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Madison Square Garden

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A fun place to work! - Catering Manager Madison Square Garden Employee Review

3.0
Mar 31, 2009
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Pros

The prestige of working there is the best and the celebrities and interesting people you get to meet are second to none. You get to work with seasoned professionals in management that love giving great service to guests and making sure the their work product is the best they have to offer to any potential guest. In this role there is a great deal of responsibility and also great chances to hone your ability to influence as you are not directly responsible for any of your own staff. This position also gives you major visibility within the organization as you have to reach across departments in order to execute successful events.

Cons

The union is pretty tough and they have a better hold on the management than the management has on them. There is a very adverse relationship indeed between union and management. the hours are very long however, that is to be expected in the hospitality industry. There really isn't any point in getting into the industry if you can't handle the long work hours. The quality work product and the satisfaction of teh clients tend to out weigh the long hours. Other downsides are trying to balance the needs of the sales force with the needs of the labor force.

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5.0
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Pros

Great work environment with amazing guests and coworkers

Cons

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1.0
Apr 1, 2026
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Pros

Free rangers and Knicks tickets (amount depends on your job grade).

Cons

HR Leadership is toxic. No communication Roles went from fully remote, to hybrid, to fully in office. They renovated all of the floors so you have a fancy rooftop and “hub” cafeteria where the food SUCKS. The renovation was meant for a hybrid environment and when the forced employees back in office, many had to resign because there was not enough seating. Also, why were you hiring people fully remote from other states when you knew you were putting a RTO mandate in place weeks later? You get 1 remote day per week if you work in a good department. Otherwise, you can only work from home if you have a good enough excuse. And make sure it’s not on the same day every week! They bring in new leadership every year which comes with more layoffs for the people below them. In my few years there I’ve experienced well over a handful of reorganizations. They don’t know what they’re doing. They get rid of people who truly make a difference and will repost their position at a higher title and salary instead of promoting from within Their processes are outdated and manual. For being the world’s most famous arena you’d think they’d invest in their employees and technology systems. But they’d rather spend their money on facial recognition?? Management is unresponsive and the culture is horrible. Employee morale is at an all time low but you’re expected to want to be there because it’s MSG and who wouldn’t want to be, right?? Wrong. There’s much more to say but I’m sure you can find other reviews here with more information.

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