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    Merlin Entertainments Reviews

    Updated 17 Jul 2019

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    Found 348 reviews

    3.3
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    53%
    Recommend to a Friend
    60%
    Approve of CEO
    Merlin Entertainments CEO Nick Varney
    Nick Varney
    164 Ratings

    1. "Good company and good pay"

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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Front of House in Manchester, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Merlin Entertainments part-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Free passes for theme parks and commission based sales

      Cons

      No cons found it a positive experience

      Merlin Entertainments2019-06-16

      Merlin Entertainments Response

      June 19, 2019 – Recruitment Marketing Coordinator

      Thanks for this! Happy employees make happy customers :)

    2. "Merlin"

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      Former Employee - Senior Manager in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Merlin Entertainments full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Excellent company, great experience and fantastic team.

      Cons

      No negatives, great company to work for.

      Merlin Entertainments2019-05-30

      Merlin Entertainments Response

      June 19, 2019 – Recruitment Marketing Coordinator

      So glad you've found working with Merlin to be such a positive experience!Hope to have you back again in the future!

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    3. "Great Company to Work For!"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Merlin Entertainments full-time

      Pros

      An excellent global company with a strong vision and values. There are so many opportunities to develop a career at Merlin and make a difference. The company cares for its employees and is focused on developing their employees, increasing diversity and inclusiveness and creating memorable experiences for their guests. There are also great perks, such as free tickets to the attractions worldwide!

      Cons

      Merlin needs to fast track its technology advancements and embrace change on a global level.

      Merlin Entertainments2019-02-26

      Merlin Entertainments Response

      March 20, 2019 – Recruitment Marketing Coordinator

      Hi! Thanks so much for this lovely review, it's great to see that our employees feel appreciated and allowed to grow and develop as professionals. It's true the world around us is changing so rapidly, keeping up with new technological trends is high on our agenda moving forward!

    4. "Review"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Merlin Entertainments full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      good comany friendly nice people

      Cons

      dont get paid enough ever

      Advice to Management

      up hourly pay to more

      Merlin Entertainments2019-02-25

      Merlin Entertainments Response

      March 20, 2019 – Recruitment Marketing Coordinator

      Hi there, thanks for taking the time to review your experience with Merlin. We are glad that you found staff to be friendly and that you would recommend us to a friend! We'll take your advice on board. Thanks again!

    5. "Magical company to work for"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Marketing Specialist in Poole, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Merlin Entertainments full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      -Great Benefits -Free Merlin passes to worldwide attractions -Positive atmosphere at work, real team spirit -Excitement of being a part of such a global and fast-paced company -Flexible working -Talk about roller coasters all day!

      Cons

      -I have not come across any cons so far

      Merlin Entertainments2019-02-25

      Merlin Entertainments Response

      March 18, 2019 – Recruitment Marketing Coordinator

      HI, thanks so much for this! Keep on working your magic!

    6. "internship 6 months length very good"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I worked at Merlin Entertainments full-time

      Pros

      quite nice experience working for Legoland

      Cons

      sometimes a little bit busy

      Merlin Entertainments2019-02-20

      Merlin Entertainments Response

      February 25, 2019 – Recruitment Marketing Coordinator

      Hi, Thanks for this review, and we are so pleased you enjoyed your internship at LEGOLAND. Our parks do get extremely busy, so we will look into what we can do to ease the workload for our staff during these times. All the best and hope to work with you again !

    7. "Great People"

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      Former Employee - Commercial Host in London, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No Opinion of CEO

      I worked at Merlin Entertainments full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      Everyone works really well as a team, great moral and incentives to work hard and you have the opportunity to move around different Merlin attractions.

      Cons

      Can be quite stressful during the High Seasons, the days are longer but go faster because you're constantly busy.

      Merlin Entertainments2019-02-09

      Merlin Entertainments Response

      February 25, 2019 – Recruitment Marketing Coordinator

      We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your time as a Merlin employee! Team spirit is vital to our way of working. We'll look into the Summer shifts!

    8. "Rides and attractions assistant"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 

      I have been working at Merlin Entertainments full-time

      Pros

      different from other jobs, fun environment as you can imagine working on rollercoasters at a theme park

      Cons

      Long induction process, but it paid

      Merlin Entertainments2018-08-04

    9. "Amazing merlin"

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      • Work/Life Balance
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Merlin Entertainments full-time

      Pros

      amazing company, treat u like family

      Cons

      id cards for tills to be ables to use right away and not have to wait

      Advice to Management

      consider families who may not be able to afford cbeebies hotel or other hotels on site and offer lower rate

      Merlin Entertainments2018-08-03

    10. "Good Company!"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Duty Manager 
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Merlin Entertainments part-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      The chance to excel in your career is amazing. Hours are long but the satisfaction in guest relations wins over the hours. Discounts available for Merlin Annual Passes 40 free tickets to merlin attractions for family & friends (Dependent on time with the company)

      Cons

      Hours are long, Merlin to take notice on some older attractions.

      Merlin Entertainments2018-06-26
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