Venterra Realty - Assistant Property Manager Venterra Realty Employee Review

2.0
Nov 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1) Venterra is extremely organized (if done correctly by all staff members) in their make ready process such as the agent walk, then the TQMR process. They want to make sure every single detail of the apartment is ready for the resident at move in. 2) The WOW program for residents was awesome! 3) Employee portal was fun and kept you up to date, I loved being able to submit 'Better Ways', posting WOW stories, being able to look up employees and birthdays, etc etc.. 4) Annual Kick-off and award ceremonies 5) They were always doing fun contests for the employees and genuinely made work fun (so long as the manager was making it fun) Venterra's expectations are extremely high and it made me want to work hard and accomplish the goals I had for myself. Met a lot of great people and had a blast at company events.

Cons

During my time at Venterra it became very apparent that my RM was very, no.. EXTREMELY pro-manager. Even when she noticed things weren't being done the correct way. Venterra always encouraged us to talk to our leaders if we felt like something wasn't being done correctly, and when I brought things to my CM and my RM, they would brush it off and the RM would take the managers side. Because of doing this, I felt like things quickly went downhill for me. They made it seem like I was a problem child or something. I noticed them acting differently towards me, and quickly noticed that my hard work and promotions I felt I deserved were quickly overlooked. As with any company, politics and extreme favoritism became very visible. Another reason I decided to leave Venterra was the low pay. I did research and quickly found that the compensation I was receiving for my position was very low compared to others, not only that, but be careful because if you make ONE tiny mistake or human error, you will soon hear about it on your review and it will cost you a raise even if you did a million other things right. Don't get me wrong, you do need to earn a raise, but some of the things on evaluations were kind of absurd.

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Venterra Realty Response
10y
Thank you for providing such a detailed review of your experiences during your time with us. It's great that you had an opportunity to enjoy and appreciate all the great initiatives that set us apart from others in the industry, but we're disappointed to read about some the negative experiences that you had. While our management structure is setup in a way that concerns typically should go to an immediate supervisor, it's critical that everyone in the company have a voice and be treated fairly and without favoritism. A positive employee experience relies on us having individuals in management who understand this as much as it does on our managers being able to trust the information reported to them. Since no system is perfect, we've partnered with EthicsPoint so employees have an opportunity to anonymously report actual or suspected activities of misconduct, violations of the Associate Handbook or non-compliance of our Corporate Values. This allows us to quickly take action to address any concerns that employees feel might need to be brought up through a different means. While our expectations can certainly be high and our evaluations comprehensive, we have also made a Leader Promise to Celebrate Success and we will always aim to provide compensation that is fair and in line with the industry. While we have and will continue to take steps to improve our employee experience on these fronts and others, it's also important that we hear from current and former employees about how to make it happen. With this in mind, we'd like to encourage you to reach out to us directly at recruiting@venterraliving.com if you can provide any additional information about your specific experiences so that we can make sure they've been addressed as thoroughly as possible in order to prevent others from running into the same obstacles. Thank you again for taking the time to provide your review here!

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Company allows for responsibility to make a change. Everyone is extremely pleasant to work with, and leadership allows for opportunities to grow with the organization. There is no limit to what you can do here to make an impact. I could not love a company more to work for.

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Venterra Realty Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are glad to hear about your positive experience and appreciate all you do as part of our team. We remain committed to creating a workplace where team members feel supported, valued, and proud of the work they do.
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Pros

Built an incredible, skilled, and caring on-site team. The residents were wonderful to work with, and my team worked tirelessly to support them.

Cons

Complete lack of leadership, onboarding, and corporate support. I was placed in charge of a portfolio asset with systemic, expensive structural repairs that directly impacted resident health and quality of living. Instead of receiving corporate resources, regional management expected me to use unapproved, half-assed methods to "band-aid" these serious issues. When I refused to comply with these unsafe methods to protect the residents, I was immediately and unceremoniously terminated over a Zoom call under a vague guise of "miscommunication." This company would rather silence managers and lie to their investors than admit to real property failures and address them competently. They will happily let you sacrifice your own health, well-being, and personal finances for a property, only to throw you away when you stand up for what is right.

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Venterra Realty Response
1w
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and for recognizing your on-site team. We understand that your concerns can be frustrating, and we appreciate you sharing your perspective. Feedback like yours helps us continue evaluating how we support our teams. We appreciate your contributions and wish you all the best moving forward.
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