office assistant

maintenance associate

forklift operator

store manager

general manager

Morningstar Properties

My time at Morningstar was short, through no intent of my own. The work hours were very low (16 hours a week), the pay was very low for maintenance work ($11/hr), and my manager wasted my time rearranging flowers when there were storage units to be cleaned. There was such an incredible lack of prior maintenance at my facility, it's honestly disgusting. People would routinely find dead rats and mice in their units, and ridiculous amounts of rodent feces. There were times when I had to scale a ladder to pull LITERAL TREES out of the clogged gutters, with no safety harness(definitely not OSHA compliant), my ladder secured by nothing more than a scared lady who had to be pushing 70, who probably would have died of a heart attack if the ladder shifted. 

My biggest complaint, however, is that when I noticed my coworkers job was up on this site, and asked my manager about it, she wrote me up FOUR SEPARATE TIMES for "insubordination and inappropriate conduct" for a simple and politely phrased question!
When that manager left, those four strikes are what got me fired by the next manager, despite the fact that I was one of the best maintenance people that facility had seen in ten years.

Don't work for this company, unless you're willing to be thrown out like last week's garbage when they decide they don't like you for trivial matters.

My typical workday includes chatting with customers on our website to provide information for  new customers as well as existing customers, for 65 properties by providing real-time connections to online customers, scheduling reservations, conducting customer follow-up and providing reporting to corporate office. I provide online marketing support by updating website content, working with vendors to update third party websites, performing routine postings to online advertisement websites, and managing electronic communications to more than 18,000 customers via Constant Contact. I have learned to work an office setting as well in a corporate office after being self-employed for over 20 years. My Management team and co-workers are great to work with. The hardest part of my job is having an auction. We work with people as much as we can to prevent them from loosing their items in storage. It's very hard to see things like this happen to good people. The most enjoyable is to help people in need of storage that have no idea even were to start.

This was the perfect company for my situation as a semi-retiree. I never had any issues with Management, from the site manager up to the corporate bigwigs. I was able to manage my workday pretty much how I wanted as long as all the assigned tasks were completed. There were enough different potential repair issues to keep it interesting for someone that can fix things, from roll up door repair to light electrical and plumbing. I was able to tailor the schedule to my needs. The pay is fair for the job, but not going to blow you away. 
I had no desire to advance to higher positions in the company since I only wanted to work part time, but I saw others advance. I know of a maintenance person that is now a Property Manager, and 2 different Property Managers that are now District Managers. My original Property Manager became a District Manager, and was replaced by an Assistant Manager from another property that was promoted to Property Manager.
Overall great experience for me, and I would still be there if I had not had to move away.

From the moment I joined this company, I've been constantly challenged and inspired, which has led to immense personal and professional growth. The supportive team, engaging projects, and a positive work culture have made each day a pleasure.

The management truly cares about the well-being and development of their employees, creating an environment where you can flourish and feel valued. It's a place where your ideas are welcomed and where innovation is encouraged. This sense of purpose and accomplishment makes each day at work exciting and meaningful.

Additionally, the work-life balance is excellent, allowing me to maintain a healthy equilibrium between my personal and professional life.

Morningstar Properties can be a nice company to work for but not a great company to plan your career around. They have a history of using investors to fund massive growth and selling off the acquired properties once their market values have risen. This pattern yields an unstable portfolio, higher job risk, and can put your personal financial future in question if you choose to work for this company.

As for the job itself, it's great. You are always dealing with unique people with a variety of needs. You are given plenty of independence in the workplace but enough guidance to become successful. Morningstar's property managers have amazing responsibility compared to industry standards and they are paid very well because of this fact.

I was at a storage facility so it was a fairly slow job and are run by few people, not an office setting. you help run the store with your managers. essentially as slow paced sales position with cashier duties in there. Not to say it couldn't get busy and sometimes that can get stressful when you are the only one running the store. There were not any benefits aside from the base pay at the level i was at to that's a con.

So many reports to do and want you to answer emails and emergency calls from the property when your off. They tell you your the boss of your own property, run it like you should and they would back us up and they don't! Many rules i set up to keep a clean and efficient structure and they would go behind me and accommodate clients that weren't right about policy's and procedures in order to get their way or threaten with leaving bad reviews, which they dislike entirely. Do not work here unless you have no family or life outside of work!

Worked at morningstar as a maintenance person for a couple years. The pay was terrible. Absolute lowest paying job for a maintenance person. I was always working on tasks outside my job description and not getting paid extra for it. Worked in the worst environmental conditions and unsanitary situations. If you’re looking to develop cancer work for Morningstar.

There were expectations of doing full-time work with only part-time hours. The specific daily routines were enough to try and be able to complete on time, and there were most of the time, additional duties added to each of my shifts. The manager did not have enough technical aptitude to try and "help me" which, his fail created a double workload for me without compensation.

Very little pay.  You will work over 50hrs per week.  Upper management greedy.  Manager at this location in Alabaster is very mean and rude.  I do not recommend this job to ANYONE you will work EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.  Perfect for someone with NO FAMILY life.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Office assistant 2 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Maintenance associate 3 salaries reported	$18.17 per hour
Forklift operator 1 salary reported	$18.50 per hour
Store manager 2 salaries reported	$56,250 per year
General manager 1 salary reported	$90,000 per year

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