Great company, great people, great product...busy days. - Director Vail Resorts Employee Review

5.0
Apr 6, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Great people who share the same passion for quality work and fun in the outdoors. There is definitely the "work hard/play hard" mantra, with emphasis on enjoying our ski resorts, golf courses, etc.

Cons

Lots of meetings can make it difficult to stay on top of the workload.

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Vail Resorts Response
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Thank you for your feedback! We love that our company attracts those that are passionate about what they do and where they spend their time, it really allows us to come together as a strong community that knows how to have fun together. We agree that one of the challenges of working in a highly collaborative community is that the meeting time needed to talk through a project can be arduous. The leadership team recognized this during last year’s Leadership Summit and challenged us to ruthlessly prioritize when meetings need to take place, as well as where they take place so we can all enjoy the outdoor areas we love. Allowing all of us more time to focus on the action items and meat of the projects taking place, we are excited to continue to see this initiative grow. Thank you again for all that you do

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Cons

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Cons

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