Kodak Event Imaging Solutions Photographer Reviews

Pros

Lots of Fun Meet New People Bond with coworkers Learn how to use a digital camera Work in haunted house at major theme park

Cons

Lots of standing Outside in heat or cold

Pros

Most of the Leads are great people. Met very cool customers and the occasional celebrity.

Cons

Hands down the worst working experience I have ever had. The number of people that quit during my first week alone should have been a red flag. The favoritism is off the charts; theres zero training they give you a camera and push you into shark infested waters (angry tourists). They force you to mislead them by forcing you to que them (the tourists) in a line for an optional picture, to be successful at your job requires a level of dishonesty. In the summer you're required to wear long black sleeves no matter how hot it is, in the winter you stay on the 70th floor in -10 degree weather in a flimsy jacket that goes over your own & you are only allowed to come inside if the CAMERA shutter freezes up. Any and all technical malfunctions are your fault even though you the equipment is outdated and you get little to know training. Anything I learned about doing my job was from my co workers, The sheer stress I was under caused my eyebrow and facial hair to fall out at the time. Heed my words if you're even thinking about applying for this job don't its not worth it, There are better & warmer jobs out there.

Pros

The other employees were nice, and coworkers bonded well to survive. The pay was above minimum wage, so you actually could earn a little bit.

Cons

Management does not treat employees or customers with respect. Breaks have to be forced, and some shady things go on behind the scene. Instead of encouraging employees, management demoralizes them. There are also unrealistic expectation of performance (such as getting 100 photographs in an hours when less than 100 people pass by). Promotions are sometime based on personal relationships instead of talent. You have to stand for many hours a day with nothing to do, so it's very boring. You're not really serving customers so much as startling them into doing business with you, which gets some very bad reactions sometimes.

Pros

Being stationed at planet Hollywood there's never a shortage of interesting people, the servers and hostesses were friendly with photographers, any leftover food was shared with photographers.

Cons

Your photography skill don't matter. It's all about sales. AM shift was always cut short because restaurant was dead. PM shift never ended because even though no one wanted a photo people were everywhere. People would ignore you and take their own selfies at the wall

Pros

I had no other options so I sucked it up and put in my time while I was at school. some of the people were cool though.

Cons

Five hour days with NO break, plus everything previously listed. that's enough to wear anyone down.

Pros

The variety of customers Control over your own work

Cons

Lack of management Long hours Some rude customers

Pros

Dealing with a wide variety of customers from all walks of life.

Cons

Poor management leading to widespread employee dissatisfaction and an extraordinarily high turnover rate. Training is lacking. Daily budget quotas are set unrealistically high while locations are understaffed. Paycheck errors are frequent. Schedules for the following week are released at the last minute.

Pros

If you work hard, do a good job - you'll advance quickly in the company.

Cons

High turnover rate (90% in the time I worked there), hard to verify your hours, Some managers manipulate their teams hours to boost their bonuses while not passing anything on to team members. If you work there, insist on a check, not all of it to direct deposit.

Pros

You get to hold a camera

Cons

Terrible pay. Terrible management. Expect you to go above and beyond for minimum wage. Lots of drama. No benefits at all.