Great Kids. Catastrophic Admin. - Visual Art Teacher Idyllwild Arts Employee Review

1.0
21 Nov 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Some of the smartest, nicest kids I've ever worked with. Beautiful campus. Great teachers and coworkers.

Cons

Appalling management. They hired me and then let me go due to administrative and money issues within a year. They lied to me- seemingly for intentional cruelty- during the firing, and never bothered to go through HR or my department chair. I worked sometimes fifteen or sixteen days in a row with no breaks pretty regularly. On Fridays I worked 10AM-11PM- meetings, then my regular teaching schedule and then a grueling shift in the dorms. Everyone was exhausted, overworked, and either fired to save money or thinking about quitting. When I asked, people said this was just the "culture" there. All departments dramatically understaffed and turned over constantly. I lived on campus and when I was moving out, maintenance went into my house, opened up a bunch of my moving boxes, took things they then "lost" and gave me back what wasn't valuable. They stole kitchen appliances, tools, cosmetics, furniture, and prescription meds- and then they got mad at ME for it. Hugely disrespectful to staff and massively disorganized.

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5.0
25 Jul 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I worked here for the summer and would absolutely come back. I know a lot of the staff is different summer vs year-round, but everyone was amazing, 3 meals a day was great, dorm was fine, and the campus is beautiful. The pay was decent in my opinion. The dress code is not as strict as it sounds in the handbook also which is nice. Love the chill energy and atmosphere from everyone here. I also like how much safety they have around campus with the nurses, security, emergency response team, and the app with alerts.

Cons

- The vegan food would be absolutely amazing some days, very limited other days, and occasionally labeled with incorrect allergens. Be cautious and friendly and you will be fine, and really get treated with great meals every few days. - The dorm I stayed in shared thin doors with others and could hear every word, also ants all over mine which got annoying. - It is a twisty long road to get off the mountain, but there is plenty to do in the actual town of idyllwild, so its only bad if you want to go anywhere else and make the drive. - Like zero outdoor water fountains? Everything was indoors which can be locked up at times.

4.0
20 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Helpful staff who genuinely want to help

Cons

Not the best facilities or organization to find resources

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