What's the company culture at Starwood Hotels?

Every business has it's own style. What is the office environment and culture like at Starwood Hotels?

Are people dressed in business casual, jeans and t-shirts, or full-on suits? Do folks get together for Friday happy hours and friendly get-togethers?

What is a typical day in the life of an employee at Starwood Hotels?

it is not a good experience at all. watch your back with this company

n/a in Schaumburg is right! It's Corporate America where everyone is climbing over everyone else to get to the top and some people have their noses so far up their supervisors a**es that you can get blamed for something you didn't do and have no way to defend yourself. Evil people!!

For those working of or considering a position at Starwood, remember to keep your options open for a better job and/or employer. This company does not value quality employees, so if you want the recognition you deserve, take your skills elsewhere so you can be rewarded for great effort and success. If you need a short term job, this is an OK choice at best. Short term because the company does not want to give medical benefits to employees and goes through a major terminate/hire campain in March each year.

Starwood offers great travelling benefits.
Starwood does not treat their employees fairly.
Starwood is money hungry.
Starwood managers do not recognize the word "honesty".

How to survive working for Starwood? You just lie, lie, lie!
You lie to the guest, you lie to your managers (tell them what they like to hear).

Starwood is not a warm company to work for. I have survived working for this company for many years because they have trained me how to lie. I have been able to keep my job because I am good @ what I do. I am a "Professional lier".
I am going to tough it out because I need my job. Maybe one day, my mother company would get rid of Starwood.

Awful company to work for in their corporate offices. They do not treat their employees well, and will favor cheaper over experienced . Avoid, avoid, avoid.

Look for another company that can offer growth and career path.

Everyone is right! I worked at the W spa and they do not value their employees AT ALL!! Short term? possibly. Long term? no way

I work for Starwood and I love it. I wanted a position doing something slightly different and I missed the mark on experience. They told me they liked me and a few months later called me for a different position that wasn't right for me. Then they called with a 3rd position that I accepted. It took about six months, beginning to end, but I'm on a great team and they're still trying to help me get the right experience to become qualified for the first job I wanted - they even offered to hire an outside consultant to help me build skills. In my experience, the people who don't like it here are generally miserable people - they don't really fit in. This is hospitality and you have to have a good disposition to be successful.