Four Seasons reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(3,471 total reviews)
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Alejandro Reynal

85% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Four Seasons has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,471 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Four Seasons employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Hotels & Travel Accommodation industry (3.6 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Aug 11, 2014

Behind the Façade

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits: free hotel stays (to many black-out dates though lucky to get in if you are not connected). Free lunch hoilday party, social events

Cons

Afraid of the threat of organizing. Superficial in their praise to their hourly employees yet, managers are pushed to document and terminate for the most simple and at times fabricated infraction .If you are in middle or entry management, work/life balance like no other place, too many hours. work-life balance sucks. I'm being as real as it gets- you wont even have time to go to the doctors. Look for a more honest company with honest values . if you are are looking for employement- take my advice and go work for the Ritz Carlton or Marriott Fairmont Hyatt. You will be promoted if click with the GM and willing to pack your bag and move every 2 years all around the world competence is required

4.0
Aug 4, 2014
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Pros

The pros to working for this company are that you will be trained on the job by the best company in the world so you will be marketable after you work for FS. Decent pay compared to other brands. Good relationships with most of the other line staff and supervisors.

Cons

Work and life do not go together at the FS. Management does a lot of sitting in their office. They work long hours but the money they make to sit in an office all day and look at a computer id stay long hours to for the kind of money they make. All and all just be careful because this company will use you till your burnt out then ask for more expecting you to always say yes and they act like it's ok if you say no but really they would be mad if you said no. Just be careful!!!

4.0
Aug 1, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Company values and culture is outstanding. They are alive in most of the employees unlike other companies where it is just lip service. Great sense of pride working for the best luxury hospitality company in the world (in my opinion). The challenge of meeting the extremely high standards of the clientele is something I enjoy. Creating "moments that matter" whether it be recognizing anniversaries, birthdays, etc., is a rewarding part of the job. The relentless promote from within structure creates a lot of opportunities if you are (and you must be) willing to relocate. Up-sell incentives are great because they benefit both the employee and the company and can in some cases double your salary. Most line staff, and a fair amount of managers, are friendly and a joy to come to work to be with.

Cons

Staffing levels no longer allow service levels of old. Management of course knows the staffing levels are low or mediocre, but expects that miraculously the service levels can stay the same. This is an impossibility. Unfortunately, employees are then reprimanded for service failures, but they are most times the result of an insufficient supply of staff. MIT programs are great but they many times produce young middle managers that either lack the people management skills or on the job experience to be effective. Perhaps the strategy is to overwork them for less pay then more senior managers? Some people are not Four Seasons quality employees. Some of them do not possess the personal warmth and care to accept others and create bonds between employees. The Four Seasons Golden Rule is to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Some employees don't have the personal ability to keep this in the forefront of their mind and demonstrate it day in and day out. From some you get arrogance, lack of eye contact, lack of conversation or interest in you. Behavior like this does not belong within the Four Seasons company. Training in many cases is a sink or swim situation without proper support or time invested in the training of technique and systems.

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