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Dairy Queen is a fast food restaurant chain.

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Dairy Queen job reviews

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  • Best thing

    the people i work with

    Worst thing

    the owner/manager

    3.5

    Crew member at Dairy Queen, February 2025

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    Not enough staff, rude customers, high volume orders with no more than 3 on shift

    3.1

    Employee at Dairy Queen, February 2025

  • Best thing

    My grill people

    Worst thing

    The managers not doing there job

    2.7

    Grill prep cook at Dairy Queen, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Coworkers

    Worst thing

    Working the window and serving the people

    2.3

    Employee at Dairy Queen, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Making people smile and having to talk to some friends

    Worst thing

    Coworkers are sometimes blunt and rude, they can bully people because of out of work reasons too. Also when I'm there I mainly don't do my school work.

    3.2

    Fast food worker at Dairy Queen, February 2025

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  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    When it gets busy

    5.6

    Cook at Dairy Queen, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Flexible scheduling, good compensation.

    Worst thing

    Toxic coworkers.

    6.8

    Manager at Dairy Queen, February 2025

  • Best thing

    My coworkers and their vibes

    Worst thing

    My general manager taking every single job she has and puts it on us employees.

    1.0

    Employee at Dairy Queen, February 2025

  • Best thing

    I can work a bit alone

    Worst thing

    I don’t get hours

    3.3

    Employee at Dairy Queen, February 2025

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    Upper management like the district manager is rude

    1.6

    Grill cook at Dairy Queen, January 2025

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  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    The public
    The staff
    The maintenance company

    5.4

    Employee at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    The pay

    Worst thing

    rude coworkers who don’t get punished. Managers who don’t understand reasons for confusion or struggle.

    4.8

    ICE cream maker at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    My coworkers

    Worst thing

    Everything but my coworkers, managers are horrible, dirty workspace

    2.1

    Team member at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    I don't work nights or weekends

    Worst thing

    Lack of.help

    4.2

    Cook at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Our boss is amazing and flexible.

    Worst thing

    Customers can be extremely rude

    8.6

    Manager at Dairy Queen, January 2025

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  • Best thing

    It’s easy

    Worst thing

    It’s revolved around favoritism

    3.5

    Food service employee at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Working with other people

    Worst thing

    It’s slow like the store isn’t busy enough

    8.2

    Service team member at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    I enjoy working with people

    Worst thing

    Expected to do the some aspects of the job in a shorter amount of time than is actually needed

    3.7

    Shift manager at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    I can’t think of anything to say.

    Worst thing

    Pay per hour, hours per shift/week, not kept clean enough or up to food safety standards

    3.4

    Employee at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    can do whatever i want

    Worst thing

    mean managers

    3.0

    Employee at Dairy Queen, January 2025

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  • Best thing

    Staff depending on whose scheduled, nice costumers occasionally, free small drink

    Worst thing

    Lack of help from management, running the store with 3 or less people with little to no help depending on the day and who is scheduled

    2.5

    Crew member at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    free food and only easy if u make it easy

    Worst thing

    the store and management as a whole

    1.8

    Shift lead at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    having a close relationship with all the employees

    Worst thing

    managers acting entitled.

    1.5

    Manager at Dairy Queen, January 2025

  • Best thing

    50% is pretty nice

    Worst thing

    The management is horrible, most of the time your coworkers are mean, no one treats you with respect, everyone talks bad about each other.

    2.6

    ICE cream maker at Dairy Queen, December 2024

  • Best thing

    Good high school job but can get VERY boring after a couple years

    Worst thing

    Some managers are strict as well as the boss about how much work is necessary and doesn’t see the problem in everyone else being on their phone but makes a problem with a couple people

    1.3

    Stock worker at Dairy Queen, December 2024

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  • Best thing

    No doing anything while workinft

    Worst thing

    Taking up a lot of my time

    6.4

    Cashier at Dairy Queen, December 2024

  • Best thing

    My boss does does actually work every day with us over lunch rush which gives me respect for her, my supervisors are nice and rarely disrespectful to me, and it is a very easy job

    Worst thing

    The repetition of doing the same exact things every day is very degrading, very transphobic and homophobic attitudes of some coworkers, it's so easy to call in sick most people don't get their shift covered, some employees were so poorly trained all they do is stand around and not thing gets done, the boss is well aware of people who call in sick everyday or don't contribute and she does nothing to help, and the customer around here also just treat you like the help

    4.8

    Employee at Dairy Queen, December 2024

  • Best thing

    Finding people who do the same things as me and understanding

    Worst thing

    Everything I only get 10 minute paid breaks , they don’t give me more hours, get in the way of my school, and disrespect general manager who doesn’t do entering but boss people around

    1.9

    Employee at Dairy Queen, December 2024

  • Best thing

    everyone is so sweet and friendly, very communicative and willing to help.

    Worst thing

    alot of customers

    8.3

    Crew member at Dairy Queen, December 2024

  • Best thing

    Most of my coworkers, regular customers

    Worst thing

    A select few coworkers, online orders, impatient customers, customers with big orders, finding my own coverage when calling in sick an hour (or less) before my shift, pay discrepancies between employees, favoritism from the general manager

    6.1

    Employee at Dairy Queen, December 2024

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  • Best thing

    It’s super easy and they hire a lot of people so as long as you follow directions and get stuff done you normally stay.

    Worst thing

    There is high turnover, I don’t get enough hours, I was underpaid by 50¢ for 5 months, it gets very boring

    8.1

    Crew member at Dairy Queen, December 2024

  • Best thing

    I do have a pretty set schedule

    Worst thing

    Hrs can vary, incompetent new workers, not enough help from higher ups, overlooked for growth,

    1.4

    Crew member at Dairy Queen, December 2024

  • Best thing

    Working with friends

    Worst thing

    The customers

    5.5

    Manager at Dairy Queen, November 2024

  • Best thing

    The best things about my job is the opportunity to serve others and make friends.

    Worst thing

    The worst parts about my job is the lack of pay that I believe I deserve. I believe the management is sloppy and I should be getting more.

    6.9

    Back of house team member at Dairy Queen, November 2024

  • Best thing

    The customers

    Worst thing

    A boss who doesn't care and coworkers who'd rather be on their phones instead of working.

    2.4

    Manager at Dairy Queen, November 2024

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  • Best thing

    The environment is really good. I work with my closest friends.

    Worst thing

    the lay, absolutely. it’s so hard to get a raise and get paid what you deserve.

    8.2

    Crew leader at Dairy Queen, November 2024

  • Worst thing

    Communication is very terrible. Management training is terrible
    The company is extremely dramatic it needs to be fixed by individuals who actually care about the organization.

    1.6

    Grill cook at Dairy Queen, November 2024