Does Sydney Opera House pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sydney Opera House employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sydney Opera House. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sydney Opera House?

59% of Sydney Opera House employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sydney Opera House 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sydney Opera House?

Marketing Associate (4) , Tour Guide (4) , Front of House (3) , Manager (3) , Marketing (3) , Producer (3) , Bartender (2) , Head of Marketing (2) , Marketing Coordinator (2) , Visitor Services Representative (2)

What are the pros of working at Sydney Opera House according to real employee reviews?

"The people and all the great social impact work the Opera House does." ((in 13 reviews)); "Great team and culture with good support." ((in 8 reviews)); "Free tickets to watch performances" ((in 5 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "Creative people and interesting colleagues" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sydney Opera House according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and have to reapply for positions every 12 months" ((in 6 reviews)); "It was only seasonal, and the quality of the resources provided for the children very much depended on the changing management running the program." ((in 3 reviews)); "I believe this manager has now left the organisation." ((in 2 reviews))

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(81 total reviews)

48% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture and values

3.1

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

Sydney Opera House has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 81 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sydney Opera House employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

81 reviews

3.0

7 Jul 2019

Good but dysfunctional

Marketing associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Working with interesting people with diverse interests, Fitness Passports, EAP, free onsite fitness classes, ballot system for free tickets.

Cons

Senior Management and Exec Team are very dysfunctional and exhibit bullying behaviour which even when reported on goes unresolved. Career progression is extremely difficult, SOH doesn't develop it's own talent, it prefers to hire new. With renewal, redundancies are frequent with SOH often losing business critical skills for months at a time until a less experienced but cheaper staff member can take over.

2.0

17 Feb 2021

Unable to see its own racism through a smokescreen of "diversity"

Communications/marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- There are a lot of great people who work there, but they don't last long. - Many memorable performances.

Cons

- A tiny number of First Nations and POC staff, and high turnover due to burnout. These staff are expected to advise senior leadership and curators on how not to be racist or "problematic". - No commitments to a racially diverse workforce. Any chance of this is obscured by bureaucratic process and workplace surveys. - The "Reconciliation Action Plan" is a smokescreen for raking in funding at the expense and exhaustion of its (very tiny amount of) First Nations staff.

3.0

4 Jul 2016

Should be great but...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people, great product, amazing location

Cons

Too much red tape, too hamstrung by being govt, not enough emphasis on arts over tourism, in some areas poor salary

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