Great Culture! - Information Technology Vail Resorts Employee Review

5.0
Mar 24, 2015
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Pros

I've only been here three months, but I love it! Vail Resorts has a strong brand and is definitely an innovator w/in the industry...it's fun to be part of that. Just about everyone I've met here is passionate and truly wants to be here. The culture is very collaborative with a focus on employee engagement and the size of the company is perfect for me: Large enough to invest in big and exciting projects yet small enough to not be too impersonal or bureaucratic. The free skiing and discounts are great too!

Cons

We seem to waste an inordinate amount of time managing expense vs capital. I'm glad that the company is financially responsible, but there are some definite opportunities for process improvements.

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Vail Resorts Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts! One of the common themes within our organization is passion and collaboration. We would agree that many of our employees are very passionate about what we do and the outdoors and it creates a very dynamic team environment. We love that we are able to drive innovation in our industry and see where the combination of technology and ski resorts can take us. EpicMix is something that is truly groundbreaking in our business and we are very excited to see more developments like it. Being a public company, we are very diligent when it comes to financials and it does absolutely take some attention to detail to forge us into financial success. We understand that the timely process for financials can be long running and we look forward to your recommendations to make that process more efficient.

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Cons

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- 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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