I should have listened - Analyst Vail Resorts Employee Review

1.0
Jul 25, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Ski pass, some great coworkers... free coffee?

Cons

I reached out to some friends and former employees before I took a job in analytics and every single person told me to run from the team and that I would regret it. They were right. I regret taking this job even though I was promised that 'things would get better on the team.' The reorg that was supposed to fix things has just thrown everything into more chaos. When the VP starts a meeting about employee engagement scores with "there are no bright spots here," you know you have a problem. When every score has plummeted and most employees are actively pursing other roles, you know you have a problem. When managers openly refer to people as 'low potential' or 'high potential,' you know you have a problem. When employees literally have countdown clocks to when they can leave without having to pay back relocation assistance, you know you have a problem. There is no bright spot on this team. Nothing is documented, nothing is consistent, and everyone who left was right. I won't tell you how much time is left on my countdown clock, but there's no way to fix this. Don't make the mistake that I did. DO NOT ACCEPT A JOB HERE.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

- Most people are smart, passionate, and enjoyable to work with and be around. - Fairly frequent opportunities for development and advancement through the internal job board. - Nice perks if you're into skiing or riding.

Cons

- There's an unspoken expectation to regularly work significantly more hours because the majority of employees are very passionate about the ski and ride industry, which isn't great for work life balance. There's not much down time either; you're either hustling in season or hustling to prepare for the next season. - Climate change poses a significant threat to the future of the company. The season pass model mitigates some of the impacts, but not as much as senior leadership asserts. And, since bonuses are tied to company results, you can end up working super hard all year and still end up getting half of your bonus target due to uncontrollable weather conditions. - The culture has taken a serious hit since enterprise transformation work began. Lots of people are constantly stressed out and the atmosphere in the office is depressing. - Most of the time, it feels like senior leadership makes decisions in a vacuum without consulting any of the people that would be responsible for the downstream work associated with the decision. For example, I've seen senior leaders decide on a savings target multiple times without consulting the experts, who then have to scramble to figure out how to make it work. It creates chaos and negatively impacts morale. - This organization has a wordsmithing problem. I've never worked at a company that spends such an inordinate amount of time on the framing of a message compared to the actual substance of the message.

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