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Kittle Property Group, Inc.

The micro management at KPG is unbelievable, everything from employee clock in times to weekly reports and daily duties, they want to know what is going on every second of the day! When you are best friends with the upper management, you can get away with anything! Good luck trying to use your PTO, I’ve had to cancel multiple doctor/dentist appointments due to not being approved, even with ample notification. Oh there is no overtime approved for office employees so you better hope a resident doesn’t need anything at the end of the day otherwise you will not be paid. If you are an hourly employee, you are only allowed 40 hrs per week. Many hourly office employees work for free due to no overtime being allowed. The Yardi Voyager system used is extremely overwhelming and outdated, you need to click in multiple places and on different drop down menus to finally get what you need. The online training the company uses when you first start is quite long and very repetitive along with being outdated. In my time with this company, I have seen many people just up and quit!  We are constantly short staffed which leads to employee burnout and resentment. With all the different property management companies and positions available, I highly suggest looking at anything other than Kittle Property Group.

Winter hours are 8-5, that’s nice. You really do get PTO and it really helps with life. Paid holidays do not suck. I’ve learned so much about myself since I started working for KPG. How to get along with people who I dislike is one of those things 😅 No, seriously it’s what you make it to be. If you have a good work ethic and like to be challenged this is a good place for you. I do wish that there was more formal training. I believe COVID changed that. I know that there was a training team at one point. The most difficult part of the job is when a resident you really get along with moves, has to go to assisted living, or passes away. That’s the emotionally hard part. The most enjoyable time of my day is interacting with the residents. It’s a lot of fun to be part of activities with Residents. My experience may be different because I work with Seniors. At the end of the day, my job revolves around helping people find their new home. I am able to help people doing the work I do. I don’t have anything poor to say about KPG! 

There is no respect for on-site teams. Constant conflicting and manipulative behaviors from Regional and RVPs. Do not trust ANYONE. They have run off all of the  amazing upper management and it shows. Properties and staff are suffering and drowning in debt due to their 'QC' process and vendors are not getting paid. Consistent revolving door with employees due to mistrust, poor corporate  management practices and treatment of employees. Overcharging 'market rate' units for slumlord conditions that they refuse to update to reflect the increased rates and tenants are angry on a daily basis and constantly complain to on-site managers. Doesn't matter how well you perform, you'll only get an annual 3% raise, equal to anyone on your team who doesn't perform at all. Morale is extremely low due to threatening/fear-based management. My advice---RUN!!!

I couldn’t have been more disappointed in the lack of values this company has for their properties and for their hardworking employees. They give you absolutely no authority to accomplish anything positive and they spend far too much time micromanaging everyone. I’m the staff comes and goes like a revolving door and managers constantly just walk out and quit. They don’t appreciate the staff they do have and forget about using any PTO time because they will write you up if you try to use your acquired time. I did appreciate my regional manager but she was also getting blamed and having to work overtime for things that were obviously an issue from the top down. Give it two weeks as a Kittle Group employee and you will see for yourself. My best advice....RUN. 

If you see a job posting with this company, run the opposite way! There is absolutely no job work/ life balance. You are expected to run at 150%  with a skeleton crew, if you're lucky to have that. Ever since the company changed from H&K to KPG, it's went down hill quick. Upper management teams who've been there for 10 or 15+ years are leaving. Property staff is like a revolving door. When ownership comes to town, your looked down on. No matter how many hours you dedicate to this company, they're never satisfied. Corporate leadership never appreciates those of us at site level who worked ourselves sick, working 15 hours a day, time and time again. 

Shame on you Kittle!!! Stop treating your employees like their so replaceable! They work hard for their residents, and you don't appreciate their efforts or loyalty. 


What is the best part of working at the company?
PTO upfront was a good incentive for me.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No assistance from regional manager. In offices where there should be 2 or 3 workers there is only 1.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Us against them... Corporate against the hourly workers. Teams meetings daily with Vice President of the company reporting your work load, every single day it's a horrible environment.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Meeting in the morning. Meeting in the afternoon, meeting before you go home.

I worked as a PM with KPG. There are so many cons working here with very little pros. For starters, the Regional PM and VP in region 19 are very unprofessional and VERY rude to employees. Not so much towards me, but I have witnessed one to many times towards other staff members. There was no support system within my region at my property. RPM takes weeks to respond and approve anything. Vendors are owed outstanding balances constantly. At times, it seemed almost impossible to get things done. KPG could be a great company to work for if they had the right upper management staff. Unfortunately, I would not recommend to be employed here. 

When I first started this company was okay. The chain of command rule always made things difficult and quite honestly was childish. As the years passed it’s gone further downhill. They wanna say we’re a team but there is NEVER support. You get in trouble and talked down to because of others in capabilities to do their job. Handbooks? Throw those out the door they change the rules whenever you want. And property management is the lows in the totem pole and it’s always on us. Including we are now required to work weekends when we’re waiting on stuff from either upper management or compliance. Save yourself the stress and abuse. Apply elsewhere.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There is no best part other than the $20 an hour pay rate. They do not take care of their employees or the residents at Canterbury house apartments in Kalamazoo, and furthermore they are not interested in furthering any employees in the company.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Management or the lack there of

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Environment is always stressful, and the culture is garbage

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get up, go to work, do my job and that's it

this is a really good paying company, but the turn around is indicative of a bad work environment.  The expectations are very high, but the level of commitment from the manager is low, she helps by telling you to "look it up".  They don't take care of most their buildings with deferred maintenance throughout.  Maintenance is an issue because they just don't care and they've not enough staff.  I wouldn't want anyone I know to live there, they really don't care about the residents or the staff. It's the worst place I've ever worked, absolutely shocking! 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 143 salaries reported	$21.74 per hour
Property manager 105 salaries reported	$58,803 per year
Leasing consultant 91 salaries reported	$17.89 per hour
Maintenance supervisor 72 salaries reported	$27.65 per hour
Assistant property manager 65 salaries reported	$20.96 per hour

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