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UNITED SKATES OF AMERICA AND AFFILIATED RINKS

What is the best part of working at the company?
Skateland is an overall very fun place to work! Just because you may have fun doesn’t mean it’s any easier than any other job though. Some nights can be very busy making employees have to work harder to make sure guests needs are met, however if you can balance out your work with being social you will have a great time.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part is when people are having too much fun and not working hard enough. There is a 30 minute interval between each session and when it’s busy you need every second. You have to be able to think and move fast, and do it well enough so that the people coming in for the next session think their the first guests of the day.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Skateland is pretty diverse with the employees and guests and there is an extremely low tolerance for discrimination! Working here each employees needs are taken into consideration, and you have to be comfortable enough to voice your discomfort when need be.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Some of the morning sessions may be slower, although it may sound like a walk in the park, managers also have low patience for workers standing around. Even if the session is soow there’s always work to be done, so never stand around. During cleanup you must stay focused and do your given task. When you are finished you should ask around to see if anyone else needs help before you call yourself done. It’s always nice when teammates work together to get all the work done.

I had a ton of fun with this job. I loved how the minute I walked through those doors I could put my skates on and get to work. My position was mainly a floor guard. Once people started to come in I handed out skates and when all the skates were handed out or when the skate floor was getting filled I would head out to the skate floor and make sure people were fallowing are rules, and help kids who fell, or needed help tying their skates. I was on the floor for hours music blaring and games being played every hour. It was a lot of fun. It was hard for me at first to get used to the games and the company mascot. When we had a birthday party I had to dress up as a huge dinosaur and dance for the kids. My co workers would stand by my side to make sure i didn't fall or when I didn't understand a game they always helped me to be sure i understood it fully. The hardest part of my job was staying on the floor for hours at a time with only bathroom breaks it was difficult but my body got used to it and it made it even more fun. My favorite part of my job was playing games with the kids. There was always a racing game or a tag game or a game where the floor guards would chase the kids around if we touched you you were out. That on was my favorite. My managers were nice and helpful. I learned different ways to skate and keep up with the kids and I also learned different ways to stop. I really enjoyed this job It was tiring but fun.

First this is a great place to work especially if you have children but this not a permanent career. The company invests little into their rinks - game machines are purchased used and you are expected to keep them working.  All food products used in the rink are purchased from sam’s club and someone has to drive over and go shopping every week.

Technology use is non existent with session and daily results calculated by hand and entered into spreadsheets in the office. As a general manager you have to staff for daily sessions and have staff available to cover school events booked during the day by your marketing manger with little input from you.  The company is primarily a northern and Midwest company so if you are not in those locations you get little support and will never see any boss in person.

You will spend a lot of time dealing with rowdy teenagers and cleaning up messes they generate. You have security on site many days for a reason. Cleaning the parking lot after a teen or adult skate night leads to some “interesting” finds.

All that said it is a fun job and not hard at all especially if you like skating and love kids.

When this company hires from the outside for management, they specifically target talent that doesn't know its worth - people coming off of self-employment and missing a steady paycheck; college students interested in management and desperate for something other than an unpaid internship.

At the salary level, they will grind you into dust.  In an effort to meet their unrealistic payroll goals, you will be asked to work 60 hours or more each week when it's slow, then asked to ramp it up further when it's busy.  Taking vacation and sick days will be commented upon if it goes beyond 24 hours away from work.  You will catch flak if you schedule yourself to have Saturday or Sunday off.

If you want to get into the family entertainment business, get in, build your resume for two years, learn, take your vacation time to get healthy again, and get out.  They do some things well that you can take to a future place of business.  Marketing and profit and loss tracking are better than most of their competitors.

It felt like evee stereotypical high-school based job. The management was very poor and definitely picked favorites with their employees.but the coworkers you meet are great. The management makes you work every weekend and if you couldn't make it to a shift the have very little grace. They make the employees find their own coverage and if you couldn't its a no call no show. While working at skateland I saw a few of my co-workers get sick of just down right exhausted because they didn't get a break because they didn't have someone to cover them but the management didn't seem to care if you were sick while working. I don't recommend this job to anyone outside of high-school because the pay and the hours don't cut it. And the corrupt management isn't worth working there.

As a rollerskating enthusiast, this was my dream job.  Managing a rollerskating rink/family fun center was a huge responsibility.  I dealt with many difficult parents, teachers, children and guests.  The challenges I faced and overcame daily only helped to make me a stronger and more effective manager. 

My responsibilities included inventory, safety director, pro shop and repair, social media coordinator, shopping and ordering for our cafe, prize center and pro shops.  I also worked closely with our Sales/Marketing person to book groups and private events.  

The most challenging and rewarding part of my job was satisfying our guests and making sure they had a great time at our facility.

When we did the interview I told them that I was not good with cash and didn't feel comfortable with trying yet what did they do stick me behind concessions. When I brought it up they said there's nothing we can do so just try. Then they had another employee who had only been there for 2 months train me the get mad when I did something wrong. The music was loud so I literally had to scream to get the order and sometimes got back lash because the customer thought I was being mean. Management did nothing. I caught them on a good day and asked to be moved to arcade, turns out that we can't use the calculator to handle the tickets. We HAVE to be able to do it in out head. Let's just say I lasted a week and some change before just not showing up. They don't deserve a two weeks notice.

My typical day at work would be answering the phone, answering any questions a customer may have whether it be about our hours or birthday party packages, and I also book birthday parties. I also send out emails to schools about our STEM program that we offer. Since I started working here I have learned what it takes to make a business run successfully, how to be more confident, and a lot about sales.The management team and co-workers are amazing! They have helped me improve with my social skills and to stop being so timid. The management team alone are very understanding and down to earth people. What I enjoy most is pushing myself to be more out spoken, also the meeting of new people as well.

Theres no real training. Its all over the place. Management never takes blame for anything that goes wrong. You will be under paid for everything you have to do. Cannot trust anyone to help you properly. Theres a lot of stealing that goes on by management. You will be expected to do others jobs and you will get blamed for things that are not your fault. You will get treated less then human. Parents shouldnt even have their kids work there.A lot of verbal abuse. you will get talked to like youre slow and stupid because you will never be right even if you are right. everyone talks about quitting. its super stressful there.

Working at United Skates was very high pace and the first job I had. It taught me how to deal with rude customers and deal with lazy co-workers.I would have had to prep the food, serve the food, take money, allow customers to enter the building and hep the children with their prizes. Lastly, I would be responsible for the phones, emails, and birthday parties as well. The toughest part about this job is the constant pulling into many different directions but the rewarding part and knowing at the end of the day you made it through.

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