bartender

maintenance technician

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pool service manager

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The Peninsula Club

The Peninsula club is a beautiful place to work with some great membership (and the occasional rude ones) but 9/10 of the people you serve are fantastic. I’ve made some amazing memories, and on the occasion you get to do stuff normal jobs don’t. Specially when it comes to events (which can be tiring but so much fun). Here’s where the but comes in… someone needs to start making membership aware it’s OPTIONAL tipping club. I’ve gotten dragged into multiple arguments between members about the tipping policy. Majority think it’s a non tipping club which means they cannot tip you whatsoever but that’s just not true cause some membership will tip you. The pay is so low for what you do with little room to raise it. When you ask for a raise you get told you need to do more work which is fair but then they never give it to you or make excuses. If they added a tip line and said it was optional I guarantee this place would have an amazing employee turn around. They seem to just constantly be screwing themselves though and get stuck hiring some questionable people. The club is member owned and a lot of executive decisions are made by a board of members who really have no idea what goes on behind the scene. They should at least let one worker from each department sit in on the meetings (and not a manager I mean someone in the slums to speak for the people). The free food they feed you is nice but sometimes it’s just completely inedible. PINK CHICKEN INEDIBLE. Management will nitpick you about the stupidest littlest things while a dumpster fire is happening behind them. Priorities seem to be all over the place and I wish when you asked management to help you they’d get in the ring and fight beside you instead of sitting and hiding in the office probably eating better food than what they feed the rest of the staff. They’re all wonderful people but it’s still a restaurant and there’s a lot of change that has to happen. You can be a great person but terrible at managing a staff and I think that’s the problem. There is no set training or even a cohesive training program. They just throw new hires in with people who don’t really want to train and say good luck. The co workers are fantastic, you will make friends, and these people will be your only lifeline in this job. But I know a lot of them are fed up and are afraid to speak out on the treatment, management, and pay. So a lot of people don’t stick around very long cause they’re better off being a server in a restaurant where they do the same work for more money. Everyone’s experience is different and I know a lot of people who enjoy working here, I myself did at one point. But something happened when 2023 rolled around and I watched as it all started crashing and burning. And if they want any change servers, bartenders, food runners, hosts, ect. need to start speaking their minds and management and the board need to listen and ACT. You can hear people out all you want, but they won’t respect you until they’ve seen you take action and accountability. 

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Typical day at work is always different as I work in a country club. Different events everyday but still have breakfast, lunch and dinner service. I manage the upscale casual restaurant on Wednesday through Saturday evening. I help out during lunch time in the casual restaurant. I am the wine director/sommelier for the entire club and responsible for the beverage program, so I stay very busy. I have learned how to manage a wine program and manage people. I have also grown as a leader and a mature manager. Co workers are not ideal, lack in consistent management from my other managers. Some of the staff is very immature and I am looking to work more in a professional environment. The hardest part of the job is how to manage my time as I wear a lot of "hats" here at the club. I enjoy the hospitality part of the job the most and making and exceeding the members expectations.

The Club has been one of the best jobs I’ve ever had. Management is so supportive. The team is inclusive, fun, and hardworking. We are all like family here. It’s different than a regular serving job as it’s a “non tipping club”, but you are pretty fairly compensated to make up for that. You get much more support from your team and management, than at a regular restaurant. Sometimes members will leave gratuity so that’s a plus. Pleasing the membership can be difficult at times but having such a great work environment with a supportive team makes up for it. Overall I think the club is a great place to work. 

Working at The Peninsula Club has been a great experience. The team is super supportive, and the managers are easy to talk to and genuinely care about the staff. It’s a professional place, but still relaxed and friendly.

The members are polite and appreciative, which makes the job a lot more enjoyable compared to other club gigs. The training was solid, and I felt prepared and confident pretty quickly. Schedules are fair and flexible, which helps with work-life balance. some days can be pretty long but for the most part, the shifts are easy.

Overall, it’s a great place to work if you’re looking for a steady, positive environment with good people and members. I’ve learned a lot and actually enjoyed coming to work.



You have to know to over 300 names of every guest including the children. You have to call them by their name. You can't take any breaks at all, and when you do you get told they were looking for you but they weren't. You get lectured if you have medical problem and you need to take a break, you get a warning if you call out of work for family situations, you are treated like a high schooler, you have to bring a note from the doctor. 

For the wage you receive you clearly do far more than what is in the job description. In the golf department we also help the inside staff with tournaments, we help house keeping and food and beverage. This is a non-tipping club. ALOT is expected from you but the compensation for a "high end" club don't equate. The Peninsula club is loosing staff member due to poor pay. They are not willing to up their wages to meet to quality of work expected. Also, zero accountability for poor performance.
Members are great.

Definitely a dysfunctional place to work and depending on what department you work for some of the pay is definitely not worth the stress. Most of the employees are awesome super friendly the members are awesome but management definitely needs a ton of work. They definitely like To make the rules as they go and don’t like to follow things the proper way. But put management to the side and you have a fun place to work with some pretty cool people

Peers were good to work with. Management expects far too much out of one person. Certain members of management pawn their responsibilities onto their staff. If they can make you do two jobs and only pay you for one, they will. Super micromanaging manager. It was a great place to work for the first 14 years.

Very fun place to work when I first started but turning towards 2023 the place is doomed to fail in the next couple years. This entire company, all positions need to be retrained especially the managers they are not really qualified for what they do. Only care about upper management so please don’t waste time here!

What is the best part of working at the company?
The girls, free meals

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
People hovering over you while you work

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Annoying, half the workers are scared of the rich people 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Easy, annoying

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
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Maintenance technician 3 salaries reported	$16.83 per hour
Server 1 salary reported	$17.75 per hour
Pool service manager 1 salary reported	$19.50 per hour
Host/hostess 2 salaries reported	$13.00 per hour

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