The employees had sweat dripping off of them and although the kids still had fun, they complained about how hot it was and we ended up spending more money on drinks then what we originally planned. We were all pretty disappointed about that and the fact that the air was not working at all inside the building. I asked if we could be put on a list or something so if other kids came in and wanted to play, then maybe my kids would've had a chance but was told no. We were told only after paying for the more expensive game passes that they could not play laser tag as there has to be 4 kids to play and they were the only two children in the building. We ended up purchasing the $50 2 and a half hour all you can play game cards for my son and daughter with the understanding that they would be able to play laser tag which is the reason we drove from Hudson to come here. There were only a few people in the building, mainly employees who were all very nice and accommodating. We came here for the very first time on 6/9/20 as it was my daughters 8th birthday. They also do fake reviews to make the place look good fake reviews by the employees. I've been working there since Last March 2019 and still not cross trained. You have a bad attitude for a week/one day they hold that against you. Trash management poor staffing want you to be a slave they talk to you sideways let food sit n window and get cold instead of running the food out to the guests Management lies about cross training their employees. Nobody really gets disciplined when needed. isn't a good place to work they don't care enough about your health and just schedule you crazy hours and the staff isn't reliable and unprofessional. I really hope Pks finds a better GM so their business doesn't go down. The GM Annette was absolutely terrible and the worst GM I have ever seen.
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She would ask her prep cook and sous chef how to do things because she didn't know herself and she didn't even know how to set up her own line or manage tickets properly. The owners are wonderful however the GM Annette is very inexperienced and unprofessional. (only $30) But honestly, just go to like Qzar (if you want to play laser tag) or Dave & Busters lol. And if you decide to visit as a customer, the 2 hr unlimited is the best tbh unless you're not staying for long, because I promise you that you might spend more than you planned. Long story short, if you decide to work here good luck. I think the major issue is honestly management. I rarely got to meet the owners, however they seemed nice. Some employees would also be under the influence sometimes or do inappropriate things at work.
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The job itself was just super funky and I wouldn't recommend working here. They seemed to care more about me wanting to leave on time than her being late because of the, as I said, favoritism.
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I shouldn't be responsible for her being late each time. They could have fixed this issue by taking care of the front until she got there and letting me leave. It wasn't just a one-time thing, it was a regular. They called me out for always wanting to leave early, however they never said anything to the same girl who would come in late each time. And when I had told the manager that I had to go and that I was going to leave at my scheduled time she then laughed and said I couldn't leave and to just wait for her. The general manager knew less over how parties worked than the party manager, however, shouldn't she be aware of every position and aspect of the job? Back to the favoritism part, the same "favorites" would come in late and I'd have to wait over 30 minutes most times for them to fill in for me at front desk. They were also really suspicious with the tips at times, either "losing" them or "not having any". I didn't mind putting my phone away, but the idea was childish. Instead of treating everyone as if they're children, why don't you just get rid of those that can't do their job properly and stay on their phones? This is a work environment with ADULTS, not elementary school.
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They took phones away because of mistakes from the employees that were favored, however only enforced it on everyone else. There was no trust in the employees and I felt like a child working there. Manager would always blame workers for issues they either couldn't control or were her own. Employees that had terrible work ethic and attitude were fine doing the bare minimum while others that truly cared about their position and worked hard never satisfied the manager enough. Favoritism was a huge thing I noticed from the short time I worked there. The manager never contacted me directly for anything. I worked here for not too long and I'm glad I didn't.