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Event Cinemas Reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(250 total reviews)

61% positive business outlook

Event Cinemas has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 250 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Event Cinemas employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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250 reviews
2.0
29 Sept 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- free movie tickets - 50% off of popcorn, coke, and choctops - 20% off of other concessions - offers a great balance with other committments e.g. university - co-workers are mostly friendly and great people - meet many interesting customers that I am on a first-name basis with

Cons

- almost always understaffed - customers are often rude - managers do not see you as people - innovation is discouraged - other co-workers are not very helpful in terms of cleaning and maintenance activities - sexism e.g. women being excluded from conversations, less qualified men being promoted over well-qualified women, women being expected to "take more" than the men - managers and some supervisors are occasionally reluctant to help - our physical and mental safety is not a priority - responding to criticism is dismissed as "talking back" - managers and especially supervisors can't handle constructive criticism, particularly male supervisors - workplace culture is highly dependant on the co-workers rather than the values that EVENT supposedly prides itself on - EXORBITANT prices for everything e.g. a small glass of wine costing the same as the entire bottle does in the supermarket, a popcorn that costs 60 cents to make being sold for almost $10, embarrassingly flimsy and sparse pizzas costing almost $20, etc. - an employee who sexually harassed almost every female employee was not fired and still works there to this day meanwhile a different employee received a disciplinary meeting for accidentally leaving food out of the freezer, meaning that food is considered more important than women

3.0
20 Jan 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits -- free movies, huge discounts on food, discounts at Rydges Hotels.

Cons

Little to no regard for work/life balance. I was often rostered to work more than 5 days in a row. Very underpaid for the effort you are expected to put in.

3.0
11 Jun 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There used to be a wonderful friendly company culture in NZ. It was a fun place to work with good people who were very helpful and friendly, plus you got free or very cheap movies. Systems were improved during my time there which was great

Cons

There is no personal growth. The Australian parent company made 80% of the NZ Head Office staff redundant within a 3 month time period which decreased staff morale and left the remaining staff uncertain for their own future there. It was not handled well and the remaining staff were stretched to capacity to keep up

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