Two stars but hopeful - Transfer Vail Resorts Employee Review

2.0
16 Dec 2014
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Pros

It is located in an absolutely beautiful space and there are nice perks like the free ski pass. There is a strong community where I work and the perks are pretty much between employees because none of us can afford the cost of living in the valley. I have hope changes can be made from within. This is the only reason I am still working for them. There are pockets within the overall management range that understand long term growth and stability of the company is based on quality leadership not just being able to recite the companies proposed values. The only problem is that they are pressured to manage dishonestly. But like I said, there are pockets.

Cons

The pros may have been the cons. I would like to believe that there is an extreme disconnect between the management, upper management, officers, and what is actually happening in quite a few of the departments. However, I do not believe this is the case. Numbers seem to be the goal even though people are what drive this company. I think that has been forgotten and quality leadership has fallen by the wayside. Business ethics are lacking.

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Pros

Fun job. Great coworkers. Great benefits including ski pass

Cons

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Pros

- Most people are smart, passionate, and enjoyable to work with and be around. - Fairly frequent opportunities for development and advancement through the internal job board. - Nice perks if you're into skiing or riding.

Cons

- There's an unspoken expectation to regularly work significantly more hours because the majority of employees are very passionate about the ski and ride industry, which isn't great for work life balance. There's not much down time either; you're either hustling in season or hustling to prepare for the next season. - Climate change poses a significant threat to the future of the company. The season pass model mitigates some of the impacts, but not as much as senior leadership asserts. And, since bonuses are tied to company results, you can end up working super hard all year and still end up getting half of your bonus target due to uncontrollable weather conditions. - The culture has taken a serious hit since enterprise transformation work began. Lots of people are constantly stressed out and the atmosphere in the office is depressing. - Most of the time, it feels like senior leadership makes decisions in a vacuum without consulting any of the people that would be responsible for the downstream work associated with the decision. For example, I've seen senior leaders decide on a savings target multiple times without consulting the experts, who then have to scramble to figure out how to make it work. It creates chaos and negatively impacts morale. - This organization has a wordsmithing problem. I've never worked at a company that spends such an inordinate amount of time on the framing of a message compared to the actual substance of the message.

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