Gun Lake Casino Employee Reviews

All in all I enjoyed working here. It is not a great work life balance as the casino is open 24/7 365 so there are a lot of rules with taking time off and working all shifts and holidays. They also should really pay all their employees more. I feel like for the work I did there I was underpaid.

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Fun place to work

Table Games Dealer (Current Employee) - Wayland, MI - July 26, 2023

An amazing place to work. Great benefits, a meal each day, and the workplace is like family. The only downside for table games are the hours (typical in the casino setting).

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Gun Lake Casino insights

Based on 124 survey responses

What people like

Clear sense of purpose
Supportive environment
Feeling of personal appreciation

Areas for improvement

Time and location flexibility
Sense of belonging
Support from manager

Productive work environment. A fun place to work. Cares about their employees.

Guest Slot Service Ambassador (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - June 28, 2023

I am a former GSA. I absolutely loved working at Gun Lake Casino. Everyone was a team player. The tribe are wonderful people to work for. I was always proud to say "I work at Gun Lake Casino". I met alot of great people via coworkers and guests. Covid came and changed alot of things for many people. That is the only reason I left. I have many great memories from working at GLC.

Pros

Benefits, paid lunches/breaks, great shifts, bonuses, incentives room for growth, great atmosphere.

Cons

None

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Easy job

Table Games Dealer (Current Employee) - Wayland, MI - June 22, 2023

Deal the cards and go home. Pretty simple job overnight hours are a requirement when starting. Free meals daily and the benefits are great. Paid break for 2 hours of your 8 hour day.

Pros

Free lunch, lots of breaks

Cons

Hours

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Horrible, unless you’re tribal

Slots (Former Employee) - Shelbyville, MI - May 28, 2023

The only good thing here is the pay and benefits. Doesn’t matter which department you’re in, you will deal with some type of harassment from other team members and management doesn’t seem to care. If you’re good at your job you get to do other team members jobs as well. Look elsewhere for work unless you’re desperate.

Pros

Pay and benefits

Cons

Everything else

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overall - high pressured and uncomfortable work situation. most employees do not enjoy working there and there is a very high turnover rate.

Employee (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI 49348 - May 19, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?company paid insurance. free meals when workingWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?lack of leadership. lack of information. failure of leadership to be open and honest. Especially Senior leadership.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?fast paced and high pressured - difficult to navigate very "clicky" and condisending leadership. to exceed you must show high level of a**-kissingWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?very routine - gaming floor is loud and crowded. Office areas are restricted and controlled.

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5 stars

Guest ambassador (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - February 15, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?I enjoyed my job,liked working with mu team members,it was a bery busy nerve racking job,but time flew by,if i ever move back in to the state its a job i will ne looking forWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?The face pace when busy cuz our guest dont realise there is only a few of us to handle the.loadWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Very diverse,a lot of fun and excitementWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?My shift was awesome i worked 4 to 2am,met alot of people and was a steedy pace

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5 stars

Revenue Audit Clerk-Floor Operations-Slot Division (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - January 17, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Culture and peopleWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Uneccessary COVID rulesWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Great and friendlyWhat is a typical day like for you at the company?Demanding, but rewarding at same time

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Table Games Dealer (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - January 12, 2023

Not willing to answer as I have nothing nice to say anything as I cannot say anything nice except for their pay and benefits are amazing. Other than that look elsewhere if possible.

Pros

Excellent pay and benefits

Cons

Unless your tribal you'll likely not go far

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Just a number

IT (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - January 7, 2023

Greed has defined this property. Let ‘em do it in their own. Lots of perks means they can drag you through the dirt and it’s ok. Place fun to visit, just keep your money.

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Cook III (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - December 21, 2022

Don't expect to be promoted unless you're tribal or you're related to management. The pay is tricky, you've got a cook 2 and a cook 3 doing identical things but cook 3 makes substantially more. There is no difference in what they do and there is no explanation as to why.

Pros

Free meal, benefits

Cons

They'll run you till you die without a consideration for your well being.

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The people

Security Officer (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI 49348 - November 28, 2022

They pay you very little I was getting paid less at my new job and had to pay for my health insurance yet I was bringing home almost 2 times as much then I was at gun lake casino

Pros

Meet great people

Cons

Healthcare unfair pay

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Productive and fun work place

Table Games Dealer (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - November 25, 2022

Great management and benefits. Get a break every hour and 20 mins being a blackjack dealer. Free meals. Gun lake really care about their employees and do a great job showing it.

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Fun Workplace

Bartender (Current Employee) - Wayland, MI - November 8, 2022

It is a fun place to work for. Free shift meals. All full time employees get free health benefits and the hourly pay for tipped positions is higher than anywhere else I’ve ever worked.

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Training department

Busser Team Lead (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - November 6, 2022

They were very good about helping you grow no matter your job title. The training department was your biggest support and cheerleader. You always felt appreciated and worthy.

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Good pay and benefits. Lots of personal drama

Guest Service Ambassador (Current Employee) - Wayland - November 1, 2022

Good pay and benefits. Lots of personal drama. Management would rather punish everyone rather than talk to the people who are causing problems. Depending on shift. Management will throw you under the bus for their own gain.

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Diversity and opportunities abound

Guest Service Ambassador (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - October 6, 2022

Fun job with a great team. They host many events to encourage team member engagement. The pay is good, with annual performance based raises and an additional cost of living increase was just given to all employees again in October, 2022. Breaks are paid. Free meals and soft drinks on breaks. Uniform provided. FREE medical, dental and vision insurance. Quarterly bonus. Many additional incentives and contests throughout the year. A fun and busy work environment in the entertainment industry.

Pros

Free food. Paid breaks. Paid time off. Opportunity for advancement. Free health insurance!

Cons

Open 24/7: must work holidays, weekends, night shift

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Free insurance, free meals, and extra perks like employee of the month.

Kitchen Staff (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - September 10, 2022

Gun Lake has some good perks and some negatives especially when want to move forward it seems if you are a good worker they want to let won't let you move forward they will keep you same department.

Pros

Free insurance and a free meal.

Cons

Supervision had partiality to certain people.

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Busy work days

Hostess and Cashier (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - August 2, 2022

Busy work days. Some guests are friendly, some are a pain in the butt due to loosing money in gaming floor. Management was great and understanding. Loved working there.

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High Stress, Floating Pay, Questionable Managment

Table Games Dealer (Former Employee) - Wayland, MI - July 10, 2022

Co-workers are very nice, but as a Table Games Dealer, 'Job Security' is, at best, a bad joke.Floor Supervisors are usually very good but anyone above that can be... questionable.Overall, the company's not bad to work for, but be prepared for long days on your feet with management demanding High Level Service while providing Average Pay and maybe Above Average benefits.

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Constantly Changing Environment, and never on the same Page...

internal maintance (Former Employee) - 1123 129th Ave, Wayland, MI 49348 - June 23, 2022

Gun lake Casino is Constantly Changing Rules and policies. Giving Each Department opportunity to Change the Policies to fit the Department how they see fit, making it hard for Employees to keep up. They say Gun lake Casino is Competitive pay but it is not! Usually $2.50 below starting wage for Skilled Employees.The communication here is Horrible with current technology. we should all be on the same page.