The Woodlands is full of wonderful and friendly re...

The Woodlands is full of wonderful and friendly residents. I befriended many of them during my 4 years there, and developed a relationship with some of the sweetest people. With so many wonderful and interesting residents, it is a shame that the work environment is unprofessional and the upper management is highly dysfunctional.

During my 4 years as a server in The Woodlands Dining Room, I was treated disrespectfully by other servers, cooks, and especially management. The management was lazy and ineffective. The turnover rate in the kitchen is outrageous largely due to the management, but also owing to the generally unprofessional attitude of many of the employees. Management on all levels were ineffective and dismissive of reports from employees about problems that arose in the kitchen. One server in Assisted Living was reported for verbal abuse to residents a large number of times before any disciplinary action was taken.

Women especially were treated disrespectfully in my time there, having to endure rude and sexist comments from many of the male cooks. Female cooks were scarce, and from what I've been told, paid less than many of their male counterparts. Shortly before my time at The Woodlands ended, I was horrified to find out that a single male server was paid a significantly higher hourly wage than any of the other female servers, including a female server that had been there for almost 10 years. Favoritism, not merit, played an enormous role in who was promoted or given a raise. Over my 4 years there, my pay was only increased a measly $0.60 cents per hour more than the starting wage, despite my excellent performance reviews and positive comments from the residents.

Since leaving The Woodlands, I have sorely missed many of the residents, and I hope for opportunities to reconnect with the people I met there in the future. However, I would not recommend that anyone work there until major changes are made.