Foss Swim School reviews

4.5

91% would recommend to a friend

(224 total reviews)
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Jonathan Foss

94% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Foss Swim School has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 224 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Foss Swim School employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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224 reviews
2.0
May 14, 2022

Upper Management Needs Work

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Pros

-Seeing the confidence in all my swimmers grow, no matter the age -Building bonds with families that have extended over the years -Building lasting friendships

Cons

You can burn out easy with the amount of time spent in water and the enthusiasm always has to be at a 12 which can be a little tiring too. You definitely have changes in hair and skin that aren't the best, like breakouts or just hair thinning or losing hair over time. Upper management is not consistent with the things they say and how they respond to situations depending on the person. They tend to promote people who are not ready and even have had their own SC's tell them they don't think their DA is ready and it is completely ignored. If management doesn't like you, then you aren't moving up in the company. They will say 100 times over you're doing great and when it's time for evaluations and potential of growing they will then present an entire laundry list of things you supposedly did wrong even after meeting with them countless of times. I know many people who have left only because of management and how they were treated by them.

1.0
Dec 1, 2020

Do Not Work Here

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Pros

The kids are amazing, & watching them flourish is heart warming & makes you feel proud.

Cons

The management is god awful & full of cliquey, rude horrendous people. They talk badly about all of the “bad” children & their parents as soon as they leave. no bathroom breaks “pee in the pool if you have to use the restroom,” i was told. disgusting, don’t bring your kids here.

2.0
Sep 29, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Potential to make good money, plus bonuses and quarterly raises Fun, get to be silly and work with kids Room for growth in the company if you are hard working

Cons

Management....so much favoritism and nepotism at multiple schools No breaks A lot of time in the pool which can be taxing on your body Gossipy and young management in Illinois, feels like High School Management goes through a lot of turnover and there's no real training for most of management roles which leads to incompetent managers who hire friends/family and don't take responsibility for their actions. Upper management does nothing for individual schools, has no idea what is actually going on at site level which means employees aren't being treated fairly or appropriately.

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