life & style // no. 18 theotherpress.ca

Perks of working in a four-star resort

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Morgan Hannah
Life & Style Editor

 

ach job has its own unique perks

beyond the paycheque which, arguably,
isn't so much a perk as it is the bottom-line
reason why anyone ever works anywhere.
These perks vary from job to job and may
be as simple as food discounts or working
with your friends, or as complex as private
helicopter usage and generous write offs—
they certainly give each job its juice.

I work at a four-star resort on a

British Columbian gulf island with its own
restaurant and spa. My position is the front
desk at the inn—answering phones and
emails, checking guests in and out, and
answering a wide assortment of questions.

 

Basically, | am a human switchboard. It’s
quite remote and rather sleepy during
the winter months, but otherwise it’s the
beautiful hopping heart of the island.
The team I work with is an unusual,
hardworking, and passionate bunch of
people, or as I like to refer to them, “all
the nicest people from the island having
congregated in the same place.”

When asking some of my coworkers
what perks they feel they receive from
working at the resort, the head chef
responded, “Well, I get to eat for free.
That’s a perk, I guess.” One of the
lunchtime servers mentioned that for
him working with the staff is his perk,
and the spa associates are known to
swap free massages at their leisure.

Employees, especially
the housekeepers, are
the first to know about
any unused goods. Old
furniture or leftover
breakfasts are common
finds and staff get to take
their finds home at the
end of the day. And if you
consider staff housing to
be another perk, then add
it to the list! Not all the
staff live on property (me
for instance), but those
who do get a wicked deal
on rent.

For myself, the perks
are a rather long list. My
partner and I owna small
sports car which, one can
imagine, doesn’t have a
whole lot of storage and
isn't that great for hauling
heavy loads. But on that
list of perks is free usage
of the company vehicles,
so long as we make it
official and fill out the
paperwork. At the resort,
Tam also responsible
for car rentals to our

guests and visitors to the island. We have
reasonable rates, however nothing beats

the “employee perk’ rate.

Other amazing perks of the job are the
excellent discounts on spa services, retail,
food, and accommodations. Additionally,

 

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Photo by Billy Bui

As far as hotels, inns, and resorts
go, the perks may vary from business to
business. Yet for mine, they seem almost
endless—and for that I am grateful. It
certainly makes for a bunch of happy
employees to be treated to so many
wonderful benefits beyond a paycheque.

because my partner works in maintenance,
we have free access to power tools and

 

Photo by Morgan Hannah -

scraps of wood for creative home projects.

 

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