Great coworkers hindered by poor leadership and favoritism - Anonymous employee ABM Industries Employee Review

1.0
May 20, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Coworkers were amazing to work with and teams really rallied together in hard times.

Cons

Leadership is blind to what actually goes on in corporate. Leaders are hiring friends and family and ignoring the truth. Promotions are non existent unless you are in the inner sanctum. Too many VPs. Doesn't leave enough money for people that are actually boots on ground doing the work. Does HR really need 20+ VPs? Sudden inflexibility to remote work when it was always allowed previously.

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5.0
Apr 17, 2026
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Pros

Great team and culture. People oriented.

Cons

Minimum 4 days in office

2.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

Great people who don’t INTEND to cause harm. The company tries to do right by its frontline team members.

Cons

Everybody wants to outwork their co-workers to prove they should stay with the company. The company’s focus is completely muddled and confusing—when I was interviewed and hired, we were focused on facilities services. How did we end up with 98% of our focus on semiconductors, AI, and Data Centers? Eight months into my first year in the job, they did company-wide layoffs, increased our in-office days from 3 to 4, and gave me another person’s job (which I was barely trained for). For the next 7 months, the job became agonizing and torturous. I was expected to act as a director or executive, while being paid the salary and given the permission and ability of the lowest-paid on the team (which is what I was hired to be). The company has shady ways of getting rid of people and expecting everyone to act as if nothing happened. The culture has completely changed, as DEI is not the focus anymore, and it has become increasingly apparent. Finally, always remember, that for ABM, company margins are more important than the talent and people you hire!

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