Experience Working Abroad - Anonymous employee Bus2Alps Employee Review

3.0
13 Jul 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The opportunity to work abroad and travel to beautiful destinations. A group of coworkers that become family.

Cons

Employees are not properly trained and as a result they are thrown into situations where they are guiding +/-30 students, by themselves, in a city they have never even been to. We paid to become CPR/First Aid certified, however we never got the in-person portion of the training. When you're solely responsible for the wellbeing of a group of students, this lack of preparation on the part of Bus2Alps is unacceptable. Management is condescending and disorganized. Constructive criticism is great, but compliments when they are deserved would be nice. You spend a semester feeling overworked and undervalued. I thrive in a competitive atmosphere, so I enjoy the sales culture of the company. However, I also play by the rules and don't step on people's toes. According to management, this is how everyone should be conducting business. Unfortunately, few people adhere to this guideline and, as a result, their sales are higher and therefore they are praised.

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5.0
17 Feb 2021
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Pros

An overall fun industry to work in. Being able to live in Europe for minimal cost and get paid to travel throughout the continent, along with partake in various trip activities is a once in a life time chance. The sales and marketing training is also decent and you have plenty of support from management and returning staff for sales and guiding.

Cons

The kind of work you do requires long hours.

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2.0
5 Aug 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You will meet some of the most amazing and like minded people and if you have not traveled Europe a lot, you will get to see a bunch of great places in a short amount of time.

Cons

This is a 24/7 job, as in no time for yourself and work comes before everything. The company functions a lot like a fraternity and there is a clear heirarchy which makes effective communication and living and working with co workers difficult at times. Because you work and live with all staff members and are together constantly, there lines of professionalism are extremely blurred. Sales will always be management's number one priority and while they preach "one team one dream", they allow their top sellers to step on the toes of other staff members to make a quick buck. Overall, not nearly enough respect for employees who are working around the clock to make the company look good.

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