Pulse July 2019 | Page 31

“We recently had a guest who was out for a month after a knee surgery, so we called him and checked in to see how he was doing. It really makes a difference when your spa calls you to make sure you’re okay.” — Jane cox, director of spa and salon, green valley ranch resort & spa to see exactly what you’ll get when you come in for a treatment.” To help increase local business, Four Seasons Las Vegas also advertises in several of Las Vegas’s local magazines. The strong reputation of Four Seasons’ working environment has further helped the spa retain its employees, even in a highly competitive local labor market. The spa still has employees who were hired when the spa opened in 1999, plus many more employees who have transferred from another Four Seasons location. Overall, Mariani cites a very positive work environment as the main reason people stay, although she did make particular note of Four Seasons “Comp Nights”—which employees can use to stay compli- mentary at other Four Seasons properties—as a powerful incentive for employees to stay. Says Mariani, “You get to travel and stay at five-star properties in amazing locations all over the world for free…I’m convinced that people don’t leave the company after they go on their first trip!”