I had an awful experience working here. I honestly wish i had listened to just the reviews of VISITORS, let alone the other people who have worked here who warned me. For starters, it smells awful. I left with headaches so often because of the putrid smells of sewer and mold. The tubes (for lifeguards) desperately need to be replaced because they REEK just as bad, and are falling apart. There are names carved into a few of the tubes. Underpaid. There were days i would show up just to have to go home because of lightning, and i would get paid for maybe an hour- you can't make enough to save for anything doing that. This ruined my entire experience being a lifeguard because I've wanted to be one since i was little. Jumping in and saving people was the best part of the job, not even the pay. The supervisors were iffy- and they pretty clearly picked favorites, which is sad, because had they not they could have been nice. There was only one supervisor i didn't feel constantly belittled by. Oh, and speaking of being belittled, i was humiliated in front of my boyfriend who i took to the park and shamed in front of him, and told to leave the park. Why, you may ask? Because i called off after SAYING i couldn't work Saturdays, getting scheduled on a saturday, and being scheduled for another job. I then was told i didn't need to come in on Saturday for that other job, and wasn't sure what else to do, so decided i would spend my free time there as i was there already for in service. I can see now how this was a problem, but previously i had not. They saught me out (not dropping names out of respect) and then yelled and belittled me for it, and told me to leave the park. Without a ride. I sat there, in a storm, in the tennis court next to sunsplashes parking lot sobbing my eyes out. Its sad how they talk to literal children. Im 16. I'm not perfect. This was my FIRST JOB. Yes, I'm going to make mistakes. Yes, you can discipline me and tell me not to make those mistakes again. NO you can not yell at me and berate me. Yes i live a life outside work. My knees are completely scraped up and bruised from kneeling during inservice as well, and when i moved my crocs to protect them, i got the look of "really?" From the supervisors. I'm not actually doing CPR here, I'm practicing. I wouldn't be complaining about my knees if i was actually saving someones life. We also got yelled at for doing what we were told. They don't treat their employers with respect, i quit on the spot because i was so done with it all. I was planning to wait out the season but honestly im glad this happened because i don't think i could handle all of that. Thats too much stress for a 16 year old. They hire 15 year olds, too. Its sad. They can get away with cheap labor so they do it. I will never return to this place. I dont recommend working there unless you want to be shamed and feel like a failure with every thing that you do. Or if you want to be kicked out feeling humiliated that that just happened in front of your significant other and then go sob in a tennis court parking lot while its storming and you wait for your parent to pick you up... I don't know if anyone has spoken up about the horrible working conditions or not, but if they haven't, I will happily be the first. I worked there for a month. A single month. You get stared at by people all the time (in a sexual way) and yelled at by visitors all the time for things out of your control, and nothing ever was done about it. They never get kicked out. I understand if you believe me going there after a calloff was inappropriate. I explained and apologized and was calm about the whole thing. But don't berate me and humiliate me. You could have handled that so much better. Not going to miss being stared at by old guys either. If this is inappropriate, i apologize, but someone needs to speak up on the entirely unfavorable work conditions. This isn't how working as a teen should be.