The SSA Group reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(374 total reviews)
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Sean McNicholas

78% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

The SSA Group has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 374 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The SSA Group 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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374 reviews
3.0
Sep 2, 2016

Honest Review of Company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Family Owned and continuing to expand with more properties being added every year. -The Company is becoming more organized without losing sight of their vision and values. -New focus on expanding culture of Company and focusing on creating diversity with hiring practices. -Unique properties that are fun to work at. -Family that owns Company is very personable and is very kind to employees when they visit. They take the time to get to know you. They even give you hugs and are very sincere. -Company parties and training events are well coordinated and a nice treat for Managers -Health insurance is offered and very good

Cons

-With ACA many hourly employees were no longer given full time hours. -High hourly turn over due to seasonal business at many properties. -Pay below industry standards in many departments for managers and hourly employees. -My direct supervisors were not honest and did not even work full work weeks. -Usage of too many temp staff instead of hiring or giving more hours to part time employees. -Health Insurance is expensive -Personally, asked to work several roles and only got a small compensation for doing multiple jobs. -I was unable to take a vacation longer than five days because nobody could/would help me cover my department. I had to use a lot of vacation time through out the year instead of taking at least a week at a time. When I would return back to work I would usually work several 16 hour days to be caught up.

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The SSA Group Response
9y
This and all constructive feedback helps us continue to make SSA a great place to work. We recognize we still have areas of opportunity and are working hard at addressing these. Thank you for your 5+ years of service to SSA!
3.0
Sep 1, 2016

Id Love to stay but I cant pay My bills....

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The Environment itself is Amazing, Management works as a team to accomplish Great Goals and Recognize each Other, The Diverse group of people you get to meet with and work with is amazing,

Cons

Hours and Pay for a low tiered manager or employee are just not fesible to pay basic needs rent , bills You cannot stay on here without having another job or some other means of survival which makes the turnover for good employees high.

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The SSA Group Response
9y
Thank you so much for your feedback. We absolutely hear you regarding losing top talent at the supervisor level. It's a challenge we've faced since our company was founded. Unfortunately, the seasonality of our business requires that we trim our teams down during the slow times to make sure that we can continue to invest in new business opportunities, which eventually turn into more growth opportunities for our team members. Hopefully, our paths will cross again. We're excited about a number of new ventures coming aboard in 2017. Please keep an eye out for more full-time positions which we’ll be posting soon.
5.0
Aug 31, 2016

General Manager

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

- Work for an extremely compassionate family - Working with motivated people - Ability to mentor young staff - Working at a zoo

Cons

- Seasonality can be a challenge for part time staff

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The SSA Group Response
9y
The family nature of our company is important to us - heck it's our foundation. Thank you for recognizing that. You mentioned, "keep providing everyone opportunities for growth" ... you bet we will! It's our promise to our people.
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