maintenance technician

community manager

hvac technician

leasing consultant

management associate

Friedman Real Estate

First off I read several reviews on Friedman and while you may think the environment is not great, or upper management does not care, that is completely false.  I have been with Friedman since 2015 and have been extremely happy.  I started out at two small properties in Southfield MI, as I was given my first opportunity to be a community manager, and learned much from my regional and others at the corp office through accounting, marketing, etc.  Then on a yearly review( yes they actually do read those) I mentioned I wanted more responsibility, and low and behold I was contacted by my regional at the time, and offered to help open up a brand new build in Detroit.   I was part of the lease up, and eventually became the community manager for 3.5 years.  During that time I received support not only from the management, but the client as well, in regards to training, taking care of the other members of my team, helping me walk through mistakes I made and how to correct them, and anything else that I needed.  I was then offered a position as a regional manager in the state of Michigan based on my over all performance.  I was honestly shocked at the time, however extremely thankful for the opportunity.  I have now been in this position for almost a year now, and have always received the time of day when approaching a director with a question, or any of the other team members I work with on a daily bases, including those that still work on site!  For anyone who has stated that the directors are cruel, or do not care is completely false.  They are extremely busy just like the rest of us.  Friedman is truly about hard work, and using your own set of skills to problem solve issues with solutions.  I would highly recommend Friedman as a place to call home for a community, as well as a place to call home for a work environment.  Just look at me, I started at a small community of 50 units, and now I am overseeing 1200 units.  Yes they demand a lot, however they will reward you as well if you just put in the effort!

My number one problem is the vacation policy. You can work your butt off and put in a vacation months in advance, and they’ll deny your request because it’s too long or at the wrong time of the month. I'll been in this field for a number of year's and have never anything most ridiculous. The benefit package is good. The work load is ridiculous considering the time frame given to get things done even when your office stay busy. If I could split myself to do multiple things at one time, I would. These things would not bother so much if when I scheduled my vacations regardless of how long it is, they're approved. But we having manager meetings to say, taking vacations longer than 5 days needs could be a problem. If I take a 7 day vacation, the want to know where you’re going because if they deem you don't need that much time for travel purpose, they may ask you to shorten it. Example: if you’re not going somewhere that offers a long travel time where you’ll need 2 days of travel, you’ll be asked to shorten or cancel your vacation OR simply denied your vacation. Or let's say I'm getting married and taking my honeymoon for 2 or 3 weeks, it's denied PERIOD! What I do on my vacation is my business. When have you ever had to tell and discuss your vacation plans with my employer to THIS magnitude. I will deal with a lot because NO company is perfect, BUT to dictate my vacations because it's too long for you when I put in my time in on the clock is too much. Will constantly say to take short vacations in the “middle” of the month and stay away from the beginning/ and end of crazy. I have to miss a lot of family events because of this. I will work and work hard. Be on time, never call off unless it's for emergencies or severe health concerns and when it's time for a vacation these scheduled 4 to 6 months or more in advance is crazy to me. Lastly, the call in policy is a but much. Once you have approval in writing by your manager, you have to then call the hot line for everyday you will be gone for. CRAZY!!! Again, the vacation policy change will change my outlook on this company. Hard work come with any company. 

If you are thinking about this company, Don't! Read through all reviews, not just here. Yelp, google, I Hire ect.. You'll see where management has jumped in to improve their ratings. 

I've never worked for a company like this in all my years. Blatant disregard, disrespect for any person as a human being. Ruled by titles not experience. They make fun of anyone who they precieve is "below" them (might want to make sure your go-to-meeting is completely off before making fun of the employees), one step below them are the the people who promote fear. What I've seen is, some of them ride off the coat tail of upper management because they're friends, not because they do a good job with the team they precieve as "below" them. 
Don't be fooled by the sickly sweet voice of human resources, they are not your friend, they are only working to protect the money, not the people. They will pit your teams against each other, they treat everyone, not as equals, but how much they like you personally. Example: Some employees will get  points for being late or call off work and others will get nothing. They will smile in your face during a "coaching" because they thrive on fear. Coachings are their way of protecting themselves, they have to place blame somewhere other than their own lack of doing their job. Do not expect to have the resources to succeed, it's an everyone for themselves attitude, you will be set up to fail! 

If you currently work here, document, document,  document. Like I said "blatant disregard for employees"  (Hostile environment X 20) if you are considering working here, enter at your own risk of being dehumanized. 

They believe they can do as they want, so document.
 I can't say this enough. 

They are a "Do as I say, not as I Do" company and will destroy the morale of all teams.

Have never worked for a more unprofessional company in all of my life! This management company is a joke you work for free because they don’t pay vendors until they feel like it so if you can work for 2 or 3 months without getting paid this is for you and then you may get one or two invoices in that check and then it is another 2 or 3 months with no pay it’s ridiculous! You know people have families whether they are vendors or employees to financially take care of, bills to pay, they get there check every week but we have to fight for our rightful pay checks even beg for them to put a check in the mail shame shame shame! No respect or care for their employees I have personally witnessed employees working their behind off at these properties for what to be humiliated over their little webcam meetings by people higher up in this company I have also witnessed discrimination this poor employee won’t even get recognized by Friedman they deliberately ignore their messages and answer to someone else makes that person not even feel like a person it’s disgusting! Company is so unorganized and only due half their job but treat those running the properties and actually working there behind off like garbage! These people I speak of deserve better and I simply got tired of witnessing it all! I wish there was a more better way to get the word out about this company and for warn before you become a victim to this company besides this review but for now this is all I have to get the word out!

I don't even know where to begin. Thw culture at Friedman is scare tactic. They are negative to the extreme. All 4 of the directors are mean women who run the place with their emotions instead of their brains. I disagreed with them once and They basically made me feel like I was invisible. Talking to everyone around me and acting like I wasnt there. Didnt bother me because then I didnt have to deal with their constant negativity. I finally ended up leaving after I sent out an email asking for a permenate position since my curent one was a "float" for 8 months. Thats when things went really down hill. I was shunned by the directors and was referred to by director of HR as "Drama" because. I wanted some job security and asked for a permenate position. I have been in PM for a long time and they thought that they would offer me a job as a secretary and id bw OK with it. I was working on Transitions and Special Projects and they refused to give me that title, stating thats not a title they offer in their company when I can name 2 people with that exact special projects title just off the top of my head. They tried their best to demoralized me and devalue me. Enough was enough. Most of my close colleagues have recently left also with more that I know of that are actively looking. Dont walk from any job offer from Friedman RUN especially if its in Multi-Family.

This company is the worst I have ever seen. If someone else  where to describe to me the things that I had seen while working there I would never believe them.  This company has a reputation for taking over a business, firing everybody, and starting over.  And that is exactly what happened here.  Without any just cause,  They fired everyone one at a time and have now turned over the whole staff in less then 6 months. Some of the staff deserved being let go, but the majority were very dedicated, knowledgeable, trustworthy people that knew all the "ins and outs" of their job,  and performed it excellently. This company takes over, and immediately plans to turn over all staff, without even thinking about trying to determine who should stay and who should go.
Everyday was like working in the ghetto. They won't pay vendors, which has lead to lawsuits, and vendors not doing business with them anymore. The building is not even secure because the door locks are so outdated, that parts are no longer available, which means several doors don't lock, and the homeless are entering at their will. Security cameras don't work, so if there is an incident, the cops will have nothing to go on.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Opportunity to learn new skills to develop your experience and expertise 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of accountability, tight budgets, not having all the right tools/machinery to do your job more efficiently, no golf carts, doing snow, no OT, no culture

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Overall, pretty neutral. While the staff tries to do little things here and there, ultimately the culture is nonexistent. For the most part, you’re allowed freedom to do your job, but lack of accountability and pessimism is still present.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Walk the grounds, take care of any work orders that are in the system throughout the day, work on any make ready’s that need to be taken care of, cleaning, and organizing the shop and any other side projects as they arise

Fired after 2 months. 2 weeks in & the service manager asks how it's going, & I foolishly was honestly: their lead & only tech is poor at best, he is poor at HVAC maintenance & bad at service, because he DOESN'T know how stuff works & when I try to teach him, he ignores me.
Their 1 helper / HVAC trainee: knows even less, doesn't want to learn & WON'T follow my instructions.
Baring the above, it was a good place to work, if you want to do mostly maintenance: the service part is minimal at best.

Most days: filled with nothing but HVAC maintenance, at multi story buildings.
Learned: this Co wants amateurs or has no idea what's going on.
Management: the above says it all :P
Workplace culture: bad for pros.
Hardest part of the job: having to work with amateurs.
Enjoyable parts: a VERY east laid-back day.

The corporate team is awful. I think they would be in for a shock if they actually have to come work onsite for more than a couple hours. Most of them have never worked at an actual community. Upper management leaves much to be desired. They are snarky, and condescending. Dont dare challenge them in anyway. Once you make them mad you stay in the hot seat. Accounting will seek you out and humiliate you with emails cc'd to the entire company. Morale is low so in turn, turn around is high. No one stays for long because they want too. Dont dare try and make a decision because corporate will go over your head and change it without even telling you.  Your regional will ignore you all day when you are asking for assistance but then after hours you get a slew of nasty email responses.

Worked between two separate properties in Southfield. The property manager was not only extremely rude to the residents in both locations but would make it a point to essentially do nothing. Several complaints from numerous residents about her were a daily thing. Work orders haven't been maintained in an organized way in over a year. My first week there, my first on call, was a 6 month old leak that had been called about on 3 seperate occasions. The lack of structure, actual management, and associates have clearly destroyed any hopes of reviving this property. Residents are fleeing and they can't find anyone to work there for more than a month.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 8 salaries reported	$26.69 per hour
Community manager 4 salaries reported	$76,875 per year
Hvac technician 2 salaries reported	$37.50 per hour
Leasing consultant 2 salaries reported	$21.50 per hour
Management associate 1 salary reported	$55,000 per year

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