maintenance technician

property manager

maintenance person

groundskeeper

cleaner

PK Companies

First of all, the pay is absolutely embarrassing. When I first started, I had an absolutely amazing boss who was energetic, encouraging and cared for her team. She was the kind of boss that you wanted to work harder for. Once she left, almost all of her portfolio followed shortly after. 
I was told daily that I had "cash poor" properties. I had no maintenance for MONTHS and had to do most of it myself. What little petty cash we were given would take 3-4 weeks to come after reconciling it when it was 50% depleted and there were several times I paid for small items myself. I walked into a complete mess from previous management, had 2 properties that I was told to slip my time 50/50 and one didn't even have a bathroom. I was just told I could drive into town and use a fast food restaurants bathroom. Some days, I would have to drive my personal vehicle between both properties(23 miles apart) multiple times to meet contractors or ppl that would just show up whenever for appointments that were scheduled for a different time but needed to get their paperwork done so it wasnt late
 Also had to drive 30 miles each way for court. After my first boss left, it all turned into nothing but being micromanage by SEVERAL ppl that you had NEVER met because they didn't hire a regional to take her place so no one knew who to contact for help or anything else you may have needed. Once I had enough and was offered a way better opportunity (more than double what I made there) I put notice in on a Monday and I was told how unprofessional I was because I only gave 12 days notice (2 working weeks and I didn't work weekends so it didn't make sense) they owed me about 300.00 for my mileage and never paid me for it because I left even though it was sent in and approved a month before my old manager left because she sent me the approved screen shot. In over 20 years, this was the shortest time I had with any company because there is no communication and they do not value their employees at all! They just need a warm body and someone to get screamed at by residents because of things that happened before I even started there. It was just too much and not worth the stress  for such little pay. 

This company is a joke. Read the other reviews it says it all gross apartments with little to no support from upper management. It is government housing so you expect it to be a little gross but when you walk into your first apartment that smells and is destroyed and they ask you to paint the walls and repair ruined carpets and cabinet good luck. Only plus is there is a lot of down time between unclogging gross toilets and fixing ancient plumbing. I guess as long as you don’t wear your clothes home you won’t have to worrie about bringing bed bugs home. I quit after I was asked to go into a bed bug infested apartment to fix a toilet that only needed the pull chain put back on. But on a plus side the pay was awesome if you work hard and do all the gross work you might get a whole 10 cent raise bringing the grand total for your efforts to 17.10 lol. Just go to a factory it isn’t worth it 

Working at this property is a constant battle between my passion for the trade and the reality of the management's expectations. I genuinely enjoy the hands-on nature of apartment maintenance and the satisfaction of solving technical problems for residents, but the current workload is simply unsustainable.
With only three maintenance technicians responsible for nearly 400 units, we are perpetually stretched thin, leading to inevitable burnout. The compensation does not reflect the grueling physical labor or the sheer volume of emergency calls and work orders we handle daily. While I take pride in the quality of my work, it is frustrating to be so heavily underpaid and overworked while trying to maintain a massive property with such a skeletal crew. Management needs to seriously re-evaluate their staffing levels and pay scales if they want to retain experienced staff.


Everyone truly cares about the company's success and each other's success. There is upward mobility for many positions. The owners/management are very nice and reasonable people. There is no micro-managing and in that vein, you have the ability to show initiative on your own with ideas that are well-received. There are multiple training opportunities, so you aren't just hired and not supported. The health insurance is excellent. 

Horrible place to work they treat employees horrible unless u are a suck up and have known people that are higher up the only employees that get treated with any respect is the office personal they also have the worst additutes making it a hostile working environment for everyone definitely don't work and live there they will fire u and u will be homeless which is a shame sense they are fair housing unless your section 8 or on welfare!!  Also office people are lazy and push there job on lower down

Management constantly talked trash about residents both with other residents and to the maintenence staff.
Management was constantly "assisting" residents with filling out paperwork - against the rules.
Management wanted certain things done that couldn't be achieved due to lack of resources.
Management never wanted to do any community events to help build morale or marketing, yet complained we couldn't get people in the doors.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Flexible hours if you need a day off

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Never know what your gonna get into with apartment maintenance 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Relaxed most of the time. Can get a little hectic with emergencies that arise 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Turning empties, toilet and drain issues

What is the best part of working at the company?
Average job not much for giving raises or holiday bonuses.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
24 7 in call with no compensation for it 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There isn't any it's do your job that's it

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Varies depending on workload s

There is very little to no support and the support you do get is hostile. They are very money oriented and not people oriented. They will pay you as little as possible but expect you to be on call and available all of the time. You are expected to do a lot of work for free

Everyone I have worked with have been fantastic. The property I'm at is challenging but I have had a great support system. They train you and I have never felt thrown to the wolves. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Maintenance technician 6 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Property manager 14 salaries reported	$20.89 per hour
Maintenance person 1 salary reported	$15.50 per hour
Groundskeeper 9 salaries reported	$14.33 per hour
Cleaner 1 salary reported	$15.00 per hour

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