Supervisor Ticket Sales - Supervisor Vail Resorts Employee Review

1.0
11 Sept 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some nice people you work with but that's about it.

Cons

Pay is way to low but the expectations are super high. My major advise: Don't work for Vail Resorts or if you need to get it out of your system come for one season but don't forget to bring enough cash. You need to go the extra mile all the time but VR is doing nothing in return. There squeeze you out like a lemon. The computer system is from the 90ies and totally outdated and you have to deal with the consequences everyday. The promised update is a joke and will never work. VR business model is based on hiring good people of no money. There is a lot of talk about a good work environment but that is just talk. For example safety: They talk about "being safe" all the time but let their ski instructors work 10-15 days straight to make money. Nobody cares about them. Once they get injured it was your fault of course> In short: Stay away from this company!

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5.0
12 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The managers were really cool and the work was fun. Pretty relaxed environment.

Cons

It was cold sometimes and long hours standing but that was all in the job description and we got jackets.

2.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
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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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