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Worked for around 4years. It was great for when I was in school and needed a seasonal job. However the longer you work there, the more problems you will see. In the 4 years I had worked there, I never once got a raise of even the slightest recognition from upper management about my work and dedication for the job. Management has their favourites. Huge turnover of staff because everyone is still in school or had found a better job. Be prepared for the large amount of drama you will face in the workplace. Lots of gossip, even from management about their employees. Will not care if a customer is harassing you or treating you like garbage, just do your job. Hot and heavy costumes with no proper airflow and ventilation and AC. During the summer in small hot historical buildings, it’s not “historically accurate” for an AC unit, so they just put in fans that don’t even work properly. 

I think the biggest take away / issue I had at my job was that after 4 years of my life and dedication to this job felt like it was a waste when there was no true recognition of your time spent there, and not even a single raise or a “promotion” management would always have favourites that they would prefer to have on their right hand working along next to them before even taking into consideration of longer and more loyal employees. 

My time at heritage park has given me a lifetime of memories and built many of my most valued relationships with coworkers. That speaks to the staff and volunteers who make the place a Calgarian success story. What it does not speak to is the management culture.

-The only pay raises I've seen have been to meet the minimum wage increasing years ago
-High turnover and understaffing due to low wages, lack of actual benefits and general failure to show staff they're even valued by upper management 
-Maintenance, operations and programming have been neglected since the pandemic while the park has spent millions in funding on a single energy-industry interpretive center, which has yet to deliver on its promises
-Every season seems to have some unnecessary drama or infighting going on within departments
-Significant loss of volunteers, partially due to pandemic but shared with a reduction in recognition and respect towards them

Heritage Park will always hold a special place in my heart from the first 4 years working as a Housekeeper (around 2004-2008ish? It's been a while) to many years later working in the Guest Services office (2013-2014).  The environment is fabulous. The pay and benefits could use improvement.  I had one of the best managers I've ever had the pleasure of working under (in all my working life) while working in Housekeeping (She's no longer there) - She made us want to work hard and be better.  I also had a very strategic manager while working in Guest Services. Training was hands on and the individuals I worked with were friendly and made me feel part of the team soon enough.   A great place to work all-in-all. 

The staff culture at the park is great and I met a lot of lovely co-workers. The management gives good feedback and will do their best to accommodate scheduling and time-off. Note though that if you work in the park during the summer, there is often no air conditioning and I know of some staff that have gotten heat exhaustion during heat waves. During the fall if they keep you on they will cut your hours significantly because the main part of the park is closed. Unfortunately there isn't much room for raises or employee benefits and as a result there is a high amount of staff turnover each season.

Heritage park is a great first job as there is many opportunities in different departments. There are opportunities for advancement there's good training and lots of stuff to learn. It is a fun and rewarding work environment.
If you are currently a school bus driver and looking for some extra hours this is a great second job as you can get you some hours when the school buses are not running like the Christmas and summer season.

Has the best culture of almost any place I have ever worked. Coworkers are great and a strong teamwork is encouraged. But be ready to live hand to mouth on the wages the pay; absolutely bottom of the ladder. Some managers are great but many are mediocre at best...again due to poor wages. You pay peanuts, you get monkeys. Pity because this could be an amazing place if they re-examined budgetary priorities. Don’t always try and create new attractions guys! Concentrate on what you HAVE!

I worked as a housekeeper and honestly, it payed pretty well. I applied with no previous work experience and got a call withing a few days. I was a highschooler so I didn't have to worry about paying bills or anything. Most of my co workers were easy to work with and it wasn't too bad of an experience in general. It was a lot of heavy lifting. I can't say anything for the other positions.

The work was really easy and laid back although when busy (which often happens) it can be a little harder to move so fast paced. Most of this employees are friendly although quite a few were rude. The hardest part of the job was dealing with my boss because she took the power to her head way more than she should have. The most enjoyable part of the job was putting smiles on the customer's faces because I love to make people happy.

Heritage Park has always been on of my favourite places in Calgary to spend my time. It was the perfect summer job with flexible hours and a relaxed environment. I learned plenty working for them, such as opening and closing the tills and I learned plenty historical facts in that summer that helped me tremendously in school afterwards. The management was well organized. I'd say to this day this was my favourite place to work in the summer.

Could be great, but needs a real company culture overhaul. Hiring is often based on nepotism, rather than the best person for the job. Gossiping is rampant. Departments are either understaffed or overstaffed, no in between. At a place like Heritage Park, one would expect the atmosphere to be relaxed; no one is dealing with any life or death situations, yet people stress out as though we’re performing brain surgery.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Interpreter 4 salaries reported	$15.93 per hour
Housekeeper 4 salaries reported	$15.04 per hour
Serveur 3 salaries reported	$15.05 per hour
Server 3 salaries reported	$15.00 per hour
Cuisinier 3 salaries reported	$17.25 per hour

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