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    Penn National Gaming Reviews

    Updated September 1, 2018
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    Pros

    • "There are great people that work here" (in 9 reviews)

    • "Great place towork, excellent team" (in 9 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (2)

      "Liked working here"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Penn National Gaming part-time

      Pros

      great coworkers, flexible scheduling, fun environment

      Cons

      customers can be pretty rude, hours can be odd because it is open 24/7

      Penn National Gaming Response

      Nov 20, 2017 – Human Resources Business Partner

      Thank you for your review! It is nice to hear how you Work Happy at Penn National Gaming, Inc. We are glad to have you on our team!

    2. Helpful (1)

      "Casino Supervisor"

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      Current Employee - Casino Supervisor in Aurora, IL
      Current Employee - Casino Supervisor in Aurora, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Penn National Gaming full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great work environment. Chances of advancement. Vacation time.

      Cons

      Favoritism. For the area one of the lower paying casinos.

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    3. "A decent place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Penn National Gaming full-time

      Pros

      Good work/life balance and employee engagement.

      Cons

      Poor corporate communication/bad business structure

      Advice to Management

      Stop tinkering with things to try to save labor hours. They rarely work and destroy employee engagement.

    4. "It has it's ups and downs but overall it's great."

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      Current Employee - Security Agent
      Current Employee - Security Agent
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Penn National Gaming full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      What I love most about the company is that there are so many different departments that you can move up the ranks in almost any department you want to try out. Especially if you've completed a bachelor's program or master's program. I've seen people go from entry level positions into high level management positions. I also love that you can rack up as much overtime as is available on the hourly positions.

      Cons

      I don't necessarily like the fact that senority is what determines who gets a promotion over some one else. Although I do understand it does make the decisions easier from a management stand point. However, there are A LOT of supervisor who absoluately have no business being a supervisor because of this though. I also don't like that we have department managers who are afraid of confrontation. We've brought up severl complaints about co-workers and although environmental changes we'd like to see implemented and the department head doesn't do or say anything. Also, the uniforms are old and need updating.

      Advice to Management

      I know it's a big operation and overall I'm very satisfied with my work and the company as a whole. Some nice changes to see: Grant promotions to those who show that they work extremely hard and are able to lift people up and create new leaders. Please please please update our uniforms. We've had the same yellow jackets for so long. I get that it might be a presence thing, but 80% of the time when we're walking the floor, guest have NO idea that we are even security. I like the trend of having polos that SAY security on the back of them. Or giving us a badge or something. A polo would be nice because it gets extremely hot in the casino at time when we're busy answering calls. I can guarantee you an updated uniform would make a lot of us in security SO SO happy. Otherwise, thank you for all you guys do! Love the prices and the healthy and wellness competitions! And I appreciate the health club reimbursements!

    5. "20+ year gaming employee"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Penn National Gaming full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      love the place love the people love my job, but.......

      Cons

      direction company is going in is lost. leave it on local level. over worked, understaffed and no guidance to weak employees, work good employees harder and let the bad apples pull down morale. pay your strong employees, tough market, hold on to them.

      Advice to Management

      canned responses and surveys aren't working, sit in on shifts, bring back walk in my shoes and do it for a week at a time and see what the people who make the casino function deal with. we meet, we talk and nothing is done. skip levels aren't therapy sessions, they don't make people feel better if nothing is done to improve the situations.

      Penn National Gaming Response

      Aug 2, 2018 – Human Resources Business Partner

      Thank you for your review and for choosing to Work Happy with Penn. Please visit your property HR Team to discuss any feedback that will help improve the Team Member experience for you and your... More

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Strong Company, good growth"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Penn National Gaming full-time

      Pros

      Down to earth leadership team

      Cons

      Opportunities to improve systems and consistency of processes

      Penn National Gaming Response

      Jun 19, 2018 – Employment Brand Digital Designer

      Thank you for your review. We thank you for your time and dedication at Penn National Gaming and wish you the best of luck in your future career endeavors.

    7. Helpful (3)

      "If you're a recruiter, you do not want to work here"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Las Vegas, NV
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Las Vegas, NV

      I worked at Penn National Gaming full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Benefits are good. If you work for the hotel property (M Resort or Tropicana) they treat you fine (corporate is a different story)

      Cons

      They will micromanage the heck out you here (i.e. what are you doing, where are you going, what are you wearing, why aren't you on the phone, etc.). Not only that, you're constantly being monitored by the leadership team and they secretly listen to your calls (they spy on you essentially). It's a completely negative and toxic environment from a leadership and management perspective. Managers & leadership don't respect their recruiters or recruiting teams. Apply somewhere else, your hard work and recruiting knowledge will not be appreciated at Penn.

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Current employee (non-casino floor)"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Kansas City, KS
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Kansas City, KS
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Penn National Gaming full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good benefits, some good managers, and some great co-workers.

      Cons

      Pay could be a little better. Some managers are not worth working for, while others bend over backwards.

      Advice to Management

      Pay people for what they are worth. More employee rewards/recognition for back of house employees (not just people working on the casino floor)because they need reminded that they matter to the company.

      Penn National Gaming Response

      Apr 3, 2018 – Employment Brand Digital Designer

      Thank you for your review, we appreciate you taking the time to provide helpful feedback. Thank you!

    9. "Poker Room Employee"

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      Former Employee - Poker Room Supervisor
      Former Employee - Poker Room Supervisor
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Penn National Gaming full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      the pay was pretty decent for a poker room

      Cons

      Dealing with poker players, management talked down/seemed like they knew everything

      Penn National Gaming Response

      Apr 23, 2018 – Human Resources Business Partner

      Thank you for your review. Please know that we take your comments very seriously and will use them to provide a better Team Member experience at Penn.

      We thank you for your time and dedication to... More

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Great place to work."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Penn National Gaming full-time

      Pros

      They take care of their employees

      Cons

      I didn't see anything wrong.

      Advice to Management

      I wish the management team the best.

      Penn National Gaming Response

      Mar 26, 2018 – Employment Brand Digital Designer

      Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate you and the time you have taken to provide a helpful review on Penn National Gaming!

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