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C LAZY U RANCH

I was so excited to go out to Colorado and put my 15+ years of horsemanship to work. It wasn’t what I thought it would be.  I worked my butt off but no one cared  people take credit for your work. Other wranglers will sit on their phones until a manager comes around while you have already been working and act like they’re helping and once any management is out of sight they are back on their phones. Most of the wranglers are female so that will obviously cause a lot of drama. Most of them have worked together before so good luck if you don’t know a soul because they will judge you endlessly and make you feel like an outcast. They will lie to make the barn managers get on your case.so it’s just not fun unless you’re on a trail ride with your guest, then you’re away from all of that. It wasn’t all bad. Who am I kidding yes it was. So much drama and that includes management.

Listen, I needed a job and fast. I wanted to move out west, and the ranch was able to provide me a job and housing, fast. They’ll hire just about anyone, which is good and bad. 
Staff housing is DISGUSTING. We’re talking mice, concrete floors, furniture decades old. The linens that are provided are old and gross. Rent is cheap- but still. There’s nowhere to staff to prepare their own food. And staff meals are inedible and sometimes old and unidentifiable. Management is unprofessional. It’s really really hard to leave the ranch. Many staff members have mental health issues and have ZERO access to resources. However, I made lifelong friends and was able to save quite a bit of money due to living in a warehouse

First impressions of this job the ranch and the other employees working there are really good one, it’s seems inclusive there’s always a smiling face. After a while this all faded workers are rude they exclude people all the time and cliche up. As a poc I felt very out of place there’s is ABSOLUTELY no diversity In that workplace not saying people are blatantly rude or anything but they treat you differently look at you weird. So unless you are a white and in a  sorority/fraternity you’ll have a great time and make wonderful friends if not you’ll probably feel completely secluded. Also don’t believe that you’ll have many opportunities to ride horses

In Granby, Colorado, C Lazy U Ranch offers families a chance to unplug and enjoy the great outdoors, with horseback riding, cattle pushing clinics, fly fishing, archery, trap shooting, mountain biking and guided hikes offered. There’s also zip-lining, swimming, a spa and even shopping at this all-season resort! In the winter, another mix of activities is added to include cross-country skiing, snow tubing, dogsledding, snowshoeing, ice skating, hockey and more. Kids’ activities are also offered, with children separated by age groups.

Depended on shift sometime s opening for breakfast. Get everything you need prepped.Set up tools water for poached etc.sevice breakdown and put away.Cook lunch buffet style for employee's clean and set for dinner crew. If lunch prepare buffet style lunch to daily concept with salad bar and soup clean and reset for childrens dinner service serve break down. On fridays we actually cooked breakfast outside with charcoal fired equipment.

A really fun experience but they don’t let you earn tips and charge you to live in their awful staff housing while upper management makes 100k + a year and takes constant vacations.  They used to offer bonuses but have since stopped.  The HR department is usually incompetent.  The head wrangler was amazing but he has since retired.  A great horse program that is going to fall apart because of how little they care about their staff.

At first the ranch seems like a dream come true. The deeper you get and the longer you stay, you can see how corrupt this place is. The management is terrible and plays the favorite game constantly.  If you want a short and beautiful summer job, it’s great, anything longer and you feel  extremely under appreciated. There is no work/life balance here as they do not pay enough to live out of their own housing and the housing is worse than prisons.

A place where dreams go to die and souls leave the body. Over worked under paid and full of high school drama. A ship that’s sinking, a place that has a life vest on to keep its head above water. Staff food that a hungry dog would puke up. Have some dignity in yourself and find a place that takes care of their people. This ain’t it! 

Lovely full-time staff, lots of people your age working, and an overall enjoyable atmosphere makes C Lazy U a perfect summer job. The pay is good enough hourly with opportunities to earn overtime hours and a bonus at the end of the season if you work through your whole contract.

80% of staff is temporary, so be prepared for a lot of turnover. Closest analogy is a country club, so the kitchen has very high standards for menus and presentation. At the same time 99% of the staff is great fun to work with and staff has access to a lot of ranch amenities--not to mention the fabulous location! Colorado Rockies, what's not to love? Pay is decent, and chefs are very supportive.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Sous chef 2 salaries reported	$58,750 per year
Line cook 2 salaries reported	$18.50 per hour
Housekeeper 1 salary reported	$15.16 per hour
Summer activity assistant 1 salary reported	$15.50 per hour
Store manager 1 salary reported	$55,000 per year

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