Not for me - General Engineering Maintenance Hyatt Employee Review

1.0
27 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Guests paid a fair price, Benefits decent, a good lunch that was free, VERY beautiful grounds and building, good PTO.

Cons

I did not happen across the awesome work environment that was boasted. Low wage for my field. Very nit picky, leadership uses positional fear rather than encouragement. Departmental employee count was shrinking, no replacement was on the horizon, open door policy with an unfed animal behind the door. Employee engagement surveys were bribed..(like many companies, they just did not want the truth). Suggestions were quickly dismissed. They did not seem to care about the work/life balance, hence the overused word: Mandatory...which usually meant an extra trip to the property for some 2 to 5 hour meeting or event...and overtime was not offered to compensate the added fuel and time. Constant turmoil between departments. Arrogance congealed with the "good ole boy" attitude created an unsavory stew. And, one of my pet peeves that seems to run rampant in the hospitality industry, placing more concern on a room booked for a corporate individual, than for a full paying guest! When the opportunity to leave arose, I was eager to go...it was not a tough decision!

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Cons

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4.0
19 May 2026
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Pros

Fair pay, decent PTO, can be a very flexible work environment if you have a caring leader. Hospitality is a fun industry that tends to attract interesting people--ability to travel and work with diverse cultures is great.

Cons

Constant reorganization/restructuring post-COVID, and growth that outpaced scalable infrastructure. Some long-time employees very set in their ways, can be hard to make meaningful impacts on ways of working even when the org has changed on paper.

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