Delaware North Reviews

Pros

I made one New Year's resolution for 2018, "Work outdoors, in moderate temperatures, with little or no supervision, in wide open spaces". Through process of elimination I decided to go to work for DNC starting in February this year. My first gig was tending bar outdoors at Maryvale Stadium in Phoenix for Brewers Spring Training for all of Feb. and March. My next gig was for Petco Stadium in San Diego for the Padres for all of April, I worked various positions, but mostly outdoors, mission accomplished. They asked me to stay for the entire season, but I had already committed to DNC's Yavapai Lodge for May thru October which is where I am currently and in just a few weeks will be working as a cocktail server in The Tavern's NEW outdoor patio as soon as it's finished. I love my company. Everyone has been so nice. It is a company of mutual accommodation. They understand the need for a life outside of work. Just yesterday I was offered a split shift full time bartending postion, a generous offer for someone so new, but I declined. I am treating all of my opportunities as a working vacation. I said it would take the joy out of working in the Grand Canyon and I would lose interest fast without the free time I currently have. He fully understood my position, and I will remain a FT, cocktail server, working outdoors, in wide open spaces, mid afternoon to closing, mornings free to explore this great National Park. DNC has 186 venues. At the end of October, it'll be cold here, so, a season or two at Lizard Island Resort in Australia is looking super enticing as my next goal. I really want to just say KUDOS to all the fantastic people I have come into contact with thus far. You are amazing and I am happy to be a part of this team.

Advice to Management

Thank You!!

Pros

Great people, fun work environment. Loved the hockey team!

Pros

Seasonal schedule during my MLS games. Free food. Work is not hard. Good fans at games.

Advice to Management

Hold those who don’t bother showing up accountable.

Pros

I love serving others and is my passion.

Advice to Management

I give one star because Delaware North Sportservice in Saint Louis, MO does not put employees first and have one of the biggest job turnovers in the city of Saint Louis, Mo right now because your bosses don't know how to treat employees and talk at the employees and not work with them! I have never in my life worked for such an unorganized place where it looks like to me it is all about money and not the employees. Employees come first, customer second and managers last! None of these three can run a well-organized company without a strong team in this order! I was embarrassed to say I worked for this organization and I worked for the Baseball Cardinals and not your company who deserve all the respect in Saint Louis, MO. I pray I am not right but my home team Baseball Cardinals are not playing well at all when in Saint Louis and something tells me we all got to work together as one big team and not separate! Employees 1st. Customer 2nd & management last! I just could not take any more of being bullied and harassed each time I came back to work and my health is more important than this poor treatment of the employees. I speak for all of the Delaware Employees and I have never seen such sad employees all of the time who get no respect, no minimum wages, some can eat and most of us can't! And the saddest thing I have ever seen in my life is when working in the party suites how food is just wasted that the employees worked very hard to prepare. It is a disgrace how Delaware North aka Sportservice treats employees & customers! - Valerie Cheers Brown

Pros

Big Company with a lot of room to develop your career, they listen to your opinions no matter what level position you hold

Pros

Meeting new people, decent hours, paid weekly

Advice to Management

Have more respect when interacting with your team

Pros

Fun place to work. Most co-workers are nice. Good money as a bartender if staffed correctly

Advice to Management

Stop overstaffing bars. Be more professional and stop letting personal feelings dictate staff treatment and placement. . Provide fans at bars and concession stands.
Listen to staff, have staff meetings to brainstorm ways to improve work flow. Provide uniforms that work better in heat

Pros

Location is Sequoia National Park

Advice to Management

none

Pros

The experience is out of this world. 2 years out of college and I've already been apart of a World Series, 2 Opening Days, NCAA March Madness, IIHF World Juniors, and the list is going to keep growing.

Pros

Large experience pool to gain from.
Something different daily.

Advice to Management

Hire additional supervisors that are competent.
Put guest and employees first, not your pockets.