Does Swensons pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Swensons employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Swensons. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Swensons?

58% of Swensons employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Swensons 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Swensons?

Curb Server (42) , Server (28) , Server/Waiter (9) , Kitchen Crew (8) , General Manager (6) , Kitchen Staff (6) , Assistant General Manager (5) , Head Curb Server (3) , Head Server (3) , Curb Runner (2) , Kitchen Supervisor (2) , Line Cook (2) , Waitress (2)

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

"Good pay and a fun job" ((in 18 reviews)); "great people to work with" ((in 5 reviews)); "It was fun getting free food" ((in 5 reviews)); "You meet some good coworkers" ((in 3 reviews)); "Staff was friendly and kind" ((in 3 reviews))

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

"terrible management with difficult staff members." ((in 18 reviews)); "Good managers are an exception rather than a rule." ((in 8 reviews)); "Long hours and very hard work!" ((in 5 reviews)); "Corporate structure and upper management have flaws" ((in 4 reviews)); "Food safety is low priority for the sake of efficiency." ((in 1 reviews))

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Swensons Reviews

3.1

58% would recommend to a friend

(157 total reviews)

Jeff Flowers

64% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity and inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Culture and values

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

2.6

Career opportunities

Swensons has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 157 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Swensons 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

157 reviews

4.0

14 Feb 2026

Good

Waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Supportive and helpful co workers

Cons

Fast paced environment might be hard to keep up

2.0

24 Aug 2025

mid

Part time waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

we had pretty nice manager back then but she already left

Cons

understaffed, over worked and severly underpaid

3.0

29 May 2025

Good job

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good part time job to make money during your holidays

Cons

last minute work hours extension

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