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Five-Star AudioVisual

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Five-Star AudioVisual reviews

3.2

57% would recommend to a friend

(90 total reviews)

Robert Tippin

56% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Five-Star AudioVisual has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 90 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Five-Star AudioVisual employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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90 reviews
1.0
Aug 16, 2021

No Work/Life Balance

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learned a lot on the job and with other industry professionals. Compensation is ok. I never would have left had we had adequate staffing.

Cons

No work/life balance, many 12+ hour shifts, and often 6-7 day work weeks. Constant pressure to upsell. You can't just enjoy the audiovisual design and production aspect. This is why other A/V companies do so well in catching ex-FSAV employees. The occasional long-haul for a special project is expected in this field, but it shouldn't be a monthly occurrence.

1.0
Mar 28, 2017

Respect

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience for new grads

Cons

Odd Hours Not enough staff Current Manager/Supervisor shows no respect to staff with or without customers around

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Five-Star AudioVisual Response
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Five-Star AudioVisual is extremely disappointed to hear that you felt as though you were treated poorly or disrespected by your Supervisor. We are certainly a company that prides itself on employee development and creating a work environment that encourages growth, empowerment and advancement in your career with the Five-Star Family. Unfortunately situations may arise in which an employee becomes dissatisfied with their employer and inversely the employer must make a difficult decision to dismiss an employee for the betterment of the organization. Nonetheless, we thank you for your review and will continue to cultivate a workplace that is Hospitality driven while inspiring each employee to embody the culture, character and values at each property we service.
4.0
Jul 12, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-There are a lot of properties to work at, especially in the Southern California area -Moving up in the company is easy if you put in the work and show potential -Excellent communication between other properties when it comes to sharing labor and equipment -Good benefits

Cons

-Corporate makes changes on a whim with little forewarning, leaving you in a scramble to meet their deadlines -Pay for new technicians is good, but should be better -The gears can move a bit slow at times but generally things get done time -Upper corporate management seems out of touch with the work we do. Very few of them seem to have any AV or production experience -Corporate tends to be hesitant when it comes to keeping equipment up-to-date. Money seems to be more important than quality equipment at times

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