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Powdr Corporation

So right off, your working for an awesome ski resort. So right there is half the reason why you want to work for this company. You’re thinking “yeah! I’ll save that 1000+ dollars on a season pass, and I’ll get lots of discounts to get new gear and food and I’ll get to be up on the mountain!!!!” But only about half of that is true. Sure, you’ll have a pass. But you’ll rarely be able to use it unless you’re a ski instructor. Breaks are only an hour long for lunch and many times your shift is shorter depending on your assigned work are so you’ll have 30 min or less to eat and the. “Ski”. Some people manage it but it’s kinda a waste. 
The pay rate is down right poverty. You’ll not be buying anything from the gear shop cus you’ll be making minimum wage and have poor hours. After taxes you’re looking at still less then a decent paying part time job as a janitor at lower elevations. I worked in 2 departments at Bachelor, first in snow removal, then in security. Both areas only pays 13 an hour- which I shouldn’t say only- that was the 3rd highest paying jobs you could get besides groomers and then the bar tenders. They somehow get well over 17 an hour but require less training and responsibility compared to both snow removal ( using heavy equipment with only chains for added traction in zero vis conditions in a group) and in security( responsible for the WHOLE mountains infrastructures security. And issues required local law enforcement to be called and that was a 45 min wait for their help. Shifts only had one individual on staff to stop an issues that occurred to include but not limit- staff medical issues, break-ins, theft, vandalization(s), trespassing, shooters( both active shooters or target practice who tried to use the open facilities to discharge firearms) and each buildings on the reservations opening and closing. All for 13 an hour. Both shifts where at night. I was finally moved to a swing shift after personell change allowed to to demand the shift for requesting it never actually allowed me to move to a reasonable work hour. 
The employees where awesome to work with. You will quickly make fitness but many times there is no required back ground check so you will work with some shady individuals but they are usually pretty chill. Management is alright. They like to act like they really are interested in you and how you’re doing but as long as that means you keep making the company money and are able to work at a much lower wage then should be allowed. 

If you’re more interested in getting a season pass then being able to use it and being able to say “I work at MT WHEREVER then this is the place for you. Other wise just save your money from a local job and buy your pass. You’ll be able to use it then.

If you love the industry it is a great place to work. Benefits are good, perks are great, and pay is average. Amazing projects and their products and properties are great, for the most part. Downsides are no training, and no real leaders in the building. Entire executive group is a tight knit club that looks out for themselves and the Cumming family. That seems to be the top priority.  Executive team is largely unavailable and unapproachable. They seem to always be in meetings and are not transparent with overall company financials, direction, goals etc. There is a lot of frustrations internally at POWDR when it come to their relationships with the resorts due to not being very organized. 

Middle management here is awful. They don't care about you, they care about numbers and profit and think they can do it better than you. The hours are long, the weather is harsh, and you get very little time to yourself. You deal with awful customers and nobody has your back when they lash out. A simple job is made complicated by the array of ridiculous and difficult rules set forth by corporate. The pay and ski pass benefits are why people continue to put up with it. But even then, it may not be worth it. Just remember you are replaceable and management knows that. So if you mess up once (however small) that's it. You might as well quit after that because they will always have the bar above where you are and will never relent. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
My job, wouldn't have worked in any other position at the company. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The mis communication and workload. They expect too much out of the people they hire. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fun but also extremely loose. Expect things to take forever to get done, have terrible communication skills, and lacks leadership from the top down. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Show up do your "work" and leave.

Terrible management and communication from superiors. HR just safeguards management and there is no accountability for mistreatment of employees. Often toted as “the most important people on the mountain” but then treated terribly with the classic pizza party make up approach.  

People care about job security not pizza parties.

By the time you've found and read this review, it's all new people working & managing there haha! during my time there my biggest issues were the god-awful pay (flat-rate pay for my position advertised @ $19/hr calculated out to >$14/hr) and an extremely "clicky" culture where if a select few people don't like you, you won't make it...

I usually worked the morning shift, duties included shoveling snow after storms all around the front of the Hotel cleaning all the cars that used Valet services, you had to maintain and light up the fireplace in the morning and stack wood when there was delivery of it. Tips ranged from 20-70 per day, evening shift is much better since you actually do the duties of Bell and Valet.

Workplace/culture is positive when it needs to be. Diverse staff with a variety of skills. Although, management lacks consistency and transparency. Support system for staff is non-existent yet plenty for customers. 

The pay and benefits are the only good thing here. But with how bad management is, that cant even get people to stay. Constantly moving people around to fill holes. Could have been hired for one job, but they make you do another. Don't want to do it? Fired. Management even pits employees against other management. Don't work here unless your desperate!

It’s a shame how new management came in to Woodward PA and terminated all the hard working employees that have dedicated their lives for so many years.  Shame on a company that says family is everything.  
Those people made Woodward PA what it use to be!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Sous chef 6 salaries reported	$3,438 per month
Chef 5 salaries reported	$3,973 per month
Ward manager 3 salaries reported	$3,511 per month
Grill cook 3 salaries reported	$3,862 per month
Attendant 3 salaries reported	$14.92 per hour

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