 Poster: A snowHead
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Potentially making a huge career decision this week and wanted to understand a bit more about working at SnoZone Leeds..
Cheers,
Greg
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 7-12-20 11:28; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Lifty?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Is that the one in Castleford?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@johnE, yes
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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@kitenski, i did for a bit of teaching experience.....
its an absolute shambles, run by numpties and the instructors are treated like cannon fodder as they have a never ending supply of kids who have just started on the basi journey etc, if you are an adult and have half a brain then its a tough gig..... pay wise treat it as charity work as its £9 an hour i think, they dont pay you for the time you are there if you havent a lesson, so if you have two 1 hour lessons with an hours gap you get paid for 2 hours LOL
when i was there they were trying to get instructors to buy the uniforms (£200) its literally too ridiculous to discuss etc....
if you want some teaching experience then fair enough, but dont do it for the money
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Janitor?
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@kitenski, what doing??
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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@ajc2260626, thanks
@Markymark29, instructor is what I was considering.
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@kitenski, if you want any more info ping me a message 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@kitenski, I’d say it could be quite fun as a part time ski hobby, bit of a laugh and useful to pass on your knowledge gained to others. I’ve only been 2-3 times many years ago and don’t recall how it was run, always seemed too busy then but it’ll likely be struggling financially at the moment, and the retail there isn’t up to much if that is any measure? The future could be good post-Covid I guess, not much opportunity for folks to go oversees so it may get busy. One observation is that there are young folk there who are from inner city areas who ski/ board there who may never even go to the real slopes. For that reason alone I think it’s a worthwhile facility but might get frustrating seeing people going too fast with limited experience and skills, but also an opportunity to help these kids improve. Good luck with it, my suggestion is see it as a vocation thing, not a job.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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It's the kind of job where you could dip your toe in by working a few shifts at weekends without having to make any huge career decisions. That would give you a good idea about the reality of it. I love teaching people, but couldn't make it my full time job: by the time I've paid taxes and travel there's basically nothing left. The other benefits of slope access, training, and the enjoyment of teaching are what makes it valuable. I think I'd enjoy it less if I felt compelled to go to pay the bills.
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Like Keiran says, if you like teaching and would do it for free then all good, as basically you will be working for nothing etc
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