Vail Resorts reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(2,774 total reviews)
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Rob Katz

34% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Vail Resorts has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,774 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vail Resorts 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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3K reviews
3.0
Feb 28, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working on mountain. Lots of variety to the job. Young and energetic coworkers. Company is actually committed to making customers happy. Vail does a good job of giving fringe benefits to it's employees. You may not get stock options or paid vacations but you are going to get a ski pass, big discounts, and free fun activities to keep you busy. Get to meet lots of interesting people from around the country and world. Spend time out doors not cooped up in the same office all day. Have some freedom in how you do your job.

Cons

VERY poor pay. Long hours and mandatory overtime days sometimes back to back. Work all holidays, nights, and weekends with no balance for family life. Poor commitment to employee health and safety. Basically you get hired for the season and they want you there every minute of every day that they can get you. You pretty much know this going in however and your vacation/break comes when the snow melts. You are going to work very hard for very little pay compared to the cost of living in the mountains. If you have a family it can be hard being a seasonal employee because you are not going to necessary have a stable time off to enjoy where you are living. The management doesn't seem to care if people are sick or not and force people to come to work anyway, even if it means literally infecting everyone else around them.

5.0
Sep 9, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company was great to work for in general. It's Keystone Resort was OUTSTANDING, in part because of the location but also because of the team and the way the company operated there. You are not going to get rich working there, but you will most likely enjoy every minute of it!

Cons

The biggest down side that I can think of is that there are sometimes really long hour involved in working Banquets for an operation of this size. During "high season", you could work several 12-14 hours days back to back. Other times are much more normal, but when it's go-time, its GO-TIME!!! (and you will work your butt off during those peak times)

2.0
Sep 4, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Customers are really engaged, Vail is a great brand

Cons

Lots of turnover, very political

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