Does Merivale pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Merivale employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Merivale. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Merivale?

65% of Merivale employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Merivale 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Merivale?

Bartender (75) , Waitress (14) , Waitstaff (12) , Server/Waiter (11) , Operations Manager (9) , Host (8) , Bar Team Leader (7) , Chef (7) , Team Leader (7) , Chef De Parties (6) , Bar Attendant (5) , Bar Staff (5) , Food Runner (5) , Hostess (5) , Server/Bartender (5)

What are the pros of working at Merivale according to real employee reviews?

"work and meet great people" ((in 23 reviews)); "Great team" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 17 reviews)); "some friendly staff" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good training and management, can pick up shifts" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Merivale according to real employee reviews?

"Hours are long and some managers aren't great." ((in 28 reviews)); "Poor management and company culture." ((in 25 reviews)); "Horrible management, extremely toxic and catty culture, very self" ((in 13 reviews)); "bad manager" ((in 12 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 7 reviews))

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Merivale Reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(314 total reviews)

Justin Hemmes

54% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture and values

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.7

Senior management

Merivale has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 314 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Merivale employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

314 reviews

2.0

18 Jan 2018

They pick their favorites & turn a blind eye

Assistant manager - head office

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Staff incentives - Discounts - Culture - People

Cons

- They turn a blind eye to workplace bullying - Management are unapproachable - Managers who have been there for a while and have developed toxic behaviors are not pulled up on their behavior - Pay is lacklustre - Substantially understaffed & incredibly disorganised - They expect you to work overtime/go to functions in your own time - Blatant favoritism *its all about who you know

1.0

10 Feb 2018

Do not work for them

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free food You get discount in some of their venues

Cons

Terrible management Lack of organisation Position being performed by people with no skills

3.0

7 Aug 2022

A lot of ego to deal with

Social media manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Delicious food, great events, you get to work on cool projects and meet a lot of creative people

Cons

There’s a lot of stress and negativity that comes from the top down (as in, the actual top, Justin) people are so scared of him and his bad reactions that they micro manage and/or compete at every level. It’s not good when you can’t trust your managers.

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