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I loved working here for the first 6 months. Ian was a fantastic boss and worked his butt off for the company before the brothers pushed him out. The co-founder of Settlement was also fantastic and put every dime he had into building the business only to be pushed out by the brothers and getting nothing in return other than a very large loss of money. Every single paycheck I ever got there was short. They owed me about $2,600 when I left and they never paid me. The job was lots of fun but they were awful at running their business. They had amazing beer, amazing food and amazing coffee but the brothers were just terrible at running a business and ruined the whole thing. Not only was it well known that they shorted every staff member's paycheck, they owed money to all of their suppliers as well and rarely even had money on hand to put gas in the delivery vehicle. Great products but horribly mismanaged!

Biggest issue is management seems to use the tip pool to subsidize their income. 90 hour work weeks ends up with $90-150 in tips. (vs other kitchens generally offer around $300-400.)

Employees aren't treated bad, but the lack of direction/control from the GM sees a lot of unaddressed issues falling on the shoulders of employees. When issues are brought up, they're more or less dismissed. Which leads to low employee motivation and bulk of the work falling on 1-2 passionate individuals when they feel like it. (or the blood on the fridge floor starts to stink and prompts someone to ask for it to be cleaned.) Kitchen is extremely dirty most of the time, ingredients aren't dated/labeled...no one cares.

In my time there I became part of a fun-loving staff. My immediate supervisor  was always willing to go above and beyod to advocate for his crew.  The upper-management and owners seemed a little under developed in how to deal with the day to day; often bringing their personal lives into how they dealt with their work or expectations of others. 

As I got better at my job I was allowed to take on more responsibility and learning how to do things outside of my position. After a time upper management required that I re-apply to take on more at the job.

The upper management have no regard for worker rights and if you ask for them you may be quickly dismissed; as was the case for a few people I knew there.

There was no HR there was nothing it was extremely male dominant and narrow minded work environment. I often didn’t feel safe or comfortable there. It’s extremely hostile and feels much like high school.

Abe Erb is filled with amazing people and a supportive community. There were many times where I was cut before my three hours due to costs needing to be cut, which I was fine with until it began happening every shift. Overall an amazing place to work if they realize they can’t bully people out of their hours because they made scheduling errors.

The owner will watch your every move on the cameras and accuse you of anything and everything. The management will purposely set you up for failure and abandon you when you need help the most. Employees mean nothing to them and are strictly seen as replaceable.

ABE ERB is a good place to work. The best part is the staff, everyone brings a fun attitude that creates a great atmosphere. It also gives good experience in the food industry allowing you to work with fryers, a grill, and doing saute foods.

Working here was great, would highly recommend it. The environment is very fast-paced (especially on weekends) but it was a great workplace to be at. All the staff was welcoming and inviting. It was a great place to be at and work for.

Hours depends on position. Wage is fair and reasonable. Staff is all friendly and welcoming. Place is balance of fun and busy. Always set up for success 

Has a hipster atmosphere. Nice place to take a date. Delicious food all made fresh. Craft beer is always entertaining (for example, pina colada IPA). Typically slower business during summer, picks up for fall.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Line cook 3 salaries reported	$20.33 per hour
Cook 3 salaries reported	$22.17 per hour
Sous chef 1 salary reported	$23.50 per hour
Restaurant general manager 3 salaries reported	$63,333 per year
Chef 2 salaries reported	$56,000 per year

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