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Sonic Drive-In is a drive-in fast food chain.

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Sonic Drive-In job reviews

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  • Best thing

    Love the people but having regulars to talk to I love it

    Worst thing

    Skeleton crew at times not having enough workers and working 6:30 am to close 11:30 pm

    1.6

    Assistant manager at Sonic Drive-In, April 2025

  • Best thing

    I do have more hours and pay here than working in my past jobs of retail

    Worst thing

    The worst thing about my job is that while the sonic corporation already doesn't care about their employees enough my operation partner is a very controlling person who doesn't even let the managers do somethings that their supposed to do then turn around and emotionally manipulate us on why shes so stressed when she takes on more work than she needs to. Then theirs her excessive cheapness where she feels the need to use everything even if very clearly old and unusable. what also comes with her cheapness is the people who are supposed t have a raise have not gotten it in the last 4 months.

    4.1

    Crew leader at Sonic Drive-In, April 2025

  • Best thing

    Fast paced environment
    Flexible hours
    Team vibe
    Customer tip
    Learning new skills

    Worst thing

    Rude managers
    Stressful during peak hours
    Fast paced with little pay
    Short breaks

    7.0

    Cook at Sonic Drive-In, April 2025

  • Best thing

    I love my team a lot

    Worst thing

    The amount of times I have to inform everyone basic stuff

    7.0

    Assistant manager at Sonic Drive-In, April 2025

  • Best thing

    my coworkers are really sweet and do their absolute best

    Worst thing

    long hours little pay management sucks

    5.5

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, April 2025

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  • Best thing

    The environment

    Worst thing

    The long hours a day with no orders

    9.4

    Cook at Sonic Drive-In, April 2025

  • Best thing

    At least break

    Worst thing

    Switch my schedule to one day a week and sometimes 2 days a week cut my ours short not letting me go when I’m sick

    2.3

    Crew member at Sonic Drive-In, April 2025

  • Best thing

    Getting paid, working with my friend

    Worst thing

    Not making enough tips to make minimum wage when doing carhop

    8.5

    Employee at Sonic Drive-In, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Free food, really good place to make friends

    Worst thing

    The labor is impossible to keep up with, every customer is impatient and so is the higher ups. The food is mediocre, roaches and ants everywhere and it’s on the higher ups, mold everywhere you look. I wouldn’t trust any sonic considering I’ve talked with repair men who fixed machines in other locations saying our store was one of the cleanest they’ve ever seen.

    2.1

    Shift leader at Sonic Drive-In, March 2025

  • Best thing

    coworkers and the money

    Worst thing

    managers and lazy worker

    8.4

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, March 2025

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  • Best thing

    Flexible hours and opportunity to have fun while working

    Worst thing

    Angry managers and customers along with lots of stress

    6.1

    Crew leader at Sonic Drive-In, March 2025

  • Best thing

    The half priced food is good ig

    Worst thing

    everything, the coworkers are rude, management doesn’t care about anything but themselves, the pay is bad and nobody really tips

    1.3

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, March 2025

  • Best thing

    We got free food but they took that away.

    Worst thing

    Your over worked, no breaks, you have to do the job of 3 people in the drive through but make no tip, if you make a mistake it comes out of your paycheck.

    1.3

    Employee at Sonic Drive-In, March 2025

  • Best thing

    The people that work there

    Worst thing

    The pay

    3.9

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, March 2025

  • Best thing

    N/A

    Worst thing

    Mangers don’t care.and staff doesn’t really do anything.

    1.2

    Employee at Sonic Drive-In, March 2025

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  • Best thing

    I got to know many good and funny people while keeping my mind elsewhere.

    Worst thing

    When people are being arrogant and rude for no reason. Getting blamed as a carhop for cooking mistakes. When others don't do their job like they need to.

    5.5

    Crew person at Sonic Drive-In, March 2025

  • Best thing

    Great team work

    Worst thing

    People calling out but usually it gets covered

    8.6

    Manager at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Close to home

    Worst thing

    Poor communication from general manager, not feeling supported by general manager to have crew members on task. General manager seems to want to be everyone's friend not the one in charge.

    5.5

    Kitchen manager at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Making Tips working as a carhop

    Worst thing

    Very very biased environment and unfair treatment and they overwork you for very little pay.

    1.1

    Hourly team members at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    The people the managers not included

    Worst thing

    The people that make the schedule have favorites along with the manager

    5.5

    Crew member at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

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  • Best thing

    People i work with

    Worst thing

    Everything else

    5.5

    Employee at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    free food cool workers

    Worst thing

    horrible pay

    7.6

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    You get to meet to new people and learn more communication skills.

    Worst thing

    The rude customers, not getting fair amount of treatment, and you don’t get the lay of the position you’re at.

    1.3

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Worst thing

    The customers. Some can be wonderful most are rude

    3.0

    General manager at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Fun environment very stressful

    Worst thing

    Stressful. Long hours.

    1.9

    Crew leader at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

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  • Best thing

    The coworkers, skating, drinks

    Worst thing

    Stress, the pay, the hours

    6.0

    Employee at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Some of the people I work with are fantastic. We always have fun in shifts and we get things done

    Worst thing

    My general Manager stresses himself out more than the job its self does. He gets super angry when we have any more than 3 cars in the drive thru. He talks terribly about everyone. All of the other managers fight all the time and I can’t stand it

    1.3

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Tips can sometimes be good, work experience

    Worst thing

    You can get no tips, people can be really rude *customers and other employees*, etc

    5.5

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    My co workers

    Worst thing

    My owner

    4.1

    Employee at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    The people I work with

    Worst thing

    Nothing

    9.1

    Cook at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

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  • Best thing

    The kindness and respect from the managers and hard work and dedication from fellow crew members

    Worst thing

    Lack of responsibility

    8.0

    Cook at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    Making money and I get to eat food all the time

    Worst thing

    The people cisterns and staff can be rude

    7.5

    Employee at Sonic Drive-In, February 2025

  • Best thing

    the people i work with most the time

    Worst thing

    sometimes working with bad people

    8.2

    Employee at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    I guess the best part about working at sonic is the pay.

    Worst thing

    Sometimes you’ll get stuck doing other people’s jobs and it sucks bc you don’t get paid for that extra work.

    8.3

    Switcher at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    free drinks and ice cream, 50% off food, co-workers around your age are usually nice

    Worst thing

    some managers think they’re better than you, even if you’ve worked there longer than them

    8.0

    Fountain worker at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

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  • Best thing

    Getting to know your employees and make them grow in company

    Worst thing

    I feel under paid

    5.0

    General manager at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    It’s chill.

    Worst thing

    The annoying manager.

    8.0

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    My coworkers, and getting food.

    Worst thing

    Poor scheduling, working off the clock, labor violations, hostile upper management, disrespect, lack of communication.

    2.0

    Associate manager at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    working with my friends, getting to accomplish goals together as a team

    Worst thing

    working with certain team members/work load build up

    8.0

    Crew member at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    my co-workers are awesome to work with

    Worst thing

    rude customers

    8.3

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

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  • Best thing

    Getting to have a paced work flow that allows me to express my creativity by making drinks, and also working with a welcoming and fun group of coworkers

    Worst thing

    Not getting in enough hours, though it is off season so I understand why

    9.2

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Free food and i can sometimes play on my phone

    Worst thing

    Managers don't normally listen and get mad if something doesn't go there eay

    5.5

    Cook at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    The customers

    Worst thing

    The way not ever store is setup for success.

    2.3

    Assistant general manager at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    The regulars

    Worst thing

    Rude staff, gm doesn't really pay attention to his staffs concerns, they don't really care about what we say

    1.3

    Associate manager at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    Free food

    Worst thing

    Bad hours bad wage and bad management

    3.5

    Cook at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

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  • Best thing

    The work environment with other employees is great

    Worst thing

    The customers are really rude
    The management is doesn’t have communication
    Always short staff
    Sometime have no proper training during day shift

    1.8

    Shift manager at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    The people

    Worst thing

    That’s the shift leaders don’t respect me

    7.8

    Carhop at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    my place atleast is very awesome cool people there managers are super chill and easy joh for a student and very flexible schedule they ask me every saturday for me schedule i wanna work and i can say certain days and say no to other days and not give a reason

    Worst thing

    i dont know if all i said applys to diffrent locations i could just have a super chill location

    9.3

    Crew member at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    They suck.

    Worst thing

    Always overworked and underpaid

    1.0

    Assistant manager at Sonic Drive-In, January 2025

  • Best thing

    My GM and AGM are amazing and definitely do more then they are paid for however some of the promotions have been forced hands and when better comes along the forced hands aren’t taken care of

    Worst thing

    The drama , the main problem happens to be a forced hand and likes to run the show if the attention isn’t there it’s made no matter what

    4.6

    Manager at Sonic Drive-In, December 2024