Venterra Realty reviews

3.3

44% would recommend to a friend

(606 total reviews)
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John Foresi

67% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Venterra Realty has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 606 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Venterra Realty employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.8 stars).

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606 reviews
5.0
Dec 9, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

A very thorough interview process with three different interviews with three different levels of management. It was a great way to learn what the job was all about from three different perspectives. As soon as I was offered the job, I was flown to Atlanta for training. The training is/was very clear and extensive which made me feel confident when I started. Everyone I've met is so kind and willing to help. There's so much of this company's culture that is for the people. You have so many opportunities to grow and learn and live better ! I love it !

Cons

If you're not a fan of travelling, prizes, and great management than I guess that would be a downside. If you don't like being rewarded for doing a good job or for completing your goals, then this isn't the place for you. BUT if you are, I definitely recommend Venterra !

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Venterra Realty Response
10y
We appreciate you taking the time to share some insight into your experiences with us! It's great to hear that your interview and training experiences with us were so positive and that you've enjoyed the team around you! We're looking forward to having you grow with us into the future. Please be sure to speak up or submit a "Better Way" if you do have any suggestions for us along the way! Thanks again!
2.0
Nov 29, 2015
Recommend
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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!
4.0
Nov 28, 2015

love the culture!

Recommend
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Pros

Great leadership and incentives to participate!

Cons

Some people in company didn't celebrate everyone's success

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Venterra Realty Response
10y
Thank you for sharing your thoughts! It's great reading that you enjoyed our culture, leadership, and employee incentives during your time with us, but are so sorry that you had some individuals who weren't a celebratory as they could have been! It's a Leader Promise of ours to make sure that we are making the time to celebrate and have fun, so we'll be sure to pass your comments on this as well as on salary range along appropriately. Regarding salary, we have made some recent changes to increase pay ranges to become even more competitive within the industry. We know that we set the bar high for our employees and they deserve to have compensation that's in line with those expectations. Thank you again for your review here!
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