leasing consultant

senior maintenance person

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Barrett and Stokely

What is the best part of working at the company?
You are granted full autonomy as a PM within the boundaries of company policy. We are encouraged to exercise creativity and develop as a team.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most challenging aspect of a job is managing third-party expectations. They anticipate achieving results that exceed the budget allocated to their project. They expect miracles to happen without considering the financial implications.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
TThe office atmosphere really values teamwork and encourages team members to work together. They focus a lot on building strong teams and offer plenty of training opportunities, which I really appreciate. I love how they truly live out their core values. The company is very well-organized and cares about the well-being of all employees and residents. However, there seems to be a lack of diversity in upper management, even though it's more diverse at the entry level.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day involves efficiently addressing various issues. It is a challenging task that demands significant effort to successfully revamp a mismanaged property. Operating within a restricted budget for a distressed property, every financial decision is crucial, leaving minimal margin for error.

I worked for this company for several years.  The company was very good to work for until 2008 to current.  When the original owners starting stepping away and letting their entitled children take over this went down hill quickly.  Annual pay raises went from 4-5% to 2.5% max.  Not to mention the insurance benefits.  Corporate office is full of either relatives or school buddies.  They pay particular close attention to the nearby high end properties.  All the others are only on the front burner if the money isn't coming in like they think it should.  

Their employee policies change depending on the employee they are dealing with, again if you are not a relative or buddy, you are in trouble.  At one time, they offered awesome training classes.  The training classes went away when they sold the property with the manager that was the instructor.  

It has become the typical 2nd generation family company that probably will not see the 3rd generation.  The original owners knew the work it took to get the properties to be successful and valued the employees that worked to make it happen.  The successors have no idea what it took to get the company to that point because it was handed to them.

My time at Barrett and Stokely was overall miserable.
(To be fair, I had one manager who was excellent and several coworkers who were great... the rest, however, made my job awful.)

Management is shady, conniving, unethical, and underhanded. I felt pressured to lie to prospective clients about the quality of the product we were selling. (Note to management: the apartments aren't that nice, and they're overpriced.) What's more -- they never trained me to do my job properly, but they were certainly quick to threaten my job when I made mistakes. I specifically requested - on multiple occasions - to be trained on those tasks so that I could do my job better. Every time, they responded by saying, "Yeah, sure, we'll get around to that," and then just left me to try and figure things out on my own. That doesn't even begin to address the constant passive-aggressive tones and the general condescension I received on a daily basis. Also, MICRO-MANAGEMENT. Every day, I thought to myself: "What's the point of employing me if my manager has to sign off on EVERY SINGLE DECISION I make? Why not just have her do my job?" Expectations were unrealistic -- especially the extra time they wanted me to spend in the office that I wasn't getting paid for.

Stay away.

My hiring at Barrett and Stokely was from a supervisor who worked where I lived. We had become friends and he offered me a job, despite my lack of experience due to my age.

Without this flexible forward thinking and what I think of as old-school hiring style, my life would be totally different. I was grateful to learn and grow under the wing of an amazing mentor, and to be a part of a great company and property where, when the owners visited, they knew us by name. I put my heart and soul into that property and it's residents. We were allowed reasonable budgets that weren't so tight as to damage our reputation or operation. We had amazing Christmas parties. I truly felt taken care of- and nearly 10 years later it's still my most fond memories working under a company.

Unfortunately, my property got bought out by another management company who was not even in the same ballpark as Barrett and Stokely, and I left not long after the buyout. But before that day, the owners took my team out for an amazing celebratory/farewell dinner which I will always cherish.

In my opinion, I have seen great management within the owned side of the company (there are 3 sides, properties owned by them, properties managed by them, and income based managed properties). There has always been an "open door" with my manager all the way up to the President. They may not always agree with my suggestions but they have always listened and responded to them. Upper management doesn't have a "knee jerk reaction", they always seem to take their time to make an educated decision, like it or not. I have never experienced a lack of support within the work place. Everyone from the grounds person to the manager gets the respect of the owners. I would and have always recommended this company to others.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company is good It’s the choice of some practices I don’t agree with We can make $ without screwing people over Transparency, communication are not strong points- money & commissions are great!!!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Conflicting priorities & shaky decisions 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s what you make it; overall it’s a laid back culture

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Phones, property checks tours move ins follow-ups phones verification occasional counseling and delinquency calls

Not really a friendly place to work and the Controller had people he would help and people he would not take the time to assist.  I was one of those people that did not fit in.  I always felt like I was an outsider and didn't belong.  You would ask to help people and they just flat out refused but complained when they got behind in there work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people u work with and the residents,  it's a wonderful company where they appreciate what you bring to the table 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There is nothing that i would really say that is stressful

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fantastic great place to work and great people 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Curb appeal and unit turns and work orders

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working with the residents & applicants helping them.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part was the lack of communication and support from management. Concerns were not addressed in a timely manner, and it was difficult to get clear answers or resolution to ongoing issues.

The property i was at was a good property i feel that i was mislead in the interview as i was told that they pay mileage but as soon as i try to submit my first mileage i was told by th PM that they don't do mileage but i just came to find that the company does offer mileage but sine PM don't like to the paperwork so they will say the company doesn't offer mileage

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Leasing consultant 1 salary reported	$17.00 per hour
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Maintenance supervisor 4 salaries reported	$28.88 per hour
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