Does Main Event pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Main Event employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Main Event. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Main Event?

46% of Main Event employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Main Event 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Main Event?

Games Attendant (92) , Server (74) , Party Host (62) , Operations Manager (53) , Event Coordinator (51) , Game Attendant (43) , Bartender (40) , Bowl Attendant (40) , Server/Waiter (25) , Party Hostess (24) , Manager (18) , Line Cook (15) , Team Service (15) , Bowl Desk Attendant (13) , Brand Ambassador (13)

What are the pros of working at Main Event according to real employee reviews?

"The people i work with are great to be around there's never a dull moment." ((in 62 reviews)); "The coworkers were great" ((in 52 reviews)); "I liked the people that I worked with and the benefits were great." ((in 42 reviews)); "good money and the other coordinators were nice" ((in 30 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and willing to accommodate hours" ((in 21 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Main Event according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and they were rude sometimes" ((in 127 reviews)); "low pay for cleaning up a lot and helping out everywhere in the building" ((in 77 reviews)); "Managers are rude and unhelpful" ((in 65 reviews)); "Hours are long and works a lot when "off"" ((in 60 reviews)); "Managers showed blatant favoritism to certain people, let minors go past their scheduled hours while the rest of us struggled for hours." ((in 12 reviews))

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Main Event reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,258 total reviews)

Chris Morris

49% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Main Event has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 1,258 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Main Event employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Artes y entretenimiento industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

4.0

Feb 1, 2016

Main Event is fun, but can be overwhelming!

Games attendant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, Friendly Environment. Main Events values Team Members "running it like you own it," so managers aren't always hovering over you and day to day tasks keep you active and interested. Flexible scheduling and management works with you.

Cons

Weekends can be extremely busy at times and a little overwhelming if you're not able to deal with a large of number of customers, attitudes, and behaviors.

3.0

Jan 28, 2016

An Okay Job with Long hours

Games attendant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I liked working at Main event because of the co-workers. Your co-workers become good friends. You get half off food and sometimes free if your cool with the cafe people. (Sorry maybe shouldn't of said that). Working laser tag is fun sometimes, but it can get really hard and annoying on friday and saturday nights dealing with drunk people. The worst part about main event is the gift shop (winners choice), its always cold and it feels like your locked in jail and you aren't given the opportunity to sit down. Several customers asked me why am I not sitting down and I told them we can't because it makes us look lazy, when all actuality it doesn't!

Cons

Pay was horrible. You work 10 hour shifts for minimum wage. This was part of the reason that I left this job because I wasn't getting paid enough for the hard work that I was doing. I also wasn't getting the recognition that I deserved when I worked hard. Some of the managers are really rude also and don't really care for you.

4.0

Jan 15, 2016

Party hosts

Party hostess/trainer/banquet attendant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Main Event is a great start off job for 16-18 year olds. I really enjoyed working there. I meet a lot of great people and received a lot of great customer service skills.

Cons

No benefits for part timers. Also only worked on Friday, Saturday, and Sundays. The pay is terrible if you are a party host.

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