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private:starchefs-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=446507
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Dec 17th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Starchefs Com
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Associate Marketing Manager
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Brooklyn, NY
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Good people, meaningful work, difficult work / life balance
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The people at StarChefs are wonderful, and it's great to know the work you do supports an industry of wonderful people (hospitality industry). The travel is fun too.
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Compared to most other companies, their vacation policy is minimal. They don't pay much (small company with a small team and not a huge amount of revenue). They have no WFH policy.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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3.0
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2.0
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5.0
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2.0
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1.0
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3.0
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446507
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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StarChefs
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Food Producers
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private:starchefs-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=446507
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Apr 17th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Starchefs Com
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Work Hard for Little Rewards
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Travel to exotic places and meet top industry professionals
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Overworked and severely underpaid, not appreciated by management, high turnover
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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446507
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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StarChefs
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Food Producers
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private:starchefs-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=446507
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Jul 6th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Starchefs Com
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Rife with fatal management problems
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There are a lot of great employees here. Many positions include a lot of travel, hanging out with chefs, and eating at great restaurants. The workplace is casual and there is a lot of freedom with certain things.
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The management here is so bad I don't think it can ever be fixed. Employees are chronically overworked and underpaid. There's a lot of screaming and talking over each other. Meetings are dreadful. The workplace is often tense and overall the conduct of management is extremely unprofessional. Benefits and pay are a joke--there seems to be an alarming lack of funding in every aspect of the operation. Since the staff overhauls every six months or so there is a constant scramble to pick up the pieces and nothing ever really gets finished.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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446507
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Open
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Invest more money, time, and respect in to your employees. A revolving door of staff will never allow this company to grow.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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StarChefs
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Food Producers
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private:starchefs-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=446507
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Feb 3rd, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Starchefs Com
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Brooklyn, NY
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Good Company, Good Opportunities
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Small company with an entrepreneurial spirit. Young, hard-working, committed staff. The company has an open, happily dysfunctional culture which might not be for everybody. Contract work is great for self-starters who don't mind jumping in and figuring out what needs to get done without hand-holding.
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The usual politics and personality clashes of a smaller start-up.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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446507
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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CONTRACT
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No
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No
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1.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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StarChefs
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Food Producers
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private:starchefs-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=446507
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Jan 18th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Starchefs Com
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Graphic Designer
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New York, NY
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It was ok
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nice people, friendly, small office that is dog friendly, good location in Williamsburg, close to transport
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hard to communicate, conflicting information received from different people, always under pressure with different priorities, low pay and lack of bonus or recognition from senior management
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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0.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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1.0
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446507
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Open
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treat your employees better to encourage them to stay, give them more time to complete tasks or be more clear on what priorities are so I can decide how much time to devote to each task
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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StarChefs
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Food Producers
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private:starchefs-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=446507
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Aug 19th, 2016 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Starchefs Com
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Editorial
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You get to see how a small publication is run and get a hands-on approach. You also have the opportunity to meet and connect with prestigious chefs from all over the country.
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Leadership lacks within the company and resources are very scarce. There is very little professionalism in upper management.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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446507
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Open
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Learn how to create boundaries and be professional, especially when disagreements or arguments arise.
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0.0
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[]
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PART_TIME
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No
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No
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0.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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StarChefs
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Food Producers
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private:starchefs-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=446507
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Sep 20th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Starchefs Com
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Event Assistant
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Brooklyn, NY
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Freelance Event Assistant
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Amazing Team, literally the greatest group I've ever worked with. The actual work is fantastic as well.
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Insanely chaotic management. Having to manage my managers is not something I want to do. Having to constantly remind them to do their job, while occasionally being spoken down to in a completely disrespectful and inappropriate way to speak to staff. No surprise turnover is as high as it is.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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3.0
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2.0
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5.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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446507
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Open
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See above. Manage the business better so that the place makes money, and you can afford to pay staff a living/respecable wage.
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0.0
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[]
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CONTRACT
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No
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No
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1.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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StarChefs
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Food Producers
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private:starchefs-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=446507
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Jun 22nd, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Starchefs Com
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Photo Editor/Staff Photographer
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New York, NY
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Not bad
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You'll get to experience some of the best cooking in the Culinary world. Travel to different cities nation wide.
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Understaffed. Equipments in bad conditions.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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3.0
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2.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.0
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4.0
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446507
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Open
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Invest on people and equipment.
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0.0
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[]
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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StarChefs
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Food Producers
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private:starchefs-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=446507
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Jun 4th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Starchefs Com
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All Around Bad
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Opportunities to work with the best talent in the culinary world including chefs, bartenders and artisans.
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This company exploits, manipulates and takes advantage of the very same people they claim to be supporting. The CEO is notorious and company garners very little respect within the culinary world.
Disingenuous and outright false claims are shared with prospective hires, sponsors, chefs and hotels in order to lure them in.
The “magazine” has ZERO readership/ circulation. It is only handed out for free by StarChefs staff. Almost all web traffic is accidental.
There is horrendous leadership and organization at the management level that permeates throughout the company, leaving all employees stressed, overworked, forced to meet unrealistic expectations and turn out mediocre product.
Company culture coming directly from the CEO is abusive, explosive and over-the-top inappropriate, leading to incredibly high turnover.
Leadership lacks vision
Poor aesthetic and creative decision making
Hostile work environment
No room for growth within the company
Low salary
Little to no room for salary increase
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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446507
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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No
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No
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0.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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StarChefs
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Food Producers
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private:starchefs-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=446507
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May 18th, 2015 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Starchefs Com
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Freelance Food Writer and Recipe Editor
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Brooklyn, NY
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You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have StarChefs
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The editorial team is great. They understand camaraderie and really push to create exciting, compelling content for both the team and the industry. The events are fantastic and totally worth the struggle it sometimes takes to get to them.
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Organization is lacking. There are some definite challenges with upper management–if you don't mind overhearing arguments (i.e. non-sensical rants) on the daily, then it won't be too challenging for you. Often their actions can lead to awkwardness or uncomfortable situations. Luckily the core team knows how to deal and shameful irreverence abounds (that, at least, is a good thing).
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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446507
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Open
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Learn to channel your passion into thoughtful conversation instead of bickering. Focus. Don't belittle your staff, even when the belittled aren't present.
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0.0
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[]
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FREELANCE
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No
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No
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1.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 09:31PM
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StarChefs
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Food Producers
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