Good in theory, terrible reality - Event Manager Marriott International Employee Review

2.0
Mar 11, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities to move up, good benefits. CEO and owners have good values and intentions.

Cons

Depends on the property but management can really be horrible. Most managers’ goals are to look good to the boss, even if that means throwing their employees under the bus. They tend to do enough to put on their resume then move up after a year or 2. Everyone (and I mean everyone) is severely overworked. Even before the pandemic, we were always understaffed and we were working 10+ hour days. The culture is 10+ hours, 5+ days a week and if you leave after 8 hours, you’re looked at like you don’t care/are blowing it off. Salary pay is so low for the amount of work you’re actually doing. I was very unhappy and don’t plan on returning to hospitality because of my experience.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

great company, great team, hours are flexible and the team is great. a lot of room to make money

Cons

strict on their callout policy. sometimes you need coverage and team members aren't willing to cover for you and you are left with dealing with the write ups. Hard to move up unless you are favorited

3.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Big company with lots of opportunity to explore talent and need combinations that match with your skill set.

Cons

Highly political and extremely slow when it comes to adoption of change. Company leans on temporary employees, supplemental consulting and re-orgs every 6 months or so. It's a volatile environment compared to the relative consistency of the company performance.

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