Holland America Line reviews

They do not pay their employees very well

I’d heard negative things about HA for years, mostly related to salary. I was able to negotiate my salary to what was fair and thought that was that. Wrong. Things that had me looking for a new job within 3 months: *employees pay to attend the summer picnic *my group was expected to work very late hours once a month, sometimes until 2 am. Food for dinner would be provided, but not drinks because a soda machine is in the building. Parking was not paid for these days. Even though what I needed to start my work was not completed by other departments until at least 2pm, staring the work day later was not allowed, nor was coming in later the next day. That’s right: 8am to 2am and then back at 8am. Given the dependencies of the tasks being done, there was no need for this. It was just face time while waiting for the next group to finalize the month. *the company is self insured for disability insurance and it’s based on time of service and does not become fully vested until 7 (?) years. It’s supposed to be insurance, in case of permanent disability. Last I checked, no one can chose the onset of a disability. I did not become disabled, but it’s a sign of HA not taking care of their employees and not providing standard compensation.