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
3.0
Mar 27, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

I worked at Foss during college and briefly after college. It was a fun experience (for the most part) with fairly good families and (for the most part) good management. Great co-workers.

Cons

-- I left as a result of being very overworked and management did nothing to accommodate when I requested help. I requested a certain amount of hours since I was working another full-time job at the time. I got scheduled significantly more than what I had requested, but because of the way their scheduling works, I was "locked into the schedule" for the semester. -- I also had a major skin reaction to the chlorine (I found out I was allergic to chlorine), but management basically said suck it up and deal with it. -- The staff can be very cliquey... which can be a huge negative if you aren't part of the "in-crowd." -- The whole structure of parent-evaluations is awful. Your whole bonus is based on whether the parents liked you or not. If you didn't suck up to parents or didn't do exactly what they thought you should do, there was definitely no bonus, even if you were following what the "curriculum" says to do.

4.0
Mar 25, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Seeing the kiddos "AHA!" moments.

Cons

I had a major reaction to the chlorine in the pool. At times, the management recognizes/considers promotion to the staff favorites and/or those who are able to work the most hours. This job requires a lot of energy, commitment, and continuous learning; not a con, just a forewarning for those who do not value those things.

2.0
Mar 12, 2018

Great Part-Time Job, Don’t Pursue a Career

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This is a great part time job for a college student. The hours don’t interfere with your class schedule, it pays well, and has a lot of opportunities for raises.

Cons

Do NOT pursue a career here. Once you become salaried, they constantly mandate you to work over 40 hours a week without compensation. They carrot-dangle higher positions in the company as bait to get you to work these hours and then never follow through. The corporate staff is not transparent with you and are very cliquey. They label you with reputations that they gossip about and you cannot shake them.

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