Fun Flexible Job - Seasonal Employee Little Island Employee Review

- The park staff is incredibly diverse and inclusive, with folks of various gender identities and cultural backgrounds. - Everyone has your back if you're part of the team. If you need a bit of help, ask! Most times if they're free someone will help you out. - There's great food nearby, and food trucks within the park!

- This is pretty obvious, but if you have any serious allergies or issues with sun exposure, this won't be for you. - You will almost always be standing. - Sometimes guests are frustrated about seating or late arrivals. They're going to look for someone to blame or express their frustration to, and that might be you. It's expected with public-facing jobs, but it's important to remember. - The island attracts a lot of tourists. That's all.

The Pay is reasonable for being a teaching artist in NYC. The Arts Education team is small and is stationed in the office. The in office team is also fairly small. Because it is small, the executive director knows who I am. I think that is important in a company or organization. However, I can not speak to the experience of the staff who are stationed in the park.

This is a very new organization that has just opened in New York City. Because of tight deadlines, there is a lot of pressure to get things done. Because the park is new, everyone is learning and there are still many kinks that need to be worked out. There has also been some higher levels of turn over, at least in the education department, which can be concerning. Also, communication could use some work. This non-profit organization has a sole funder who is the billionaire Barry Diller. The culture is much different than a traditional non-profit and feels more corporate. Also during the pandemic, most of the education team was furloughed, and I think that says a lot about an organization's priorities.