Pay was less than employee housing. - Cashier Vail Resorts Employee Review

1.0
Aug 30, 2014
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Pros

There were no pros...maybe pretty scenery.

Cons

housing was 500/month per person no sharing allowed. My first paycheck was 460 working full time. My commute one way was 1.5 hours (worked on top of mountain) which none of was paid for even though much of this time was spent on Vail property. So, if the gondola isn't working and I can't get up to work to clock in....too bad. The bus pass was 50.00 further adding to cost of living. Because of this disparity between cost of living and earnings I was forced to take on two other jobs so I could buy food and pay bills. With these two jobs and the long commute, on certain days I was getting three hours of sleep. This left no time to enjoy the mountain and the free lessons (the only perks of this job). On top of all this, the people I worked with were internationals on student visas. To be fair some of them were great. And meeting others from different countries is always rewarding. However, the majority had never worked before and had very poor work ethics. Very poor!! This made the work environment even more challenging and frustrating. I can not express how horrible of an experience this was and would warn everyone, everywhere to stay far away from this place and company. THE BENEFITS DO NOT OUT WEIGH THE CONS. Sincerly, Vail hater.

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5.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Amazing company to work for! Appreciate the environment, the benefits.

Cons

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2.0
May 14, 2026
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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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