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SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(2,280 total reviews)
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Marc Swanson

34% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,280 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment 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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2K reviews
2.0
Feb 27, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people to work with in the park as co workers

Cons

Company shows no interest in employee growth, too heavy of a work load, and the worst leadership I experienced in my entire career with the park. Instead of showing value in their employees, they overwork them due to staffing cuts, and reward them by taking things away like 401k, lowering sick time, vacation accrual, etc. The bottom line on why the stock does so well is due to the EPS doing well and that is all due to how much money they have not only taken away from its employees, but the staff cuts they have done. The company cares only for the bottom dollar and not the animals OR employees. The board of directors including the CEO has been hand picked and puppets for the man who has shown and demonstrated the ultimate say in the company and that is Scott Ross. Going through 5 CEO's in 6 years should certainly say how well this company operates. The Board of Directors and Scott Ross should be no longer allowed to run the company!

1.0
Dec 31, 2021

Run, don’t walk away!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a small amount of great, hardworking employees left who give everything for the animals and parks. Working in park at entry level is probably shielded enough from what is really happening.

Cons

Chairman of the Board is an egotistical tyrant who defines the culture and who thinks everyone else is an idiot- but who is the one who invested and hung his success on a Marine theme park? CEO is a puppet for the COB to control everything. 80 hour workweeks are the baseline expectation with little to no benefits.

1.0
Dec 26, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free tickets to the park

Cons

All the company cares about is making money for Scott Ross, the chairman of the board and biggest investor/shareholder of the company. Instead of investing in its employees, it's a revolving door of people leading to super-fast burnout and unsafe working conditions since there is a huge lack of experience.

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