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Jonathan Club

If you like working for one of the top business social clubs in the US then you should consider working here. The downtown Los Angeles club facilities has beautiful turn of the century dark wood and richly colored furniture which provides fine dining, luxury hotel rooms, athletic club and conference rooms for its members. The other facility is located in Santa Monica and has a more casual atmosphere and is a favorite for those members that have young families that like to enjoy the beach. Management is excellent and reports to the BOD who are members themselves. Everything is first class except for the accounting department which seems out of place with it's bullpen design and cramped quarters. Only the Payroll Manager and Finance Director have offices. The most enjoyable part are the company provided meals and the Manager on Duty days where management rotates weekly to work on weekends to oversee the property while enjoying the facilities and meals as a member would. A great place to lean about the hospitality business. Many employees have worked their whole career here.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The location is awesome on the beach in Santa monica

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
micro management is the worst ever. insecure managers that have only food and beverage experience struggle to run other departments correctly. low pay and extremely high expectations. work all holidays  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
constant stress generated by internal management intrusive tactics and bully style of intimidation and contradiction of expectations daily.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
everchanging expectations and operating processes at the whims of the holy bow down micromanagement demands for minimum pay. everyone is on a 3rd and final warning to get the most for the least compensation. no raises and unfulfilled bonus promises.

Member of the food beverage management team at one the nation's  most exclusive private clubs, Jonathan Club Los Angeles, CA. Successfully managed the beverage program independently with proven ability to procure all lines of beverages, identify and evaluate specialty wine and spirits. Maintained and managed all beverage inventory within budget. Solid communicator with the ability to effectively interact with management, club members and  industry purveyors. Successful in educating motivating employees in a positive manner.  Problem solves with the ability to multitask and communicate project goals.  Demonstrated performance has resulted in a successful career of  more than 9 years while building valuable relationships with purveyors and co-workers.

A platinum level club yet they pay everyone minimum wage. Most employees haven’t got a raise in years. If you work outside in the cold, good luck getting a jacket from management and don’t even ask for a heater. They offer you lunch and it’s  usually inedible. Management expects you to go above and beyond for them, but if you ever need time off you might as well quit ( which has happened a few times). They rush you to take a ten minute break and then an hour later you’re on a lunch, second ten minute break doesn’t exist. HR doesn’t even help when have issues with management. If you need a quick job, take it but if you can find a better job you will be glad you missed out on this opportunity.  

There were plenty of duties available at the club for what I was hired to do. The assistant manager was fine with me taking on other jobs, which did not include serving meat. The manager though told me to go home one day for not serving 8 kinds of meat at a buffet, when I had already cleared it with the assistant manager to work a different duty, which was cleaning up cigarette butts on the beach. It was a very disheartening experience. I really liked the job too.

It's an OK place to work at if you like being under paid.
They do have a cafeteria if you dont mind left overs from events a week later and eating it for 2 days straight. 

I worked in the parking lot for a bit.  
But I left due to the fact it was such a mess with people turning around. Running around like animals for  garbage money. 
Only 14 dollars an hour WITH NO TIPS.

 I would never work another valet job for under 20 dollars an hour without tip.  

Plus  they have cooks and food preppers  that get fired for being on acid and what not. Who wouldnt blame them  they dont make enough to be happy there either.

The Jonathan Club is a very professional and laid back work place. The athletic department managers are friendly and make sure each personal trainer has their time slots for training filled. There is a lot of independence as a trainer and opportunity to cover classes. The gym itself is very spacious. Training at the Jonathan Town Club has been a wonderful experience. 

All in all, I was lucky to have been a part of that refined Establishment. As you clock in, expect the unexpected. Once you show that you are a capable Chef/cook they allow you to be more creative and that slowly build confidence as you progress. Lastly, the criticisms were constructive for the most part. They were mostly designed to better you, it seemed.

Jonathan Club had many perks but was a family oriented place to work. I handled my department extremely well and never needed micro management. I was there for over 13 years and it was a very difficult decision to leave. They will always be a part of me.

The Jonathan club is one of the best social private clubs in the nation, and offers unique and beautiful locations to work at. The management team is mediocre at best and pay little respect to the hourly employee.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Bartender 6 salaries reported	$22.00 per hour
Server 5 salaries reported	$26.03 per hour
Engineer 4 salaries reported	$25.63 per hour
Pastry cook 4 salaries reported	$22.45 per hour
Cook 10 salaries reported	$22.94 per hour

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