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Chessington World Of Adventures Reviews
Updated 27 Oct 2019
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Tim Harrison-Jones
24 Ratings
Pros
"Free tickets to all attractions" (in 8 reviews)
"unique working environment with animals" (in 6 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours during school holidays/weekends" (in 7 reviews)
"At the bottom of the ladder it's pretty much minimum wage, as expected" (in 6 reviews)
"Great fun"
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I worked at Chessington World Of Adventures part-time for more than a year
Pros
Fun place to work!
Cons
None that I can think of
Chessington World Of Adventures2019-09-12"Admissions host"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Chessington World Of Adventures part-time for more than a year
Pros
Loved the team, made some great friends
Cons
Can be stressful, many hours spent freezing cold on the turnstiles, prepare to be shouted at
Chessington World Of Adventures2019-10-27"Brilliant workplace"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Chessington World Of Adventures full-time
Pros
Loads of career progression, training opportunities, great management, positive atmosphere
Cons
Relatively low pay for near London location.
Chessington World Of Adventures2019-08-29"Great place to start career"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Chessington World Of Adventures full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great place to learn Fun place to work Give responsibility to those that want to develop Free tickets to all attractions
Cons
Salary less than competitive Need to support back office staff more
Chessington World Of Adventures2019-08-26"Alright"
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I worked at Chessington World Of Adventures part-time for less than a year
Pros
Flexible hours Good pay Good management
Cons
The hours would be too long in summer
Advice to Management
Keep it up
Chessington World Of Adventures2019-07-20"Lovely place"
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Pros
Met some amazing people, free tickets, lovely atmosphere. Feels like a family.
Cons
Sometimes you think you’re working a lot for what you’re getting paid but it’s overall quite amazing
Advice to Management
Can’t change anything
Chessington World Of Adventures2019-07-18"Pretty good place to work at"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Chessington World Of Adventures part-time for less than a year
Pros
Good atmosphere Polite management Good experience for a first job
Cons
Could have longer breaks but it’s still good
Advice to Management
None
Chessington World Of Adventures2019-07-01- Helpful (1)
"Long hours, low money, but can be fun"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Chessington World Of Adventures full-time for less than a year
Pros
Does have days when it’s fun.
Cons
Long hours in the sun, low pay for the responsibility you’re given.
Advice to Management
Stop having favourites amongst your staff
Chessington World Of Adventures2019-07-10 "Don't fully know working hours, basic minimum pay"
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Doesn't RecommendI worked at Chessington World Of Adventures part-time for less than a year
Pros
The company as a whole look after you well
Cons
The actual department give you no training, and it's very unorganised
Chessington World Of Adventures2019-07-03"GOOD SOCIAL ENVRONMENT HERE lots of socials"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Chessington World Of Adventures part-time for more than 3 years
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good social environment here lots of work socials
Cons
poor pay at £ 6 an hour is awful.
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