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I worked for this company for a year, and compared to other work places there is absolutely no sense of community, of course you work with different people every week, but from that I found that everyone was just putting on a fake smile and pretending to be nice to one another to hide the fact that everybody honestly doesn't want to be there. 

There is an enterprise agreement so if you work for this company it is only worth working Monday-Saturday, Sunday is a complete rip off, as there is no penalty rates at all. 

The whole advertised idea which was sold to me was the "pick and choose" and "work-life balance" ideal which was appealing to me as a Uni student. But to be honest it was far from the truth, if you couldn't go to one shift you would be crucified and ignored, and they would only give extra shifts (even ones which I would've had to go almost an hour out of my way [without travel supplemented] ) to "favourite staff".

The worst experience however was when i fainted on a shift because I was scared to go to the bathroom and take water because the management would lose their minds if you would leave a  post for 5 minutes to go to the bathroom, and they were honestly more worried about me signing out and leaving than if i was honestly okay, thats when i knew i was replaceable and honestly didnt give a thing about me personally as an employee no matter what I did. 

Also they take an $80 bond for your uniform which is ridiculous because I've never had to pay for a uniform at any job I've ever worked at before, and to this day have been ignoring any email/text to get it back..

So would not recommend this company honestly for anyone.

I worked with vipeople for three years, and during that time I was pigeon holed into certain roles, whilst other family friends or favourite staff of management were given supervisor positions or better pay, working conditions, more consistent work and varying work roles to keep staff feeling valued and stimulated. the supervisor staff had no idea what they were doing and we're clearly out of their depth, management were never available and always on holiday or MIA. I was posted as a car park attendant for three years despite repeately asking to be given roles working in bars or rsa Marshalls or corporate suites given my experience and expertise. Staff never supplied with suncream, water or .

At times they would ring up other staff and use me as a pawn to entice other staff to work shifts for them, offering form e to pick up staff at their house and drive them to work sites without my knowledge or consent. No reimbursement for the petrol I was expected to use picking up staff and for giving mobile number out to people

There are many pros to working in events such as getting paid to go to them and depending on where you're positioned, watch the event. However, the downfall is that to get any sort of regular hours, you have to travel around a lot. Without a car, this becomes very hard.

The management makes it seem like you have to commit to 6 months of shifts to your "VIP Venue" and are only allowed 3 cancellations of those shifts per season. This is hard because you will only know the exact time and date of these shifts less than a week out. However, you are casual and can tell them you can't make it whenever you want. You can also request to have no VIP Venue and just take shifts at any venue as you please. This is why I say it would be a great second job, but don't rely on it as your main job.

I worked for this company for about a year whilst at uni. Management were cold and unreasonable, with people put in supervisory roles who clearly had no idea and were just 'favourites'. 

Pay was poor and you were shunned if for some reason you were unable to accept a shift. The advertised work-life balance was a myth. 

Worst shift was 4 hours watching strollers at the bottom of a stairwell at Gosford stadium. Nobody was around and it was at this point that I lost the will to return for future shifts with this company.

The jobs given are actually quite enjoyable, and can range in hours. VIPeople have a lot to offer with the amount of work they provide, especially the Easter Show. I had some trouble with management though. There are preferences with what area you would prefer to work in, yet I was only ever given work that was over an hour away, and only went for 4 hours. I was losing money and time considering tolls and petrol. It was quite annoying.

Pay is good at about $27/hr but if you don’t like standing around for 4+ hours at a time, strict uniforms (no tattoos, piercings, rules regarding when you can or can’t wear jacket, no doc martens) maybe not the best. I didn’t have my RSA at one point and was still asked to handle alcohol. People are nice, the job just isn’t challenging and in my position, you don’t really get to interact with co-workers and are mainly standing by yourself 

Cold and callous management destroying a good job. If staff are unable to assist with ridiculous requests for 3 hour shifts that involve 3 hours travelling then they are blackballed. 

Some nobody dullards are given supervision roles and have no place giving directions to more qualified people.

I love my job at VIPeople. There are always new and exciting events and the staff and supervisors are always so friendly and happy and put your well being first. VIPeople was my second job and I recommend it to everyone. Work is so flexible because they work around your availabilities and I've never worked a shift and walked away hating it.

If you love being at a concerts or sporting games for free this is the place to work. Work is easy but fulfilling. Meet lots of people. Best part is working at gigs you can't get tickets to

ridiculous place to work, the short hours for the amount of travelling you had to do was not worth it,
Also there was a racist supervisor whom i forgot the name of, so if your from a different ethnic background i would not suggest applying for this role.


Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Server 9 salaries reported	$32.76 per hour
Event staff 1 salary reported	$30.53 per hour
Front of house staff 4 salaries reported	$32.76 per hour
Dishwasher 2 salaries reported	$32.76 per hour
Prep cook 2 salaries reported	$45.79 per hour

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