Venues West
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    87%
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    80%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    3.8(15 ratings)
    Career development
    3.3(15 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.7(15 ratings)
    Management
    3.1(15 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.8(15 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    3.9(15 ratings)
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    2.0
    Facility Management
    Apr 2022
    9 to 10 years in the role, former employee
    Terrible
    The good thingsPerks were OK - Pool, Gym - Occasional event
    The challengesTrying to overcome management closed shop; the place is full of yes men/women.
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    Health and Fitness
    Mar 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    It’s a good place to learn about how good the public sector can be/ is.
    The good things- VenuesWest is a very organised and successful business and it very well represents the WA state. - Working in high performance and world class facilities with diverse and multicultural teams
    The challengesSometimes, the politics involved in the processes are not as good as they most definitely should be.
    5.0
    Storeperson
    Nov 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    It's great fun!
    The good thingsPeople working towards a goal.
    The challengesPatrons being impatient.
    5.0
    Ticket Seller
    Sep 2019
    current employee
    Great to work for
    The good thingsLove the people and environment
    The challengesNothing really learning the job but the people were very helpful
    5.0
    Administration Officer
    Nov 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Loved it, I was sad to go
    The good thingsGreat people to work with, most will pitch in anywhere needed regardless of if it is their role, so that things come together for the customers. management has an open door policy and transparency on things such as budgets, what areas money is being spent etc Training and career development is encouraged
    The challengesBeing government somethings take longer then anticipated
    5.0
    General Manager Commercial
    Feb 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Worked with innovative people with a desire to achieve great things
    The good thingsGreat people, great culture and very interesting and diverse venues
    The challengesGovernment run organisation so there is a lot of regulations and procedures to get ideas approved.
    1.0
    Venue Management
    Feb 2018
    Great place in steady decline due to senior management
    The good thingsGood people used to work here.
    The challengesNot that many good people left...
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Retail catering
    Feb 2018
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Exciting and Fast paced
    The good thingsFriendly staff, well-managed
    The challengesThe size of the venue
    4.0
    IT Support Officer
    Dec 2017
    A good place to get experience
    The good thingsTight knit team, fun to work
    The challengesManagement is a challenge. Could be impr be more.
    4.0
    Acting General Manager
    Oct 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Was a short term contract but was made to feel welcome from day 1
    The good thingsThe people had a genuine desire to make the organisation successful
    The challengesLarge organisation so finding the correct go to person sometimes challenging
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Supervisor
    Oct 2017
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    worst employment experience i have ever had
    The good thingsnothing good to report on this organisation.
    The challengesclosed shop. all the bosses attitude was \"do what i tell you, not what i do\". don't say a negative word as you will get persecuted
    2 people found this helpful
    4.0
    IT Support Officer
    Feb 2016
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Enjoyed the perks
    The good thingsThe people I worked with and help support were really good Free access to gym, classes and pool
    The challengesWorking for a micro manager who cared more about how he looked to management then the workload he was putting on his team. Management in general was average.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Fitness Instructor
    Feb 2016
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Positive
    The good thingsGovernment employment has good stability if permanent
    The challengesLimitations government has compared to private sector
    4.0
    Kids Club Supervisor and Swimming Instructor
    Oct 2015
    7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    Great fun if you love working with sporty, healthy individuals and are passionate about kids learning sports!
    The good thingsFriendly people to work along side with
    The challengesControlling boss, hard to feel as though you are doing the right thing a lot of the time
    5.0
    Catering Coordinator
    Sep 2015
    Wouldn't have wanted to work anywhere else but when my time was up I was ready to move on
    The good thingsClose to home, great staff in other departments, ability to work my own hours most of the time
    The challengesBeing government run money constraints were always challenging, management were always involved with other departments and had little time for our own department
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