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Galaxy Theatres

Firstly, management tends to be an issue here. The managers are unaware of employee misbehavior for the most part, only people who don't or are bad at hiding it get singled out. Not doing something at any moment of your shift other than on breaks or when moving from task to task is misbehavior. Even when there is nothing to do. They treat the social life there like they do at colleges, very liberal. Saying a joke can get you written up and suspended if someone doesn't like it. The management do not seek hard workers, just people who don't make mistakes for better positions. They lack the ability to see things from your point of view (for the most part) and pick favorites. The favorites can do no wrong and are commonly overlooked when misbehaving. If you aren't a favorite and especially if they don't like you then you will get singled out seemingly for no reason. The only good things about management is that they are friendly for the most part and some of them are pretty cool. 

Secondly, hours here are terrible. You get scheduled maybe twenty hours if you're lucky when it isn't busy season and get sent home half the time. If you aren't a favorite or management doesn't like you personally they will give you the short end of the stick and send you home all the time. They pay itself is minimum wage, and supervisors get about a one dollar per hour raise. Being a supervisor is the only way to get guaranteed hours, and if they don't like you or you aren't a favorite you will not get the position most likely. You will spend a good chunk of your time on shift having nothing to do and looking busy. There are times where there are things to do and those are actually fine. You get maybe one bonus per year around winter holidays and it is usually twenty to thirty dollars.

Finally, the social life is basically the same as high school. This is due to the high percentage of high school students who work there. People spread rumors, there is drama, and there are some cliques. I found it extremely hard to make friends with anyone there but had a lot of acquaintances.

Employees mostly consist of part-time students (mosly high school students). Job is simple enough and is pretty dead during weekdays, especially when there aren't any exciting movies out. They'd even send you home a lot. Weekends are typically busy and required most the staff to work those days. Most managers were cool enough. Although, a few of the upper management could be strict. 

Additionally, despite knowing that I was a student at the time, when transitioning from summer break to the new school semester they denied my request to change my hours (I closed some nights). They told me they denied my request because I was only ever hired in the first place because I could work those hours. Yikes.

Ushering was the most fun position although the most physically demanding (cleaning and going up flights of stairs).

No tips allowed, even though the other location accepts tips.

Strict about uniforms and only given one shirt. You are expected to buy black slacks, socks, and non slip black shoes yourself. I preferred the long sleeve shirt but they MADE me switch to a short sleeve once it got warmer. 

No phones allowed, nothing in your pockets. Everything has to be in a locker. You will be written up if you have your phone in your pocket.

Honestly, if this is your first job it will probably be fine, especially if you make a few friends there. Other than that, the pay and "benefits" aren't really worth it.

Working here was a good first job and it helped me to get experience, I really loved working and being a part of the of the cinematic experience for guests. However management and the whole atmosphere seemed to gradually go downhill through the years, especially after covid. Management kept making changes and I never felt truly appreciated by management for any time that I tried to work harder or went the extra mile and put in more effort than what I was being paid for, it made me feel completely unmotivated to do any more than the bare minimum. The general manager expected us to put in way more effort than what we were being compensated for and I never received a raise in my entire time of working there. Sure it's an entry level job but if you are expecting your staff members who have worked there for years to go above and beyond all the time then you should appreciate them and pay them appropriately for that work. It was also a very cliquey environment and people would be made to feel unwelcome or left out of things by their coworkers while on and off the clock. 

My time at galaxy theatres was always fun, that went by to quick. unfortunately my theatre was closed down July 17, 2014, I started as floor staff in concessions, box office, usher, and lastly promoted to manager. I learned so much from them like how to organize the inventory and ordering inventory, how to manage about 20 employees making sure everyone was taking care of, regular money deposits, emailing our corporate office of our progress in sales, power point advertisement for our up coming movies, and holding meeting of safety rules. the guests that came were always happy with our staff and I loved seeing every guest leaving happy with the decorations we would put up for our newest movies. The hardest part of my job was dealing with piracy and having to call the security  when that would happen or having kids running and sneaking into R rated movies, I would have to escort them out. Overall everyone that worked there was friendly and treated each other with respect and as a result of that we became close and thought of one another as family. I miss that place and I walked away with more experience and knowledge.

The atmosphere is serious while your employers are kind and understanding.  The managers tend to bust your balls if you're new to the job.  Overall the productivity in the work's design is flawless.  Your co-workers are always friendly yet stern and can sometimes take jokes too seriously; don't let them get to you, they're just vetting the new guy.  Some guidelines change from a day to day basis as depicted in the kitchen's billboard of which we're told to take serious with every alteration given a one minute required gander; can be overwhelming at first for any individual not accustomed to such a stern back-kitchen atmosphere.

The theater clean up crew's job seems more relaxed and laid back although I never worked the position.

Keeping an up-beat attitude can be hard but is very possible.  Breaks seem too swift and the break room's atmosphere is not inviting.

Nonetheless this place of employment I would rate good for the experience and great for a first break into the workforce.  Enjoy yourself and feel free to talk to any of the staff, they don't bite!

As a former shiftlead at Galaxy, I can safely tell anyone who thinks about applying here would have better opportunities ANYWHERE else. While I work at Galaxy for over a year they have lost 4 managers within that time due to how poorly they were treated by the higher-ups.
- Management always has favorites and let certain individuals get away with anything. 
- The management of my building were always playing video games in the office during a busy set instead of assisting like they should be.
- Very low pay for all the stress one wouldn't expect to go through working at a movie theatre. Couldn't support yourself on this job, even as a lead.
- Certain managers were very rude and unhelpful when it comes to any concern a team member has.
- Only 30-35 minute lunches, but come back sooner or later than the 30 or 35 would result in being written up.

Basically, anyone looking to work at a Galaxy Theatre should definitely look elsewhere.

I helped open a new location as an assistant manager, and then continued to work there for a few months. It was a medium sized company, but the owners and everyone higher up in the company are super involved and regularly visit all the locations. This level of involvement made for happier and more prepared management at all levels. It was an easy place to make friends and have a good time as long as you were prepared for the busier sets of time when movies were all starting. Had to work late hours to close the theatre and holidays were mandatory (and busy), but it was a really enjoyable job overall. If your good at your job, there are always opportunities to move up due to the transient nature of the employees (many of them high school and college students). Honestly, I regret that so didn’t appreciate it more when I was there. 

The job itself was a very laid back and easy job but working there was very hard for not only me but for everyone since management seemed to really not care for its workers and especially who they were hiring. It really seemed like management was hiring really anyone and definitely not in a good way. The place was especially toxic, there probably wasn’t a single day where someone wasn’t complaining about another employee not doing there job or the manager doing there job to keep the place standing or safe. This job really requires dependable people rather than just anyone like management was hiring. It was really sad to find a fun job totally ruined by the people working there an by the people running it.

The Galaxy Theatres corporation is a wonderful company that generally aims to please it's employees. However, there is a great deal of disconnect between the floor staff employees, management, and business owners. The floor staff works very hard to keep the theatre running smooth, clean, and efficiently while the management is less worried about the employees and more worried about pleasing the business owners at any cost. This usually ends with the floor staff being over worked and under paid. I did learn how to not to treat employees/customers while working here. The most difficult part of this job was dealing with the wishy washy wants and needs of the management. The most enjoyable part is meeting thousands of new people daily and working with the fun floor staff.

It's a good first job and that's it. Below average managers and below than average shift leads. It's an easy job at times but when they work you, they work you. Unless your 16 or 17 the pay is disgustingly low. Got paid minimum and would get sent home on numerous shifts. A little corrupt and no way to communicate with corporate and no HR to my knowledge. Actually a little corrupt at least at my location where a pretty severe incident happened and it was swept under the rug. The training for the new people is an embarrassment and they let anyone train. The job culture is lazy, both for team members and management. Favoritism is at every job but at Galaxy Theaters its very clear. The GM at my location was always upstairs and didn't talk to the staff, pretty much useless. Horrible communication between management and staff. If its not a first job or your over the age of 18, I strongly recommend you avoid this place.

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