, clear restrooms, replace and take out all the trash to the dumpster and beverage bar which is all expected to be done in less than 15 minutes. And I tend to guests as they come in so I have to constantly restart the "circle of influence" so I can't get things done when I have things pulling me in 3 different directions. Not doable, and not conceivable--especially during lunch rush when the stress is greater. One manager threatened to keep me at the restaurant past my time even though the afternoon shift cashier had clocked in to assume my duties. **The place is filthy. I ate once at the location I work at (before I worked there) and the tabletops were sticky. As I got employed I learned why: the employees don't change out their sanitation bucket water and will continue using the same dirty water until it's opaque and grey. Remember that these buckets and towels have all the crumbs, grease, soda, and dirt cleaned up from guests' tables in them. Filthy. Disgusting. **SCRIPTING. Every guest gives me a dirty look whenever I ask them if they want the 1/3 or 1/2 lb patty for the thick burger, or to upsize, because it tacks on $2-$4 to what would've been a more affordable meal, into a over-glorified heart attack. Whoever wrote the scripting has probably never dealt with face-to-face business in the restaurant service industry.

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5.0
26 Mar 2026
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Pros

Fun, fast paced, positive environment.

Cons

It's fast food. If that's a con to you, then you're probably one of the people that should experience a year in fast food.

4.0
13 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

20% discounts on food off shift and 50% off during breaks and 30mins before or after shifts

Cons

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