theater production manager

general manager

crew member

cook

bartender

Apple Cinemas

There is so much to say I don't know where to begin.  If you asked me a year ago, I would say it's a great place to work.  The right manager makes all the difference and we had a great regional but they were promoted.

Unfortunately their replacement is not as open, effective, communicative, creative or collaborative as previous regional manager.

It would be great if they cared as much about employee reviews as they do about customer reviews.  It's very simple - happy employees equal happy customers

There is no onboarding, training or professional development - you're just winging it.  There is no organization. You are expected to do the job of 3-5 people with very minimal pay and a great job is not rewarded.  

It's no longer a fun, collaborative place to work and whole location team is burned out which either decreases client satisfaction or increases turnover which impacts customer retention.

Free pizza on blockbuster day is not an incentive.  There are no incentives.

They are expanding rapidly but if they don't strengthen the internal structure it has a high potential to fall and call for a major restructuring.

Hope owners do something to improve company culture, training and organization.  

One of them is a very sincere person.



The most they can pay regardless of experience is $15. Hours are not consistent. THERE"S NO HR SO GOOD LUCK!! The only good part is that on slow days you're getting paid to do nothing, but when there's a rush it's hit or miss if you'll actually have people to help you. The actual tasks aren't too hard(cleaning, filling concessions, food service, normal customer service), but most of the floorstaff that work there don't do a lot so if you're a good worker then you'll be doing the majority of the work with little to no reward or recognition. Most of the managers have never worked or managed a movie theater before and it kinda shows; there's no clear line between "manager and employee" so it's hard to know who you can actually take your problems to without them being told to other ppl. A couple of the managers don't take constructive criticism well so not much actually gets changed unless it's those couple managers doing it. All in all, not worth it; you'll be gone in a few months if that. 

For an industry that is struggling and in desperate need of people who care about trying to keep it alive, it felt like there was a disconnect about what was being asked and compensation for how that was worth pay-wise. The chain of communication wasn't always quite clear about what was desired and what was actually asked for. It felt like things were constantly changing without everyone being kept in the loop. For being a full time position and over 40 hours, it was encouraged to make sure we had time for ourselves but the lines of communication are always asking for something so it didn't often feel like there was every truly a day off or any time for oneself.

This job could be great, but the lack of consistency with being hands on and hands off makes for it to being a frustrating company to work for due to never really knowing if what you're being asked to do was going to change or not or what you think you were asked is what they wanted.

Most of the management staff was outstanding with one exception. This guy would come in late every day anywhere from 10 minutes to 3.5 hours and then clock himself in for the correct time.  I always thought time stealing was grounds for termination. He would spend almost his entire shift upstairs in the office and would give us no help on the floor.  Kids trying to sneak in and giving us a really hard time, as well as being threatening was a fairly common occurrence. We didn't have our own security, and the mall security is a joke. There was no way to contact them unless they were within eyesight. We had boxes of equipment for months before they were used.  I would not recommend this job to anyone.

The work environment for any of their locations can be great. But the majority of managers, I worked with were not very good. The team that worked well, and was a pleasant environment was placed for not meeting the owners expectations.

On top of that, they did not fire, or look into firing someone who is often mysognistic, rude, and pretty toxic. They actually have stayed with this manager through multiple  complaints. Even firing my boss at the time for him, as he made them money.

Did not have a good time working here, the owners are a mixed bag. So it's all luck of the draw in location, however the owners will eventually drain your energy to. As they are stuck in their ways, and do not communicate well.

What is the best part of working at the company?
We all were a big family and we worked well with management and it didn't even feel like a job but more like a second home.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The owners never took responsibility for their mistakes they just found someone to blame. Not only that they never listen to reasonable stuff they always thought they didn’t need to fix anything or listen to anyone and thats why their business shut down.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Less than one star. Worst company I have ever worked for 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not knowing where you stand with them. Lack of training 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is horrible. Ownership will not let you manage the building as needed. Doesn’t want to put money into what’s needed. Vendors waiting months for payment so you can’t get service 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Chaos every day. Chasing what should have already been taken care of

What is the best part of working at the company?
Perks of watching movies and free popcorn

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The company in general is stressful. Too many hands in the pot, no one actually has a clue what to do and just make new policies daily.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There is no culture. They want to you to work and micromanaged daily 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working for a company who doesn’t care about your safety.

 Apple Cinemas does a great job when it comes to revitalizing Cinemas and bringing them back to life. However the atmosphere of upper management was very cruel and unprofessional which did not promote a team environment.
For a small company their expectations were unrealistic while offering very little training to meet their standards. 
This could be a great company if there was a sense of structure when it came to training and setting clear expectations. More of a team mindset with your employees would have made this a great job

 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being allowed to work independently without overbearing management 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Owners didn't want to put money into anything, forced management to find work around and short cuts 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic and stressful, unfriendly 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Easy weekdays and stressful weekends

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Theater production manager 24 salaries reported	$50,500 per year
General manager 11 salaries reported	$61,227 per year
Crew member 16 salaries reported	$14.38 per hour
Cook 6 salaries reported	$16.58 per hour
Bartender 8 salaries reported	$16.06 per hour

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