housekeeper

guest service agent

front desk agent

maintenance technician

hotel housekeeper

Wyndham Destinations

The owners live there with there children, the little kids come out bother you well your trying to work, they yell at each other a lot. Break time is the time that your not doing laundry or desk duties. You have to ask for your work schedule although they will change it last minute threw out the week anyways and tell you that its changed they never ask because their life matters they act as though you don't have one. I got yelled at once for telling them I couldn't work the Monday coming up due to a out of town doctors appointment, I was yelled at for not telling them sooner even though I'd told them four days before and they hadn't giving me a schedule to work around for making the appointment, they wouldn't give me it off and made me work until the last possible minute that I could leave to be on time assuming traffic was perfect, I was 20 minutes late to the appointment. I was told I would have every third weekend off been working there four months and haven't had any even after asking, Ive had them tell me after showing up for a shift that they decided to go to Niagara falls to marine land for the day so they tell you instead of 11pm (when i should be off) your going to have to work until two am, you cant argue this cause there is no one else there and there already gone. the other desk girl that we had they had issues with so rather then confronting her them self's they would complain to me and ask me to deal with it, they are the owners and management, I am a min wage desk clerk so this isn't my job to deal with those problems me and this girl were of equal level authority and shed worked there longer.

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Out of the options for call centers, few come close to the level that Wyndham is on! They have impressive employee benefits with manulife that begin after 6 months, a amazing RRSP program where they match up to 6% and a very supportive management system that gives you plenty of room to grow and improve.

There are so many positions at Wyndham, that if you first join a position and it isn't for you, you always have a chance to move to a new department, and they always show applications for open positions internally at first, so you have a good chance of finding a new position which may suite you! And if schooling is required, they will help cover your schooling for your new position! (Of course you will have to work as well, and maintain high enough grades so it can be no easy task.)

Day to day work can vary wildly depending on the position. Most common is general reservations, which your taking calls from people looking to book hotel rooms all over the world.

Hardest part of the job is the days where calls are back to back with no time to breath, but of course that depends on the time of year. As you learn more about the job, it'll seem alot less scary and you'll adapt to new policy changes easily.

Most enjoyable part of the job is the most times relaxed environment, and how supportive coworkers can be.

I had the pleasure of working for Wyndham from May 2009 until recently, when the company split into two, and was restructured.

I can honestly say that Wyndham was truly an exceptional employer. When I began there, I was a little worried, as I had been a consultant on my own for a long time, and working for someone else could have been a tough transition. Wyndham really takes good care of their employees. I had nothing to worry about.

Management was always very approachable, and very encouraging to anyone who worked there. They took steps all the time to add variety and to help take the monotony out of showing up to the same place every day.

Advancement is not only possible, but encouraged. I had several promotions during my tenure, and it was common knowledge that the president af the company began in a single hotel working the door. THAT is a company that's open to advancement.

For the last 3 years, I was privileged to work remotely, directly with the head office in NJ. Again, at the corporate level, everyone was incredible.

All jobs have stresses, but I think Wyndham has just about the best employee environment of any large corporate I've worked with.

Working at super 8 taught me alot about cleaning and hotels, but working there wasn't fun or interesting to me at all. I found co-workers were always complaining about everything they possibly could. The managers were great except the housekeeping manager, very rude and demanding. I always put my full effort into my job. I always got everything done on time no matter what but when it came to me asking for proper equipment to help me work it was always a hassle. I haven't found one person who likes there job working for this company. Also no one liked working as a team like we were supposed to. Super 8 would be such an amazing workplace if alot of people didn't bring personal problems to the workplace and if things were delt with maturity. I found that things were never handled properly. Sundays we would have a full day check out 82 rooms? we asked for one of us to be able to go around the hotel and strip the rooms so that the laundry could begin, but the only way they allowed us to do that was if we had a co-op student because they were free, then when are co-op student decided to leave they told us that if we still wanted someone to strip rooms we would have to take time out of each of our rooms with is close to 30 mins per room  so add that up all day each girl and we have to pay her with our money. confusing yes. but isn't crazy?

When I started at the hotel, I worked as a front desk attendant and loved it. Granted it was challenging and it took me about a month to be somewhat comfortable with the work. After a few months I was moved to housekeeping and it was an absolutely awful experience. I was made to work very long hours everyday, even though I was hired as part time. The pay was not worth the work load. I was trained by someone who did not know how to train. At the time it was me and one other housekeeper cleaning all three floors. At one point the elevator broke so we had to carry the laundry up and down the stairs. Not to mention my co worker was a few months pregnant. The management did not listen and did not care. They would sit in the backroom and chat all day, sometimes go out and pick up food or go to the store. At the time I was trying to balance work and school so I asked management for less hours which they agreed to but did not follow through. The most I worked was 8 hours everyday for six days in a row. I'm not saying your experience will be like this. I believe with better management it could be a pleasant place to work. The housekeepers are overworked and exhausted. I'm not sure about the other wyndham destinations but the hotel in my location was awful.

This hotel was garbage, as was management. Anything to make a profit, including risking the livelihoods of staff and guests. They accepted known sex workers and drug suppliers at a discounted room rate, they can't keep housekeepers (turn around rate was one per day by the end of my time there), and forcing staff to take on roles and responsibilities far beyond their job descriptions (I was a front desk agent who had to do housekeeping whilst tending the front desk and the phones.. Ask me how easy that was...... especially when the service for the phone did not reach past the front door). As front desk agent I was also tasked with contacting people for job interviews because the management was "too tired" to leave the room they were in ON PROPERTY to make the phone calls. They tried to tell staff they were not allowed to take cigarette breaks at one point? Pretty sure that's illegal. There was also speak from multiple staff of one of the managers and the front desk supervisor liaising inappropriately on property in one of the rooms.. All in all, very poorly managed and very poorly kept. Management even tried to force me to stay after giving my written notice one month in advance.. I was moving across the country to attend university, which they knew about since I did my interview... SO. If you have the option to work here: DON'T!

Usually I work during nights.

- My job responsibility is to manage all client information and stay in contact with them to manage a long term relationship for benefit of company.

- Also I have to do Auditing and Day close during nights and balance everything, after that making registration and checking in and checking out guests were my duties as front desk.

- Our manager is very nice and professional lady and I would say she manages everything really very well and she trained me personally for some of my duties.  

- My co-workers are also very nice as they are team players and very supporting and helpful.

- Things I love a lot about my job are working at my own and taking my decision that helped both me and my company. They resulted in profit for my company and improved my decision making skills.

- hardest part of my jobs is that sometimes i have to deals with guest who are very rude, stubborn and talk non sense about everything but being in service industry i have to deal very politely with them and serve them as best as i can.

As a Guest Service Agent, I have eight hour shifts with two fifteen minute breaks as well as an unpaid half hour lunch. I stand for a vast  majority of my shift and am the front line of the hotel. I process all guest check-ins and check-outs as well as answer phones, direct traffic, maintain the front desk and lobby as well as direct incoming calls to other departments and answer radio calls. Management is appreciate of their staff and have proven that with hard work it is easy to advance to upper level position both inside and outside your department. It does get very stressful during peak seasons if there are not enough employees to handle the amount of traffic, but generally there is enough work to keep you busy, but enough you are going full tilt for eight hours. The Ramada Plaza is a well maintained mid-sized hotel and the staff care dearly about the customers, so I never feel like I am encourage to neglect anyone. I really enjoyed my experience working for this independent location.

A typical Day at work starts off by sanitation and making sure all tools and equipment are sharpened, clean and safe to use.
I prepare the Frontline setup which consists of filling up all the ingredient inserts and fridges. I check if everything is fresh and usable for the next 3 days coming. Once the rush starts, I help out my other coworkers with orders as well as room services.

I learned to deal with the stress, and long hours that some restaurants and hotels offer. I learned to take my time and do what is asked the right way/the way the chef wants it without cutting corners.

The hardest part of my job would be the plated banquets. ( lots of dishes prepared at the same time can cause confusion and/or a mix-up of ingredients.)

The enjoyable part of my job would be the amount of respect and care all of the employees ( Chefs, other Cooks, Porters, Staff) have for each other. There's barely any negativity in the kitchen which is key in some places.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Housekeeper 87 salaries reported	$25.13 per hour
Guest service agent 50 salaries reported	$23.27 per hour
Front desk agent 1 salary reported	$16.50 per hour
Maintenance technician 5 salaries reported	$27.56 per hour
Hotel housekeeper 3 salaries reported	$16.33 per hour

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