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The Budd Group

It has been a while ago since I worked with the Budd Group, in their Charlotte, NC security division as an unarmed security guard; but I have very fond memories. From the start, they were a very professional and stable company to work for. I went in and applied on a whim, and was hired on the spot and started working the next day. Me and the hiring manager talked like old friends and she was always cordial, fun and professional.

The whole staff was like this, I didn't know the company existed and was out looking for work and saw them tucked away in a corner of a dead end street and I went in and applied, and got the job.

A typical day for me was going to the site and working as a guard for a hotel. I had little to no supervision and worked independently every night. 40 hours a week and Mon-Fri, 3rd shift

The site supervisor made himself available any time I needed him, and he dropped in occasionally to see how things were going. I worked closely with the hotel staff, often answering phones, walking the guest to their cars at night and delivering extra towels or whatever they needed me to do. 

It was unfortunate that there were a lot of car break-ins in the area at the time, and the hotel guests were frequently targeted, so the GM of the hotel made the decision to start using off duty police instead of unarmed security like me, and my job was eliminated with no other site to place me.

I learned to be even more observant, patient, and to multi-task from this job.

The easiest part was the job itself, I did car and foot patrol, watched a cctv, monitor and camera, used a walkie talkie and patrolled the inside and outside of the hotel. The co-workers; both for the hotel and the company were great. You hardly got to interact with other guards, or the upper management, but when you did, they were friendly and open. 

I didn't work there too long before my job was eliminated, but I have fond memories of Budd Group and the way they were back then. It has been a long time now, so I'm not sure if they are still around or if they are even the same company they were back then, or if the same folks are still there.

If you want to be thrown into a building and not showed anything to do while you supervisor sits on her Hind End and does nothing this is the job for you! If you want to be pulled from your Building's to do The Supervisors Job this job is for you. If you want to be baby sat, this job is for you. There is no Training here so therefor they expect you to already know how to clean in an environment such as this, there is absolutely NO COMMUNICATION. You can beg for supplies and they may be delv. to you next week or heck you may even be waiting a few months for them to be reordered! Your not allowed to leave campus for no reason at all without clocking out, But these employees be driving all over smoking, or sitting in their car smoking knowing that it is a smoke free campus! How can you enforce rules if you cant enforce the same rules to every employee. They want you to clean and make the buildings look good but only want you to have an hour per building, while you got a few employees who have 4+ hrs to clean one building and the students are complaining about the nastiness of the showers and how there is black mold growing in the base of the showers. Yet again that lazy supervisor doesn't do anything about it and Dang sure wont go clean them herself! THAT IN ITSELF IS VERY POOR MANAGMENT! They most defiantly should have gave an incentive to the previous 2nd shift manager who busted her Hind End to make sure everything she needed to do was done plus half of what the first shift manager didnt never do! We as a whole loved that lady and seen the most work out of any boss that has ever been there! I am so glad I left when I did! 2020 might not be so swell for The Budd Group, Now I hear they have a new Hero in town who is suppose to make all things better. Well you better buckle up Butter Cup cause its one Heck of a ride Summer time is getting closer and closer! Hope you have your ducks in a row and know how to multitask. As I have heard thus far she's not made it out of the office to do any work either! Such a Shame to make all these people do all this work for little pay! 9.25 isnt a lot of money when you want everything done that is being asked! Take my word for it RUN!!!!!

The Budd Group is a joke. The best workers get treated poorly. No matter how much you try to communicate you will never appease The Budd Group or any of their contracts with other places. From the very beginning, I was told that they had several other candidates they hired in my current position and none of them worked out and they left in less than a month. This is not a maintenance job at all. The common denominator is the management and leaders  you will be reporting to. You will mostly be asked to do things outside of your job description such as, but not limited to setting up conference rooms daily, making coffee for all the workers in the building, scrubbing and cleaning, mostly janitorial work. Management treats you like nothing, but a number. They will not hesitate to let you know that you are replaceable. They and the people they have contracts with will lie to your face and take advantage of your kindness and willingness to help others. If you attempt to do anything maintenance related, you will be told that your work is terrible and make you undo everything they asked you to fix. They gossip behind your back and will tell you to your face that you are doing an excellent job and then complain to your supervisor that you are doing terrible. They do not care about you and will throw you under the bus if it means saving themselves or simply just to make themselves look better. They use sign on bonuses as a way to lure you in. You won’t get a bonus. At all. If you confront HR, you will be lied to and given the run around just like the supervisor does. Wouldn’t recommend working for such a terrible company alongside the most deceitful, rude, and arrogant people in management you’ve ever seen. Communication, management, supervisors, and HR are terrible. This is by far the worst company to work for in Nashville. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
I loved working at the school. I actually loved my job. I really did. It’s just the supervisor and manager. There was no communication. They would talk to employees about me and I’m sure they talked about other employees with other people, but they would talk to their employees, and instead of talking to me about things that are going to change and then employees would come back to me and tell me things I don’t appreciate that. I don’t like people going behind my back. They knew the hours that they hired before they knew what I could get done in those hours and I did my job and I like my job and I like the people I worked with I was there to do my job and go home to my family and support my family and if they really wanted to keep me, they would’ve talked to me and would sit down with me to keep me there, but it really hurt me. It really did because I really did a lot of that job.  How poor management was. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Poor management and the trash was really heavy. I tried to get the trash down and I changed it after every class that would come in, but the trash was super heavy and I guess it was a lot of one person. They really need to be in the cafeteria area.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Drama they were all about drama and like I said, I’ll try to just stay to myself

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I’m gonna have a routine I like my routine. It’s just I don’t guess I was good enough for them.

I was discouraged by the lack of leadership and responsibility this company showed. Management was bogus at the Lakeland Branch Office which closed eventually for similar reasons. Shredding of important office documents, incident reports, etc. occurred daily. A full investigation by the Corporate Office in February 2010 prompted close watch of the Office Management and Staff. Too much back-stabbing and quid pro quo among Management and Sites, and the employees in the Lakeland Area. Employees were given preferential treament if you availed yourself 24/7 on any shift during the day. The Lakeland Office reacted to all incidents in the way that employees were banned or fired from a location as a solution to complaints, policies and rules that were never implemented by BUDD. My overall recommendation is to never work for this company. I personally left thinking that the daily harrassment I put up with from Management was a way to shut me up from pointing out what needed to change which never did at my site, tryng to pin anything and everything they could on me to get rid of me and ironically the month to month contract that BUDD had with the site was not renewed several months after I left the company! The Office Manager was two-faced and did not know how to do his job...he's been promoted. I wonder what deal or threat he made to the Tampa Office to get promoted.

Stay far away from this Company!!

If you just need a job work for budd group , it's hard to move up in the company.  I worked there for over five  years and not once did I get a  Pay increase .  I came to work everyday  did my job and other people's  job as well . I gave a 110% and everytime  I asked about they would say you are making  the max you can make . Keep in mind I was not making $30,000 a year . When I would ask to be a manager  I would get told we have no openings but when I would go to the office  I would see new managers and the managers  they have working are some of the most  Laziest people you have ever met. Ask anyone that work for budd group and they will tell you the same . There are people that have been working there for over 10 years and they are only making  around  $9- $10 a hour.. but they dont drug test so that may be why people stay . Also they know they dont pay well so it's kind of hard to get  Fired lol .  The  Managers will talk about you at the office  like you are a dog . I have walked  in on so many  Conversation when they are calling people  where thing but the sun of God. Dont  get me wrong if you know how to play the game it can be a easy  job. Like as long as the customer  dont say anything  and you just do the  Bare minimum you be OK. Out of a 40 week I only work about 20 hours.  Me and other  budd workers  would  be sitting  down sleep in the closet  or on the phone . These is what happens  when you know your job and care about you and you know you will never move up in the business.  So bottom line  is if you just need a job  work for budd group  .

A typical night (the time during which I worked) involved making vehicular and interior/exterior foot patrols, checking that doors were locked, as well as the general security of the venue, which was an upscale business/residential environment, situated in an older, "gentrified" section of a large city.  I learned the various duties, responsibilities, and forms of detailed record-keeping, specific to the post. My site manager was quite capable, responsive to employees' needs, compassionate, friendly (within appropriate boundaries), and was most empathetic when someone very close to me died suddenly and unexpectedly. The workplace culture was very much to my liking, as there was an art gallery on site, as well as a small shop, nearby, that sold all sorts of curios, "doodads", and oddities of various interesting natures. ( I have always had an interest in things unusual, individualized, creative, and artistic).The hardest part of the job was leaving it, since I enjoyed working there so much.  The most enjoyable parts of the post were interacting with my site supervisor, and the clients, most of whom were quite pleasant.

Direct supervisor is fantastic, he is always friendly, jovial and keeps us motivated. He has been cleaning this facility for the past 20-some years under a few different companies before Budd and he definitely knows what he’s doing. The rest of my crew is great as well. This company however, seems absolutely clueless. Three hours is not enough time to clean and prepare a three story ambulatory medical facility for the next work day. According to supervisor company wants one person on each floor doing everything. That just isn’t doable in the allotted time. Thankfully, he has common sense so we work as a team, because he doesn’t want us to get burned out and leave after a month or two and I respect him for that. Despite that though we still have to rush because we gotta cram 4 hours worth of work into only 3, which sometimes results in mistakes resulting in the facility owners complaining. Even when we try our best to hurry we often end up  going into overtime because we don’t want to get hurt or miss anything important, and that results in more complaints. He has pleaded with Budd management to get an extension multiple times but they remain firm. Stay away from this company, this job may pay well but I only plan on staying for 6 months tops. Low quality employer for sure. 

There is no advancement or raises no matter how great a worker you are. You work hard for very little pay.
Management is a revolving door of people who have no clue. With things constantly changing.
Unorganized, unprofessional and draining.
Most co workers were addicts or just plain lazy. This is a collage with many buildings so working with addicts or laziness made the day extremely long and draining as regardless the work needed to be done with or without help.
This is also a job that requires your own transportation to and from buildings. You are not compensated for the gas of driving building to building throughout the day. Pay is $9 an hour with no raises. There are a Few long term employees who have been there over 10+ years and have yet to receive bonuses and still attempting to live off of $9 an hour. This pay is not sustainable for most and the work is long and tiresome. Often times I came home with back pain and clothes ruined from bleach.
You are cleaning mold from ceilings walls and tubs. Scrubbing baseboards, fecal matter and urine from toilets and floors.
This is a horrible place to work and a revolving door of employees and managers.


The job is a job but is relatively a decent job considering it being a janitors job. My problems with this job are the communications between managers. The worst part of this job is the big boss, the one overseeing all of buddgroups contracts. He has very poor management skills and even worse communication. He makes the job alot harder than it needs to be. Also you cant take anything they say seriously because of him for instance during my hiring process I was told that i was going to go into management but the details would be done by my supervisor. My supervisor told me that he would wait 3 months to see if I was a good hard worker who is reliable. After my 3 months he told me he was going to give me a classroom supervisor position and was going to message the big boss about starting my training. The big boss said ya we will do it and then it never happened my supervisor emailed him several times trying to remind him and nothing. I have now been here for 9 months and still have not gotten anything back on the position. another bad part of this job is there is no extra pay for working overnight. and when you first start raises are good but after 90 days you'll never see more than 30 cents.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Janitor 1 salary reported	$14.00 per hour
Custodian 1 salary reported	$16.00 per hour
Cleaner 7 salaries reported	$9.61 per hour
Day porter 4 salaries reported	$17.06 per hour
Floor technician 1 salary reported	$23.51 per hour

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