La Quinta Inns & Suites
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Overall a good stepping stone

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The pay is is low and you have to stand 8 to 16 hours. Plus front desk has to make breakfast in the morning. But it a good and safe place to work with a strong sense of teamwork and you learn a lot from management.
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Every man for himself.

What is the best part of working at the company?If you enjoy an environment that has poor management, lack of appreciation, moldy, bug infested, poor air quality, unhappy guests, low morale. Then this is the place for you!What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Guaranteed more than usual guest complaints.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Low morale, revolving door with employees, management doesn’t value what you have to say, constant change in schedule, it’s a paycheck and nothing more.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Guaranteed complaints from guests, the occasional officer that shows up for a pharmaceutical look around, the interesting characters in just for the afternoon. It’s an adrenaline rush while you’re trying to eat some food because you don’t get a proper lunch break.
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Great until you get up in level

Corporate doesn’t care about you unless you’re A GM or higher. Yes, climbing the ladder, per se, is easy but be mindful and extra careful of the ones who help you up because they will most definitely think they own you.
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Unorganized, turnover rate is high gossip is highly encouraged

Working here was awful. Not enough housekeepers to clean the rooms. The employees that aren’t favored have to do all the work while favorites are welcome in the office sitting down gossiping with the managers. Do yourself a favor and don’t waist your time here
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Nice place to work but you have to be able to clean the way they want you to clean and very fast.

They give you 15 minutes to clean each room no matter how dirty it is. The management was nice and they treat you equal. The hardest part of the job is finishing cleaning each room within the 15 mins that they expect you to have it done in. The best part of the job is getting paid.

Pros

Getting paid

Cons

Short breaks
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Very understanding and family oriented

I love my job! I have availability to take off when I need too and come in to assist when they need me! Very balanced and owners are extremely amazing people to work for!

Pros

Not stressful
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Grade of La Quinta

La Quinta for the most part, as a very exciting and interesting job I’ve done thus far. By the time i left i had learned three different skills that are useful to know and be able to preform. The job is a great microcosm of studying human behavior. You see how most people behave vs small groups of deviants that come though the doors of la Quinta.The work environment is testy as most of the staff are comprised of pre releasers and people with chronic alcoholism. The management of La Quinta for the most part is well done though the only thing that is a huge issue is that windows in management get angry they don’t know how to speak to their employees respectfully and how to put their anger aside to get down to the bottom of something either it be a problem between employees or even a problem between a manager and an employee. In fact, when it comes to person-to-person problems that become heated, there is a lot of work to be done there other than that management is a peach as long as you keep good communication communication between everybody is key but don’t be naïve because there’s a lot of people there especially the employees who like to twist, ideas, thoughts and questions into complaints of this contentment of the work environment pay and what not. So you’re really not safe with anybody and you can’t necessarily guaranteed your job safety especially when you have a question for you employer that’s very important or you want to get to the bottom of a complaint and try to explain what was actually going on and what your thoughts truly were. It’s in that regard very versatile - 

Pros

Free breakfast free lunch, flexible work hours. Plenty to do

Cons

Miscommunication and misrepresentation among employees, poor conflict, resolution, disrespectful of employees when angry. Favoritism.. very clicky.
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Unprofessional

What is the best part of working at the company?No thing at all just stressful What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Bad management and very unprofessional What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Just unprofessional and bad condition What is a typical day like for you at the company?Very unprofessional and stressful
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Good people

Meeting then begin work. People help each other. If staff is short management will pitch in. Everyone is cordial. Good customer service from all employees

Pros

People

Cons

Pay
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Good for HS graduates

No upwards movement. No benefits, but at least it’s easy. Management is nice but it’s a stagnant position. Good for those fresh out of high school or otherwise seeking relatively easy customer service experience.

Pros

Good work-life balance, ability to focus on school

Cons

no breaks, bad pay
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Very hostile place to work with low pay and poor management.

What is the best part of working at the company?There isn’t anything good about working for this hotel chain. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Doing other people’s jobs and not having good pay attached to your duties. Lowest paying company. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Very stressful, hostile and not inclusive. Feels like high school all over again. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Front desk does laundry, housekeeping, breakfast, you name it. They’re not afraid to make you do jobs outside of your description
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Fun and productive workplace

loved working here, unfortunately company relocated to different city and we were let go. The hours were great monday to friday with weekends off.
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Dont work here!

No benefits, no pto. Lots of favoritism. Hard to get a raise. Heavy work overload. Management is horrible! If you are a hard worker they dont care they prefer lazy people over hardworking staff. Short hours, they dont care about their employees.

Pros

None, look elsewhere

Cons

Favoritism, management is horrible, low pay and no benefits
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Consistent employee turnover.

What is the best part of working at the company?Meeting people from all over the country. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?No appreciation from management for excelling on the job. Never a pat on the back but always arguments among manager and workers. Too much drama. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Stressful. Too much animosity among employees. Managers don't demonstrate a good mood for the department so employees are always in drama mode. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Clock In follow daily procedures, can't even talk among other co- workers for 5-10 mins when Manager will interrupt and quickly send you to work. We have no camaraderie among employees. Everybody walks around with a frown
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A fun exciting and informational experience

What is the best part of working at the company?Staff here is amazing and make you feel at home working hereWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Nothing I see here stresses meWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Work environment here is amazing everybody gets along with everybody and everybody communicates with each otherWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?A typical day is pretty much come to work checking on my guests attend to any needs of the gas count cash drawer deposit any money into the safe and clock out
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Not good.

What is the best part of working at the company?The housekeepers. The place has no benefits, nothing to properly take care of the building. Like cleaning supplies, it’s an absolute shame how the owners have done little for this property. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Putting up with the ungrateful guest. They complain about the most minuscule stuff. But still stay there. It’s ridiculous! What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Work environment isn’t bad. There is a lot of promises made, but nothing ever happens! What is a typical day like for you at the company?Just wishing I was some where else!
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Fun Workplace

Nice clean hotel, great area. Challenging, Clean rooms, great pool, nice spacious suites. They have a great breakfast and they also are pet friendly!
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I love working at LaQuinta Inn!

What is the best part of working at the company?Cleaning and meeting new people everyday and team work if needed!What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Cleaning your rooms and having to stop and help somebody else that’s behind!What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Very easy and structure and guidance!What is a typical day like for you at the company?Go in and clean my 15 rooms in house or check out with no problem!
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Fun and easy going.

What is the best part of working at the company?These were very kind and generous people from the fellow employees, management staff, all the way up to the owners. I enjoyed the job very much.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Maybe the occasional demanding guest, but I didn't see it.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Easy going and fun staff. That is all I needed.
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No place for an honest hard working person.

The most enjoyable part was getting to meet all the different people that go through the hotel. You get discounts on rooms but the mgnt. Sucks. Don't ever think your job is secure, nrcause it's not. Even if your a great employee.

Pros

Meeting new people.

Cons

The manager is a chicken.
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Worst place I've worked!

I had very little training, maybe 1 days worth. Then I was left to my own devices.Management was absolutely horrible. Typical day included : laundry, checking guests in/out, answering phones, cleaning breakfast up. Making sure the lobby was clean, etc. Making sure rooms were clean before letting new guests in. There really was no work place culture, I always worked alone. The hardest part of the job, was juggling everything they had us do on a daily basis. Easiest part of the job was clocking out. I really don't believe I learned anything from this job, except maybe some red flags to look for in new job searches. I will say, perhaps I just wasn't a good fit for this job. But, overall my experience at La Quinta was not a positive one.

Pros

None.

Cons

Little work life balance, bad Management etc.
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3.3 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance
2.8 out of 5 stars for Compensation/Benefits
2.9 out of 5 stars for Job Security/Advancement
3.1 out of 5 stars for Management
3.2 out of 5 stars for Culture

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