Bluegreen Vacations Employee Reviews about "great benefits"

Pros

Great benefits, great group of co workers, career pathing

Cons

Some managers play favorites.

Pros

Great benefits. The value proposition was there in the beginning-great pitch from the recruiters. Not sure I see that anymore.

Cons

Diversity thought non existent.

Advice to Management

Maybe there should be some conscious thought about whether or not there is bias in selecting talented people, especially at the top. This is supported by no gender diversity at the board of directors and then the CEO replaces all women on Executive Committee with men. No women. None. I guess there are no women with talent in the Boca Raton area? None across the United States? The last I checked there is a lot of... talent to choose from. Soon you will all look and sound the same, have the same hobbies and provide the same perspective to the population at large. What a shame. What a miss in terms of providing diverse perspectives. Half the people you are leading are women, have women’s issues and need women leaders to curb the “good ole boys club” as that does not represent the population at large. Not impressed so far with the leadership changes.

Pros

+Beneficial training +Great work environment +Treated like family +Great Benefits +3 weeks Paid Time Off +Fair base plus commission pay structure +Paid lunch

Cons

-Difficult to sell -high turnover rate -On your feet all day -Must work weekends and evenings

Advice to Management

Hire more people with actual sales experience to lower the turnover rate

Pros

Well organized company with great benefits and an employee first approach to business. I have had the opportunity to work at two properties within the company as well as participate in task force at three other properties. I have been blown away by their commitment to make us an industry leader within hospitality. I have worked with several other big name hospitality companies and Bluegreen is by far the most... organized when it comes to standards and polices.

Cons

I would like to see the company expand its portfolio and start operating properties in the western part of the country. I have heard that we are looking to grow and I am excited to see where the next Bluegreen property is located.

Pros

Great Benefits, Team environment ,Career advancement, development!

Cons

I can't think of any cons

Advice to Management

Keep up the great work!

Pros

Great sales training and product. Overall, a great company. Challenges change daily. Great benefits and decent culture. Enjoyed visiting the resorts. My fiancee is an owner.

Cons

While I learned a lot, as both a rep and manager, the expectations are often too high. I was given the opportunity to run a brand new location. While I hit my budget, even had 0 refunds in an entire month ( extremely rare ) - the District/regional managers set goals that are not simply not in line with foot traffic. The trickle down effect is too much in this company. Unreal expectations are carried down, thus... hurting morale in crucial times. Another detrimental issue in this company are the lies told to owners and potential owners. You often have to undo someone else's misinformation.

Advice to Management

Higher commission structures. Streamline company core values through "internal secret shoppers" to hold timeshare sales, managers, rep accountable. Ease up on missed "quotas", especially when it's known they may not be attainable. Setting the bar high is excellent, pushing and slandering those that aren't meeting it, is not. I would have made a career here if values were in line and district managers weren't pushed... into corners for performance. Great company, too many inconsistencies.

Pros

The company as a whole is excellent. Great Benefits including 401K. You have the opportunity to make a great living,

Cons

The company as a whole is excellent. The In House sales dept. is another story. While you have the opportunity to make a great living, the work conditions are bad. Moral is very low in this dept as it's a "good old boys club." If your not part of the "club" the odds of success in this dept are low. Recently the CEO of Bluegreen resigned so there is hope that there will be a change in upper management here at the... Fountains in Orlando.

Advice to Management

If any upper management from Bluegreen see this review, please consider management changes at the resort. As the In-House Dept makes a great deal of money, moral is low as is proven in the poor customer service reviews that keep coming in. It's easy to point the finger at the Sales Rep but the problem stems from the dept head and resort director. The pressure to sell is relentless therefore leading to high pressure... sales tactics and lies to our guests. Help! I am a current In House Sales Rep who would like to continue to work here.

Pros

Bluegreen offers a great benefits package including employer match 401k, PTO, medical and dental with vision and some life insurance as well. The call center in Indianapolis also offers wellness time to exercise during work hours with a personal trainer.

Cons

The company is in crisis. Not financially, but when it comes to customer and employee satisfaction. The corporation surveys everyone but doesn't do anything that would change the dissatisfaction of both customers and employees. As a long time employee, I don't feel valued by my direct managers. They expect the middle management to be adaptable but the Director level and above are not. They talk about being... family but they treat most of their "family" like the unwanted stepchild or distant relatives for whom they feel disdain.

Advice to Management

Practice what you preach and listen to your employees who have tenure. They can leave and are leaving. If you want to keep employees, listen and respect them. Adjusting compensation should be across the board. It does not benefit new agents to get promoted to other essential functions because their pay does not increase. Once your tenured employees leave, you will not be able to replace them because you do not... compensate accordingly.