Does San Jose Sharks pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, San Jose Sharks employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at San Jose Sharks. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at San Jose Sharks?

40% of San Jose Sharks employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated San Jose Sharks 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at San Jose Sharks?

Account Executive (7) , Guest Services (3) , Sales (3) , Account Executive, New Business Development (2) , Cashier (2) , Coordinator (2) , Digital Media Intern (2) , Director (2) , Ice Technician (2) , Intern (2) , Manager (2) , Manager, Partnership Marketing (2) , Marketing Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at San Jose Sharks according to real employee reviews?

"The people you work with are great, but the people you work for are not." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great culture and work environment in my early days (2008" ((in 6 reviews)); "Great staff and growing, very competitive" ((in 4 reviews)); "Fun work environment, tight" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at San Jose Sharks according to real employee reviews?

"long hours and VPs that think they know it all" ((in 7 reviews)); "Low pay, limited schedule opportunities" ((in 7 reviews)); "low pay and long hours" ((in 4 reviews)); "Zero support from upper management and horrible pay which is why it’s a fine short" ((in 3 reviews))

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3.6

40% would recommend to a friend

(101 total reviews)

Doug Wilson

55% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

San Jose Sharks has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 101 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The San Jose Sharks 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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101 reviews

1.0

Dec 18, 2017

The Fall of the San Jose Sharks

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Exciting atmosphere - Great opportunity to connect with the community

Cons

- Extremely weak leadership - Heavy focus on "the numbers" that completely dismisses the human and moral aspect of business (i.e. It's reported that the EVP has taken programming and events from the Sharks Foundation and turned them into for-profit initiatives to boost numbers) - "Burn and churn" mentality - Extremely low salaries that makes it difficult for employees to live where they work - No coaching, learning or development opportunities - Company values are not recognized or reinforced - Despite it being a small office, employees rarely know each other outside of their immediate departments

1.0

Mar 1, 2023

Constant chaos, understaffed

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Occasional free tickets to games, plus a great name on your resume. Convenient location to commute with free parking downtown. Remote work has become more acceptable, but only since the pandemic, and only in pockets of the company. (Some managers still don't allow it, even for jobs that can work from home)

Cons

Leadership can't get out of it's own way, and fails to effectively share important information with the bulk of employees. Way too much focus on process over impact. Constant budget and resource issues to the point where many individuals are doing the work of two. Pay is very low and inconsistent, no chance for bonus for most employys. HR has clearly been instructed to create career development opportunities but those take time and fall on top of a crazy workload.Same for diversity exercises. Some managers watch the clock for salaried employees which doesn't make sense. All this and leadership seems confused why turnover is very high. Other sports teams don't have these issues.

1.0

Dec 3, 2022

Bad leadership

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Perks of attending sharks games and concerts

Cons

Leadership isn’t strong, very militant like in their actions and don’t listen to staff recommendations. Too many VP’s for a small organization

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