Trek Travel Reviews

Some downsides of working at Trek Travel include: not much growth in terms of getting promoted or "moving up". This is a small company with not much room for upward mobility, if at all. The company only gives merit based raises, once a year, which basically means you have to ask and even if you ask it's not guaranteed to get a raise. There is this culture at Trek Travel of "give 110% and expect nothing in return", but this also depends on your specific manager and department. It's a great place to build your resume for a couple years and then move on, not a ton of people stick around for the long haul. Also it terms of technology, there are constant road blocks that get in the way of doing well at your job. Plainly put, Trek Travel is not up to standards with modern systems and technology and it gets in the way of people doing their jobs.

There is a high turnover rate. The pay is quite bad -- Trek Travel starts you at 12/hr and the yearly raise is on the order of 50 cents. It's insultingly low. About half the money comes from tips, but if guests don't tip then you don't get paid. Trek Travel will not pay you for tips you didn't receive. The lifestyle also can quickly become a con. You think having nothing tying you down is what you want, but that grades on you over time. It takes a year, maybe two, before you crave stability. The company also cares way, way more about profit than it does people. Guides are the face of the company but are treated quite poorly.