general ledger accountant

restaurant manager

room manager

network engineer

hotel manager

Sahara Las Vegas

Entering SLS Las Vegas I knew there would be a ton of work to do. They are behind on SO much when it comes to the Las Vegas market. I was excited to get the ball rolling in the right direction. Nope. Management thinks that the right way to manage an employee is to make them a slave. Seriously, no PTO, no holidays, no comp cards, not even a cell phone- for a social media position! Additionally there is a huge communication problem where one “leader” will give you an answer only for another “leader” to say NO! Instead of #thestripstartshere their hashtag should be #theanswerisNO. 

They pay unfairly and extremely low. Don’t even think about trying to negotiate after doing a good job for them because they will fire you. Yep, one conversation with HR asking for FAIR pay or the ability to work from home led to me being fired. It is an extremely abusive and toxic environment and should be avoided unless you hate your husband or family and love to be trapped at a desk working for people who don’t compensate fairly. 

Marketing is old school, unorganized and dull- lack of understanding the new age is to blame. The best idea that the team comes up with is a new “national holiday” every day of the week... BORING, DRY, AND UNWILLING TO CHANGE DOES NOT LED TO REVENUE! 

Advice: listen to your team members, don’t fire because of YOUR mistakes, and pay fairly!!! It’s a beautiful property and needs the attention and innovative thinking that it deserves.

My typical day at work was, arriving on time everyday, meeting with my coworkers and supervisor every morning going over safety procedures, getting my job assigned to me, organizing my cart making sure that I have everything I need for my shift, dealing with guests on a regular basis in a friendly manner, and being able to finish my assignments everyday without any problems. Time management staying organized , and focusing on my tasks. Management was always there if you had any questions with guests needs or questions if needed help to finish your assignments. Work place culture was everybody had their own assignments to finish and I was always willing to help out co workers finish up if I was done early and vise versa being in the hospitality business. The hardest part of my job was dealing with disgruntled guests who are just never satisfied no matter what you do but I would put on a happy face and smile and make their stay as comfortable as possible. The most enjoyable part of my job was a guest leaving me a nice tip and telling me how pleasant I made their stay was, and receiving a compliment from my supervisor for a job well done. 

A typical day at work included cleaning and sweeping, folding towels,   setting up cabanas and daybeds before the pool opened. During open hours, I would rotate between watching over the patrons in the water, to cleaning up around the deck (straightening guest's shoes, folding their unoccupied towels, picking up dirty towels, and tidying things up), engaging with the guests, and ensuring that all guests are comfortable. Once the pool is closed, I pick up around the deck and the cabanas- picking up trash, towels, and any left belongings to be sent to lost and found. I restock on towels for the next day and take out any dirty towel bins. My coworkers and I get along well and have become like family to me. We work well together and have excellent communication. The hardest part of the job was dealing with intoxicated guests who would get a little feisty and violent. The most enjoyable part of this job is meeting so many different people from around the world and hearing about what brings them to Las Vegas and to SLS, specifically.

I opened the property almost 4 yrs ago and it never really got its footing while I was there. Multiple changes in ownership and upper management. This resulted in conflicting views for the over all theme and style of the property. Which in turn caused sudden and often shifts in the way things were done from all sides. On that note, my department was one of the only departments that maintained a high level of fidelity throughout all the changes. Our depart kept most of the original employees from opening and maintained so of the highest service standards during all the changes going on around us. The job was understood and accomplished in a professional manner while having fun with peers. The property is once again going through a rebranding currently. Speaking for the front service depart, it's a chill and fun place to work with great people. As for the other departs and ownership, things seem to be quite hectic.

I was hired on the swing shift. I would work every shift every week. Sometimes the change in shift would cancel out having any days off due to trying to adjust just for the next work day. I was hired as part time but every week i would work 40 or more hours except for the 2-3 weeks before the end of a quarter. Thats when I would have 0 days on the schedule which would bring my average week hours down to just below 32. This erratic schedule made it impossible to have a life outside of work. 

I noticed the management played favorites with a few people on the day and swing shift. Im talking about going out on smoke breaks together and having lunch together and getting drinks after work together and overall just doing things together that management and subordinates shouldn't do together. I also noticed my main supervisor was very unqualified for the job and after asking just a few questions found out that this person got the job because their mom pulled some favors. I wish this wasn't how things were done in this company or city but unfortunately, its life.

It had been a long time since I'd worked somewhere with such low morale for all the employees across the board. The go-to answer when an inquiry was made about why things weren't better was, "Welcome to the SLS." That's not something a new employee wants to hear, much less one that has been there several months. It had also been a long time since I'd dreaded going to work every single day, but this was the case here. I tried to make the best of it, but after awhile it quite frankly wasn't worth the headache anymore. Many days it felt like working in 'The Twilight Zone', between the unprofessional managers and the broke guests complaining about not having enough funds for their security deposit. It became exhausting, to say the least. I've worked at limited service hotels where neither of the above issues were present, but they were bountiful at the SLS. I'd like to say things will change with the name change back to the Sahara, but that's doubtful.

Employees of SLS are not well appreciated by the company, therefore, employees lack appreciation for the employment. 
Employees are there simply because they have to be, rather than also wanting to be. 
Parking is exceptionally awful, and dangerous. Plan to arrive an hour early to find parking and make it to work right on time. The lot is dark, and lacks security.
Outdoor break areas lack all comforts. No shelter from the elements and , no seating or tables. The indoor employee cafeteria is so loud and rambunctious you can't hear yourself think, let alone enjoy a meal. 
A lot of disorder in the workplace. Departments fail to work well together. Co-workers in all departments seem to get along with one another, and is a motivator. Policies and procedures are what seem to put barriers between the departments.

The work environment at SLS is very energetic, with a very fun atmosphere; however, it can become a very fast-paced workplace. 
Working for SLS has given me the opportunity to grow and learn on different techniques of customer service dealing with different type of clientele from different areas around the world. One of the things I enjoy the most from working with SLS is being able to interact and hear all kinds of stories from the customers, helping to build a relationship with returning customers. The hardest part of this job position is when you have to deal with clients that are rude or disrespectful when ordering their drink or food; therefore it has thought me how to handle this type of client and I always strive to give the best customer service possible with a SMILE.

Benefits are great, only hard to get promoted since its Union and it all works by seniority. Hourly pay is great, consistency of clientele is very slow. As the months go by it seems to get a little busier although not as I would like. 

Employee dining room walls could use some cleaning!!!! The food the casino provides for the employees is garbage, garanteed a stomach ache or diarrhea. All canned food, frozen, gmo fruit and vegetables. If I could rate the employee dining room of SLS they would get no stars for all the times I sat in the bathroom wishing I didn't eat their food. All employees can confirm. 

Management is eh okay. They will promote employees to manager positions and provide poor training. Managers will rather be friends with their employees than to act like actual managers should and discipline employees.

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