housekeeper

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dishwasher

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Blackberry Farm

This is a beautiful place to work and your coworkers are usually great to work with. There is lots of room for advancement. You can change departments after 6 months. It’s a company you could move up very high in. If you’ve got 25 years to wait. Pay is pretty good but you could make equal or more somewhere else doing less. Raises can be/are only 3% even after you been working there for years. Can be extremely stressful and the company has a lot of “elitist” who think they are better than you because of their position or pay. Some Managers and supervisors are sometimes so far removed from the job that they never help, train you, or even know what’s going on. Maintenance, housekeeping, and front desk/guest services have terrible supervisors and bosses who treat their employees like dogs and try to use fear to make you respect them. Those departments are not worth being in and the turn over rate is terrible because of how the employees are treated by management. Managers and supervisors in these said departments often are clueless as to what is going on, are very forgetful, very out of touch with workloads (because they hardly leave their office, even though supervisors are supposed to be working with us) and lazy. Communication is terrible and they expect you to know things by reading their minds. You have to figure the place and it’s quirks out on your own or from coworkers. Join these departments at own risk. Some employees are so berated and treated so terribly that they work in fear of being fired for simple things that no one should ever have to worry about. Other departments don’t deal with these problems as much, as far as I know. Grounds has an amazing management team if you’re more of a hands on worker. They removed the ability to review your bosses and now only the bosses can review you. So there’s no way to give constructive criticism or to help the companies management perform better. All in all, it’s not a completely terrible job. The pay is good, benefits are good, it’s a beautiful place, and just about everyone treats you well there. Even higher up employees treat you well. Just some departments suffer from unqualified management and some members get to big of a head. Just be prepared to work with elitist, big wigs, and overgrown children as bosses. 

I am submitting this review a second time as it appears Blackberry had my first review removed for being too honest, so let me keep it simple. 

The schedule was different every week. If you are a baker, you will be going in VERY early. Some days MUCH earlier than is typically expected of bakers. You will be working very long hours, often much longer than your scheduled shift. You will be standing the whole shift. Do not expect a break or opportunity to sit down.

You will be given a LOT of responsibility. Be prepared for management-level responsibilities at entry-level pay. When I worked there, a culinary degree was required, and yet I was making a little over minimum wage. If you want a less stressful job with better pay, go work at Target. 

The hardest part of the job was simply the amount of work a single person was expected to learn and complete in one day. 
Management was okay, but I've definitely had better. Coworkers were fantastic...some of the nicest and most talented people I have ever met. 

Do not expect to be able to express your individuality. No tattoos, piercings, or un-natural hair colors. Outside of your job responsibilities, it is basically expected that you remain unseen by guests.

Overall, if you are EXTREMELY passionate about becoming a top-industry Pastry Chef and want a gold star on your resume and to move up in the food industry, this is the place for you. If you are okay putting your career before your personal life, this is the place for you.

Beautiful work setting. Will see celebs and high profile guests very often. Most co-workers are pleasant. Most mgmt members have been on the job “from the beginning” and do not welcome input very well. A lot of young employees and teens in some depts- which is fine. In certain depts that translates to young employees who are pushed around a bit by their older counterparts. Company claims to value ideas and input from employees but that isn’t well received when offered. Other reviews left are accurate- can change depts and “advance” but your suggestions and ideas will likely be ignored and you may be admonished for them if your seasoned mgmt team doesn’t want your input.  Ironically, when going thru HR welcome the reps mention how much “new ideas” or “fresh perspectives” are welcomed and greatly appreciated at BBF and everyone’s opinion is heard and valued. Doesn’t translate beyond the paper it’s printed on. One dept. is comprised of a large percentage of employees that are hired directly by mgr who brings in family, friends, and co-parishioners. Be prepared to encounter problems in that dept. unless you are part of their church. Resort mgmt allows the practice and will not be a helpful support should you encounter problems. Great hourly pay for start. Profit sharing offered and some depts enjoy other perks. 

I worked at the MNT and management is just overall trash. It is beyond a clique there and if you don’t fit in then they will make sure you quit. They talk about equality but they don’t show it. My management would question my personal business in front of team members such as religion and health. If you’re not a Christian and don’t attend church then this isn’t the place for you. I had said multiple times that it made me feel uncomfortable to have religion be discusses around me and management didn’t blink an eye to stop it. If you talk to HR they will do nothing even when you had 4 other team members from your area come forward and state the same experiences. Favoritism is clear as day, my management made it VERY clear who they favor and who they don’t. They never take your word and if even when you have actual evidence they will sweep it under the rug. I had an assistant manager scream in my face in front of coworkers and management did nothing about it. I had made numerous reports to HR stating how uncomfortable I was at my area and how hostile it was. They refuse to transfer you even when you say multiple times how a male team member has made you uncomfortable Multiple times so you’re force to quit. Overall if this sounds like a work place you want to be part of then apply today. Also ask why the turnaround rate is so high even though it’s such an amazing place to work at. 

I was promised morning shifts and a pay raise after my initial 2 weeks there because I took a pay cut for this position. When I actually got to the farm, management told me I would have to wait 6 months before any consideration of raises via promotions, but other than promotions, the only raises you got were at the end of the year during evaluations. I worked morning shifts for four days, then they scheduled me 3-11pm and 4-12am shifts for 9 days straight after that. There were also two days I worked 8 hours straight and didn't get a lunch. There's only one lunch, no breaks, but it's 30 minutes paid. I also had to go off property for a task, and was told to drive my own vehicle instead of a company vehicle, wasn't reimbursed for gas, and was told I had to pay out of pocket for parking at the airport. I was really unhappy, but loved my team. The people I worked with at guest services were team players, helpful, and kept me laughing. They were all hysterical! Super nice and inviting, I felt like I fit right in. But I just couldn't stay there knowing I wouldn't be making much money and wouldn't get the hours I asked for. Management is super nice, but can't really do much in terms of scheduling. The job itself was demanding, but manageable, and I enjoyed the overall BlackBerry environment.

If you’re planning on working in Private Housekeeping, make sure you’re willing to bend your morals to please rich people and that you’ll do what you’re told without question or comment. Management does not like to challenged even in the smallest ways to make our job easier and better throughout the day. i turned in my two weeks to transition to another job and i got fired two days later. i had no problem at all with my coworkers or the actual houses that we cleaned. it was down to how the department was set and how management acknowledges their employees comments or concerns about working together as team to make decisions. they will often make decisions for you for their benefit and not yours. rental department is much better managed if you want to apply somewhere 

Duties include assisting guests with luggage during check-in and check-out procedures, answering any questions or concerns they may have, safe operation of guest and company vehicles, helping setup meeting and event spaces, and other various tasks.  I have learned how to converse and compose myself around high clientele.  The management team is strong and willing to help if necessary.  The work culture is fairly relaxed, but can be stressful at times depending how busy it gets.  The hardest part of the job is working out in the elements and lifting heavy bags.  My favorite part of the job is meeting and talking to various guests, driving nice cars from time, and helping guests with any questions or needs they have.

Working at Blackberry was fun for a while, but management needs help. They don't care about you at all, they protect their friends, and do not get rid of employees who cause trouble. Your fellow employees will stab you in the back first time they can. Human resources does nothing to help you out. Pay was ok but not worth the drama. Lunch breaks are bring your own food, can't buy anything from them to eat. Guests are mostly nice but you are there to do everything for them. Also as guest services you are security for the guests including against bears, and you can't use anything to run the bears off, just yell and make yourself big. No tipping allowed to any employee. And again most managers are rude, condescending, and they think they own you. Hours get cut alot, especially if it's slow, and your schedule is never consistent!

Workplace culture is based on manipulation, backstabbing and deceit. I have been truly disgusted by the scrabbling of upper management for higher roles and the lengths they are willing to go ( stealing ideas, lying, sabotage,  manipulation, gas-lighting) to climb the career ladder. This company promises lots and under delivers consistently. They reward underhandedness and lack integrity across most upper management.  They sell such a wonderful image and employ some fantastic people but the seedy underbelly is putrid. Truly disappointing and, honestly,  so incredibly unnecessary. These are smart people choosing to get where they want to be in the most awful of ways and are ok with climbing on the backs of others to leverage themselves. A true disappointment of a company. 

It's truly a shame that this company clearly values profit over it's people. The thing that makes Blackberry so special to the guests that stay there are the employees they interact with, and you would think Blackberry would want to keep those employees around. Sadly that is not the case. They expect such high standards from their employees yet pay less than most fast food chains. Guests are told specifically not to tip which is just another slap to the face. If a guest ever asked me about the tipping policy after our trip I would always tell them that I don't see one cent of that 20% service fee they are charged on their bill. Blackberry could of been a great place to work, unfortunately they are blinded by greed.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Housekeeper 23 salaries reported	$15.72 per hour
Line cook 26 salaries reported	$20.79 per hour
Server 33 salaries reported	$18.35 per hour
Dishwasher 16 salaries reported	$18.06 per hour
Grounds technician 21 salaries reported	$17.93 per hour

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