Awful! - Anonymous employee Vail Resorts Employee Review

1.0
Jan 2, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Ski Pass with access to some awesome mountains but just think, that's only 650$. And they can't take it away if you buy it. Everyone reviews about great experiences in the mountains but, again, not something that can't be procured alone, and ski culture is amazing no thanks to Vail Resorts. Great for 6 months. Not long-term.

Cons

Discriminatory (Both sex and sexuality) Management is delusional. No formal training, from lift ops to table service. HR is worthless. They appreciate Visa workers more than non-visas No reward for flexibility VERY HARD TO ACHIEVE A STATUS THAT OFFER BENEFIT EVEN AFTER 2 YEARS No raises. Ever. Many of your co-workers either won't shower or won't speak English. Or both. Awful systems in place. Horrible business practices. Undeserving people get promoted (familyandfriends) Corporate bully attitude (work or leave) Too big, too fast Snow dictates moods from angry guests if there's a lack of snow, and the employees that can't enjoy it when it comes.

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Cons

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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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