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    Carowinds Reviews

    Updated 14 April 2019
    164 reviews

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    Pros

    • "Free admission to all Cedar Fair parks" (in 14 reviews)

    • "You get 4 free tickets your first year working after you work 150hours" (in 11 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Less hours once summer is coming to an end, long hours on holidays, very strict about rules such as having phone on you" (in 15 reviews)

    • "Seasonal, high temperatures, rude guests, monthly training requirements" (in 10 reviews)

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    1. "Good place for high school kids"

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      Current Employee - Rides
      Current Employee - Rides

      I have been working at Carowinds part-time

      Pros

      Free tickets, free admission to the parks and other parks, and the people you work with.

      Cons

      Management can be slow to adapt

    2. "great company"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Ride Operator in Fort Mill, SC (US)
      Current Employee - Ride Operator in Fort Mill, SC (US)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Carowinds full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      discounts and people are great sometimes to work with

      Cons

      pay is not good at all

      Advice to Management

      please do better with the pay

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    3. "full time employee"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Carowinds full-time

      Pros

      it is a fun time

      Cons

      you will work long hours

    4. "Cool Lil Summer Job"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Ride Operator in Charlotte, NC (US)
      Former Employee - Ride Operator in Charlotte, NC (US)
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Carowinds full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Free Drinks
      Good Food
      Pretty Girls Everywhere
      Fun Environment
      New Friends
      Welcoming Vibes
      Chill Job
      Ride the Rides til you're bored

      Cons

      Annoying Managers
      Constant Standing
      Fat Sweaty Entitled Visitors
      Allot of High Schoolers

      Advice to Management

      Find your chill

    5. "Pretty Okay"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Ride Attendant
      Current Employee - Ride Attendant
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Carowinds part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      -free tickets after you work a certain amount of hours
      -discounts
      -great place to meet people

      Cons

      -the heat
      -long hours of work
      -rude customers

      Advice to Management

      organize!! communication!!

    6. "A nearly perfect first job."

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Merchandise Associate in Charlotte, NC (US)
      Current Employee - Merchandise Associate in Charlotte, NC (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Carowinds part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Friendly staff, Free admission (to every Cedar Fair park, as well as Dollywood with paystub,) discounted food, free tickets for family, good hours, solid pay, among many other things.

      Cons

      This job can be exhausting, in a good way. Sometimes, customers can be rude, which can be annoying.

    7. "Works teenagers like slaves"

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      Former Employee - Food Service Associate in Charlotte, NC (US)
      Former Employee - Food Service Associate in Charlotte, NC (US)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Carowinds part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Joggers employees at as you gas 14, and pays decent for a first job

      Cons

      Excessively long shifts
      Short and infrequent breaks
      Incompetent Human Reource department
      Area Managers abuse their power

    8. "Good first job"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Usher in Charlotte, NC (US)
      Former Employee - Usher in Charlotte, NC (US)
      Recommends

      I worked at Carowinds part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      People that work there are nice. Good first job. Uniform provided. Good environment.

      Cons

      Guests are sometimes rude.

      Advice to Management

      Be more organized and communicate better with newer employees.

    9. "Ehh"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Supervisor
      Former Employee - Supervisor
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Carowinds full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good hours, some good and nice people

      Cons

      mostly horrible managers that are incompetent and overly serious to be working at an amusement park.

    10. "Associate"

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      Former Employee - Ganes Associate in Charlotte, NC (US)
      Former Employee - Ganes Associate in Charlotte, NC (US)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Carowinds part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      I worked hard for them last year and I went back this year had to go through the group interview and everything and they denied me for lack of participation in a group interview. I was shocked because we had the same questions as last year. What a waste of time!!! That’s why the turn over rate is high. It’s a slave plantation!!

      Cons

      Everything. Heat! Standing up for hours, you may be scheduled to work from 11-6 but they send you home at 1. Or you may go to work at 2 and they’ll send you home by 5. What a joke

      Advice to Management

      If you have staff that worked there and go through the same exact group interview and know what the interview is about you shouldn’t have people judging them saying they have lack of participation. I think some of your people are racist