grounds crew

tour guide

seasonal associate

Fantastic Caverns

This is very possibly the most FUN job I've ever had.  In very few jobs do you have to opportunity to meet people from all across the world, and introduce them to the wonders of Missouri Caves.  I worked as a Tour Guide (Interpretive Staff) to start, and then worked for quite some time at the Information Counter in Ticket Sales and Guest Relations.  I was also trained to work in the Gift Shop and Photo Lab, and to do basic maintenance duties within the cave.  Almost every day was an exciting day to go to work.  If you don't get tangled into the drama / games of what management does or does not do, you'll do fine.  Go in, do your job, go home at the end of the day, and you'll LOVE it!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Coworkers were fun and the job itself is fun. You meet people who come to the cave from all over the world. The management/owners are terrible a d don't care at all about thier employees.  You are treated like you are replaceable and not valued.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Working with the public can be unpredictable.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pretty laid back and you interact with mix of all different kinds of people every day.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Give cave 4-5 cave tours a day

What is the best part of working at the company?
The cavern itself and its history.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The terrible customer service.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Employees were always miserable. They fire employees at the slightest cause.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Wanting the day to be over as soon as possible.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good pace and positive workplace. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with unexpected groups.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Coworkers work well together and supportive if each other.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Fast oaced on weekends and summer. Slower paced in off season.

greet guess, make sure they are on right tour (match ticket color to time of tour), very easy going style of tour, have to be very careful not to damage cave and stay on the pathway. 

Most of the workers are great! It is too bad that owners are RUDE to their employees if they even know you! They have managers willing to sell their integrity for a paycheck.

If you like the outdoors and adventure and are good giving presentations it's a great place to work. They pay above minimum wage. The commission on selling photos after the tour is very small. It 2.5% when I worked there. Usually great co-workers.

It sucked. The owners hate all of their employees. The owners will not talk to you and if you do something wrong then instead of speaking to you face-to-face, they will write a note a put it on the wall for everyone to see.

it was a fun experience. I learned a lot. Of course the cave itself was very cool. Met tons of people from all walks of life. management was cool. tourism is a fickle business but also rewarding if done right

Poor management, overall an interesting job wish I could have stayed longer. Job tends to get a little repetitive, but that’s what you sign up for as a tour guide.

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