4.0
Nov 12, 2016
Current employee
Chicago, IL
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
great company for starting a career, if you are willing to put in the work. Benefits are in line with everyone else in hospitality and personally I like working for a corporation vs a franchisee.
Cons
Staffing quotas per hotel are low and when you have call offs and no shows managers end up doing a lot of extra shifts. The only one who benefits from this is Extended Stay as overtime is a No Fly Zone; so GMs and DMs are left to work extra shifts effectively leading them to lose time at home and money (same salary for more hours). Once you achieve the DM level; there is little to no room for advancement, as then politics seem to take hold and the SDRO postings are nonexistent and awarded to EVP favorites.