Great company, awful management - associate level 3 In-N-Out Burger Employee Review

2.0
4 Feb 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free burger on shift Sick time/vacation time Some coworkers are fun but few

Cons

No individuality Strict appearance Dehumanizing Favoritism by managers No seniority in promotion Most managers are rude and don’t care about you as an individual. Managers are quick to assume things about you. When asked for new opportunities for growth they push aside and give opportunities to people with less experience with the company (also favoritism involved). Overall it built up over time until you look like an idiot and hate your life. You feel like it’s all your fault but it’s the company’s narcissistic attitude and manipulation to make you feel like you don’t matter. You are only $ to them not a human. Rules don’t apply to managers… they can wear what they want and have tattoos show but it’s not okay when an associate does it. Also management ignores when their favorites break dress code but will say something to people they don’t care about. People make to many friends here and it creates drama.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

In-N-Out Burger is largely a company that is exactly what they appear to be. Truly committed to superior product quality and incredible customer service. While there are always some low performers/bad eggs in any company, it is few and far between at INO. It is a company where performance is acknowledged and rewarded, and the company is phenomenally supportive and spends a lot of money to reward performance (trips around the world for hitting goals, etc. INO pays incredible wages and gives you ample opportunity to make more money and achieve trips and such by hitting your goals. Because they pay so well across the board, if you are a store manager you tend to have the pick of the best applicants, as you're not paying anything close to minimum wage.

Cons

Schedule can be a bit demanding at times if you're in Management, but you are handsomely compensated. If you get under a Manager or Divisional Manager who isn't fair or seems unreasonable, that can be a challenge to navigate. Fortunately, these people are few and far between, and HR is very fair and will go to bat for you if needed,

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