Criniti's Restaurants
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    33%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    2.7(18 ratings)
    Career development
    2.5(18 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    2.4(18 ratings)
    Management
    2.3(18 ratings)
    Working environment
    2.6(18 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    2.6(18 ratings)
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    4.0
    Waitperson
    Feb 2023
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Working with Criniti's helped me significantly gain a lot of confidence and experience. Although we faced some trouble along the way, it taught me how to deal with certain situations. This place is only my second job and although I wouldn't go back, I don't regret spending 1 year as a waitress/host there as it helped me gain 1 year experience in customer service/waitressing
    The good things- Helped me gain a huge amount of confidence - Gained experience in customer service - Gained new friends - Worked along side people I knew - Helped me learn ways to deal with certain situations - Friendly environment - Professional environment
    The challenges- During extremely busy times, it got a bit stressful but my team and I always manage to overcome it - The company wanted to reduce pay to employees so they cut down the shifts, leading to understaff
    2.0
    Runner
    Mar 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Went on holiday for two weeks and never got a shift afterwards
    The good thingsThe non-manager staff where nice and easy to work with
    The challengesMultiple managers that didn't communicate with each other before instructing staff (told to do one thing by one manager and then told to another by the other, then you get in trouble with the first)
    1.0
    Section Waitperson
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Underestimate
    The good thingsThere isn't good things
    The challengesThe way of they manage everything's it's ridiculous
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Beverage Manager
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Shockingly unprofessional
    The good thingsNothing - the company is family run and run bad
    The challengesEverything - the family are impossible to work with
    1.0
    Restaurant Manager
    Aug 2019
    Incredibly draining and stressful with unrealistic targets and no recognition.
    The good thingsThe food was good, I enjoyed the community of staff all working together on busy nights.
    The challengesThe senior management of Criniti's was terrible to deal with- no support whatsoever, was the most stressful job I have ever had, the expectation to work ridiculous hours (14 hour days, 60 hr weeks sometimes) with no compensation when your contract was only 38 hours. Run off your feet each and every day with no recognition, only stressful demands from head office to hit KPI's and unrealistic targets. I was also expected to be contacted at all hours of the day with no time to switch off. Drove me to the ground.
    1.0
    Customer Service Role
    Jul 2019
    Worst job I had unfortunelty
    The good thingsCasual environment, younge empolyees
    The challengesterrible owners and managment, they dont know how to run a team, You are treated like a number and not a human, although the food is so tastey, you do not want to work here, if only you saw the bts
    1.0
    Bartender
    Mar 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Don't work there unless you want to literally run for your money.
    The good thingsOpportunity to learn a lot about hospitality and food industry.
    The challengesThe worst management you could ever imagine. Extremely disorganised, disfunctional and some very intense power hierarchies are obvious to every employee there. Very fast turnover rate.
    3.0
    Order taker
    Dec 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    25% Good / 75% Bad
    The good thingsAlways busy , you will not get bored. Multi-culture workers Easy with the roster
    The challengesPoor management as they do not know how to handle the workers and duties properly. No promotion or perks even if you do your best.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Order taker
    Aug 2018
    Great experience working in this team - recommended
    The good thingsLots of great people to work with and a great product. The salary is good for the industry
    The challengesGets busy on the Friday and Saturday nights
    3.0
    Runner
    Aug 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    ok but a challenge
    The good thingsGetting to know people from different countries
    The challengesUnderstanding the food you are serving as the chefs are hard to understand
    1.0
    Hostess
    Jul 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    would never recommend.
    The good thingsmy Co-workers were amazing. It was like a family
    The challengesPlates are heavy and hot. always burning my arm and managers never cared.
    1.0
    Food and Beverage Assistant
    Mar 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Wanted to leave as soon as I got there
    The good thingsWe are able to make Friends from different backgrounds
    The challengesTerrible Management, not professional, no manners
    5.0
    Marketing
    Feb 2018
    Part of a passionate family business that inspires
    The good thingsPassionate family business with clear vision and big ambitions. Italian great food and atmosphere. Feels like family
    The challengesLike all hospitality companies is bit reactive and quick turnarounds But at the same time that makes it dynamic
    1.0
    Restaurant Manager
    Feb 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Desorganised organisation
    The good thingsThe staff are lovely
    The challengesNot enough cutlery, plates, tap water bottles, no support from higher management, very unclean
    5.0
    All Rounder
    Feb 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    In progress to develop my best work experience
    The good thingsOrganizared legally with your work Many options to get shift
    The challengesMenu Good seevice Take order Career Communication skills
    2.0
    Waitress
    Jan 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Worked here during 2016-17 at the Castle Hill Criniti's. There were days that you were employed to work in and if they didn't have enough business, they would ask you to leave. Also, you wouldn't have a set time to leave, it was all dependant on when the
    The good thingsFood was fresh Waiters were staff and friendly to become friends with
    The challengesUnprofessional Head of Staff Hours were not stable, all dependent on when the manager would ask you to leave Walking down the stairs and accidentally dropping a plate Not much training, just a day's worth and then they expect you to handle everything well
    1.0
    Marketing Assistant
    Aug 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Average
    The good thingsFood and some people were good. Think most have left though now
    The challengesManagement is terrible
    5.0
    order taker
    Sep 2015
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    good and excellent job to do something and for starting of work..
    The good thingsthe environment, the staffs, the managers
    The challengeslow and bad management of staffs and the relationship between the staffs
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