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Holland America Line

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Holland America Line reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(647 total reviews)

Beth Bodensteiner

74% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Holland America Line has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 647 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Holland America Line employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Hoteles y complejos turísticos industry (3.5 stars).

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647 reviews
1.0
Sep 22, 2014

Do Not Work in the Call Center...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The leads and supervisors are overall supportive because they know what a crappy job it is, and they understand what the employees are asked to do. There's good time off (if there's coverage). It's centrally located and I am able to take the bus to work or park in the parking garage if it's a weekend.

Cons

The departments are divided and there's very little communication between departments. If you work in the call center (which is at the Seattle office), you will have to endure people yelling at you on a daily basis. You will have to work weekends and holidays. It is soul-sucking and no one who works in Reservations is happy. It's a very unhealthy atmosphere. I work in a department that has initiated a new program, and everyday, I get to listen to other employees tell me about how awful it is, or yell at me because they aren't getting what they want from the system. Compensation is very low; I've been promised a raise for over 6 months and have yet to see anything go into effect yet. There is no feeling that management cares about the employees below them, and there's no sense of support. I often call in sick because this job makes me physically ill. It's a very high-pressure job, and people will not hesitate to yell at you if they're not completely happy with the product. So you get to basically be a glorified, underpaid punching bag.

3.0
Jul 23, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Wonderful friendships made within an international community -Great opportunities for travel to new destinations -Tradition and legacy of the line -My particular job gave me great public speaking skills on stage and via broadcast, working with a variety of audio-visual equipment

Cons

-Too many managers/higher ups/officers for one person to report to and keep straight! -Really excellent people fall through the cracks and end up just dealing with it, while higher ups with poor leadership skills (such as anger problems) are allowed to continue working with large staffs -Living in close quarters for long periods of time can create unreasonable situations and moods -I honestly don't think some people really cared about safety and what it truly meant, while others were worked to the bone and then responsible for carrying out safety procedures and should be honored for their dedication, even during sleep deprivation. -Demonstrated race and language challenges, often allowed to remain negative, in secret, very passive aggressive towards this issue. But "that's just the way things are..."

4.0
Feb 27, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good review mostly due to my Director and collegues (90%). This company doesn't lay people off in droves.

Cons

Raises are few and far between and the company generally pays less for the same job than other companies in the area. Most people are overworked (hence the lack of lay offs) and it's easy to get burned out if you make an effort for some work/life balance. The poor economy makes people fear making waves (by asking to be paid better for the extra efforts) and management takes advantage of this.

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