private:denverbotanicgardens
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=266858
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Dec 31st, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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Horticulturist I
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Denver, CO
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Great place to work for a few years
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Amazing community of staff and volunteers!
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Wages were too low with little potential for progressing within the organization
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4.0
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266858
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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private:denverbotanicgardens
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=266858
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Nov 30th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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Garden Guide
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United States
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USA
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Great place to work!
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Great location & organization
Very professional
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Schedule & hours
There are no more cons.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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5.0
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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private:denverbotanicgardens
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=266858
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Oct 29th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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AV Technician
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Denver, CO
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Events Department Needs To Invest In Their Employees
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- Lots of opportunity to work on many different kinds of projects
- Lovely environment to work around
- Most of the staff is very pleasant to work with
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- You will be expected to perform duties well out of your job description for no additional compensation
- No room for advancement & considerations for raises are non-existent
- All decisions are revenue driven, if it doesn't make the Garden's money it often isn't considered
- Lots of inter-department drama and tension
- Draconian policies you are expected to enforce at the expense of our clientele, especially during 2020 where many of our clients cannot have the events they paid for, then told they cannot receive any of their money back for wanting to cancel.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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NO_OPINION
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4.0
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266858
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Open
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Invest in your own people and their careers so they might stick around, play to their actual strengths and if they must perform duties outside of their job, reward them appropriately for it.
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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private:denverbotanicgardens
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=266858
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Oct 16th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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Seasonal
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United States
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USA
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Good place
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Great co-workers, beautiful environment, lots to do
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none that I can think of
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4.0
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Open
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REGULAR
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No
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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private:denverbotanicgardens
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=266858
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Mar 6th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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Denver, CO
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For a place so full of life, my soul felt dead here
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The company invests in their people through their benefit programs. I learned a lot about benefits in general during my time there. The benefits were extremely well-priced for individuals and families.
The Gardens themselves are a nice perk. It was interesting to see the seasons change and keep up with everything that was happening plant-wise.
The pay was better than other similarly-sized non-profits. Annual raises/bonuses were average.
Employees are provided with an RTD Eco-Pass!
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The number of paid holidays offered is quite low (6?). It was a challenge to take advantage of the paid holidays since the Gardens are open in some capacity 364 days a year. Thanksgiving is the only full-facility all-day closure. This wasn’t a huge surprise, but if you’re considering working here you should ask what holidays look like for your team/department.
The Gardens are undergoing a number of construction projects. The growth and progress is/was exciting, but it was a challenge to work in those conditions. Excessive noise, dust, fumes, strange people wandering through your work space, no working HVAC in the winter months, etc. This will eventually end, but I didn’t feel that it was handled well and I was often concerned for the wellbeing of my team.
I didn’t feel welcomed by this organization. The people I was working with and the people I was managing acted like I wasn’t supposed to be there and it was a miserable, uncomfortable, almost hostile situation. There was absolutely no training/onboarding and any time I tried to figure things out on my own and ask for help, I was made to feel like I was inconveniencing them. It kind of seemed like I was set up to fail. I tried to ask my supervisors what I had walked into (“Did internal candidates apply for this job and maybe they’re upset that an outsider was hired?”) and they claimed that there wasn’t a problem. They were either ignorant to how the team felt or they weren’t being honest with me.
The CRM situation at the Gardens is a disaster. Two databases are being used redundantly which leads to an insane amount of extra work and errors in the data.
The company doesn’t conduct exit interviews. My outboarding was handled just as poorly as the onboarding and I didn’t feel that there was any effort made in transitioning my job/duties to others on the team. Giving two weeks’ notice felt pretty pointless.
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NEUTRAL
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NO_OPINION
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REGULAR
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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private:denverbotanicgardens
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=266858
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Feb 7th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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Customer Service Representative
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United States
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USA
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Caring Company With Benefits
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Great benefits even for part-time employees. Great staff and management. The company is progressive and inspirational.
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A lot of changes in a short amount of time.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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266858
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Open
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PART_TIME
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No
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No
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2.0
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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private:denverbotanicgardens
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=266858
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Jan 13th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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Garden Guide
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Denver, CO
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Customer Service Support for Blossoms of Light Festival
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Wonderful environment to work in. Managers were all very nice and helpful.
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Just that it was only seasonal work.
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5.0
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266858
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Open
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Keep up the good work!
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0.0
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PART_TIME
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No
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No
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1.0
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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private:denverbotanicgardens
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=266858
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Jan 7th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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Membership Representative
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Denver, CO
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Supportive team
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Very supportive management
Casual environment
Friendly team
Lots of perks
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Low pay, although to be expected from a non-profit
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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NO_OPINION
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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5.0
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266858
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Open
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0.0
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PART_TIME
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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private:denverbotanicgardens
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=266858
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Oct 9th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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Event Coordinator
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United States
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USA
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Great atmosphere
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Great atmosphere and perks. Free tickets to events. Can walk around the gardens during you lunch break or during your shift. Nice people.
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The management of the events department.
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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266858
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Open
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Don't micromanage.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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1.0
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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private:denverbotanicgardens
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=266858
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Mar 14th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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Visitor Services Representative
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Denver, CO
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Among the nicest coworkers in Denver
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Kind, gentle people work here. Everybody hired for a paying position undergoes a background check.
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Breaks are relatively short.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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266858
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Open
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Consider extending break time by 5 minutes.
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0.0
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[]
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PART_TIME
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No
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No
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1.0
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Jan 24th, 2021 08:56PM
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Denver Botanic Gardens
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