Hilton reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(11,501 total reviews)
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Christopher Nassetta

86% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Hilton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,501 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hilton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Hoteles y complejos turísticos industry (3.6 stars).

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12K reviews
3.0
Apr 24, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workes that i work with make it all worth while. The guest are always a pleasure, the ease of downtime basically getting paid for doing nothing. Easiest of other jobs i've had

Cons

Managment some times is not that great. Guest that take it out on you when its not your fault.

2.0
Apr 11, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

When times are good, times are good, and the hours come steadily. Working with customers can be great, and giving good service is worthwhile. When a customer is happy, they'll let you know. Worldwide corporation, so it looks good on a resume at least, and there are a ton of skills to be learned from the position that appear good, even when you really do very little in the position. If you're into repetition constantly, saying the same routine with no change, involving little to no thought, where mediocrity (and until just recently outright incompetence) is viewed by the management as acceptable, well then, this is your gig. It sounds great on a resume, if you can hide the fact that you were a zombie.

Cons

Almost everything else, and some of the above, is a downside. Being forced to cheapskate the living hell out of customers and not being able to be flexible. Nothing ever free. Ever. Getting screamed at by customers for basically all policies of the hotel and NEVER having a manager back you up. Ever. Being harassed by management when a customer gets angry for something out of your control - and still being told that it was your fault. But when a manager gets an angry customer though, they act nonchalant and almost encourage the guest to complain - their rear isn't on the line, why should they give a crap? But if an associate gets the exact same thing, holy crap, job in jeopardy. Working with a managerial staff that is so obsessed with profit maximization and bowing to corporate that they care not about true service - instead thinking the definition of customer service is smiling at customers, using their name. At the same time, they rape their clients' checking accounts with dishonest charges and fees - and thinking these little, worthless gestures forgive this horrible business practice. Also a horrid culture of communication, and blame is the name of the game. daily accusations of poor performance. Constant threat of termination, and having hours cut at random with no regard to personal needs. Being forced to partake in shady, shady, shaaady business practices. Most of all, running on a business model, office protocols, software, and almost everything ridiculously outdated from the mid-1990s. Yes, it's that bad.

1.0
Apr 7, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's an easy job for decent money. For the most part you are left alone to do your job. One great benefit is being able to stay at any of the hotels in the corporation for free or very inexpensively, if you can find one available. If you like talking to people this is the job for you. You'll make great friends that will last beyond your employment.

Cons

Once a month meetings with your supervisor that is full of discouragment, negativity and bad reviews. If you can't sell enough hotel rooms in a month, you are written up. Yes, it's your fault if you get more cancellation or modification calls than sales calls! Information about the hotels you are trying to sell is very minimal. The plus is if you have been to that particular city before and know something about it otherwise good luck. Their protocal for a phone call changes monthly. You don't know what your supposed to say to the customer anymore. And if you need to transfer a customer to another department, good luck finding the right transfer number.

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