Sawridge Inns and Conference Centres

Management is rarely available or present, they frequently take impromptu vacations or days off without telling employees. There is little to no training and a severe lack of safety equipment overall: from poorly organized health and safety documents to complete lack of PPE, and disregard for safety precautions outside of monthly meetings. Employees have been mocked for raising concern or trying to properly use H&S paperwork. Management is constantly looking to place blame instead of find solutions which causes hostility and lack of productivity in employees and management. It's easier to point fingers than work together. They offer well priced staff accommodation and benefifs which they use to take advantage of employees as most employees are relying on the job for their housing and livelihood.

This place could be really good but nothing would be executed properly. I worked in the restaurant and it just wasn’t very busy except for breakfast during the week, for like 20 mins (where most guests ate for free anyways) or during Sunday brunch. So not great money if you’re on day shift. Often they would change the menu or suppliers and wouldn’t tell us. But the customers sure noticed and would get upset because the decisions were never good ones. Also the restaurant staff didn’t get lunch breaks but had to place the orders for ALL the other staff who got free lunch everyday. 

Management, including accounting and HR were a little aloof. Not a lot of training at all. No rewards if you got positive feedback from a guest. And they also hired anyone with a heartbeat which didn’t help. 

This hotel is great to work at, a very family oriented environment and room for advancement. Their Sawridge Culture is all about family and you can really feel that working with other people in different departments. Guests have even told me that we, at the hotel make them feel like family or that they are at home when they stay with us. Management is very accommodating with scheduling, especially with having a family of my own. Staff and managers are nice and communicate well. Fun staff meetings and townhalls with recognition and prizes. I really enjoy working here and have made a lot of friends who are like family.

I am working for The Sawridge for three years now, and everything was amazing! My workmates are not like workmates, they are more like Family. My management, are great people, gives all the information you need if you need anything, all you have to do is ask when you need it, and they will give it to if it is possible. Most pf our regular guests always say that Our Restaurant, is the only place in FortMc where you can feel the "I am at home" feeling, which makes me happy! But we can't do anything about the things we cannot forsee.

Days at work are fun, everyone is in a good mood - managers and teams both. we laugh a lot and communication and ideas are shared as a group. Fun town halls and staff meetings and events.
Learning and encouragement to learn and respect one another.
best part of work is coming to see the faces of your at work family and knowing if you need help with someone - you can ask anybody and they will do whatever they can to assist you.

I love working here  - everyone is always smiling and treating each other with respect. I love that when I come to work everyone is happy. I have never experienced or witness any inappropriate behavior like some of the reviews suggest. In my opinion someone is just upset that they parted company or are maybe jealous/sour that they never got hired --- have to think about that as a high possibility.

Was a great bunch of co workers when first started, all the workers and workers in staff accommodations would have get together.
Slowly people started leaving, the work was the same but the environment wasn't..  then after almost six years of working your up to a manager position you get fired and they can't even give you a reason why, no warnings, nothing to say I needed to improve.. if the manager for some reason doesn't like you anymore your gone just because.

Have previous experience with Cooking and working in a fast pace environment. Willing to learn and work extra hours if need be necessary some overtime hours. My management at the Truckstop was totally great to work for,while I was with the company I only learned to gradually cook the Canadian Cuisine Menu.

We would start off the day with getting out duties told to us. I would make my walk around and see if everything is in working order. I would go on with my daily duties and when I would get a call on my radio I would go assist my request. I like working my co-workers we have made a good friend ship inside and outside work.

If you want to be micro managed and not appreciated this is the job for you. Terrible is how I felt being there 90 percent of the time you only hear negetive  and not recognized for the positive. 
It’s just not the kind of environment that you can grow in. 
Staff is great besides management, wouldn’t suggest this place to work .... keep looking

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