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I worked for The Solomon Organization for a few years and can honestly say it wasn't that bad in the beginning but for this review I am going to focus on my final few months with the company.  Let's follow the guidelines here on the side...

1. Typical day at work: The problem at the complex I worked at is that the management team lives in a fantasy world.  They expect the world from you, yet give you NOTHING in return.  Literally, nothing!  No words of encouragement, no thank-you's, no team morale meetings, no additional help, no financial encouragement, no snacks/treats...literally nothing!  A typical day at work for me at my complex was normally my manager telling me everything I had to accomplish that day (which was never achievable) and then calling me throughout the day adding more things that could never get done.  This process allows the management team at the property to always have the upper hand on you, therefore, never truly allowing you to accomplish anything, which in turn constantly makes you feel like your not good enough.  A simple text saying "Great job today" or a quick end of day meeting thanking everyone for their hard work with snow removal usually keeps your team in positive spirits but like I said before...nothing like that happens here.

2. What I learned: What I learned didn't happen until after I left but the main thing I learned was not every apartment management company is as terrible as this one.  I used to believe it was just as bad anywhere else but now that I am finally out, I see the difference between a company who cares, and one who does not.

3. Upper management:  Well I would love to start by talking about the main office, or the owner, president, COO, CFO, etc. but unfortunately have no clue about any of them.  Here at The Solomon Organization they make it clear when you start that you are just a peon.  You never get to see the main office, never get to meet anyone from upper management.  The manager at your community does all that, but your are just a worker ant for them, and their turnover is outrageous so why waste the time making you feel like your part of their team?  

You will never learn about the upper management team, never hear about the company goals, or plans for new acquisitions, or how other communities in the region are doing.  You may eventually hear about your regional manager, or your construction manager but usually the only thing coming from them is about how terrible of a job your and your maintenance crews are doing.  Never will you get encouragement here.  

The only real thing I can say about the upper management team is that their are some great people on the team.  Some that are very knowledgeable and can teach you a lot.  Unfortunately, once they leave off to another property and control is put back in the regional manager hands, it will slip back to the same way it always was.

4. Workplace culture: Non-existent.  If you are looking to work for a company that treats you like part of a team, and maintains a positive culture, DO NOT even send an application here.  This is something I thought was never important but now that I have it at my new job, I see how truly important it is.  

5. Hardest part of the job: The hardest part of the job was waking up and coming to it. I absolutely hated coming to work everyday.  It did nothing but stress me out, depress me, anger me, frustrate me and I knew it would eventually be the downfall of me.  How can a company as big as The Solomon Organization expect their employees to care and put fourth their best effort when you could care less about them?  

6. Most enjoyable part of the job:  The most enjoyable thing for me was making our residents happy.  That is the only thing I looked forward to coming in each day.  At least I could get some sort of positive feedback from the residents since my company is giving me nothing.  

To finalize...

The Solomon Organization may not be the worst company to work for but I promise you this, they put no effort into a workplace culture, and they have NO desire to keep their trusted, hardworking employees.  I felt this company always had this idea of "We will never shut down, there is always another body that can take your place" and that is why I am writing this review.  Hopefully I can show someone the truth before they get caught up in all the lies.  The Solomon Organization never cared about me or our maintenance team but hopefully someone from there see's this and begins to make some changes.  

Run fast. In the other direction!!! This company is ran by a group of liars, penny pinchers, and band-aiders. Your duties there will be changed and added to daily. If you’re stupid enough to take any position with Solomon just understand you must conform to their ways. What I mean by that, is you’ll have to leave all reasoning and logic at home. Double standard city. Guys that have been on the property for years get to do absolutely nothing all day. Take lunches as long as they want. Goto swap meets or just leave property whenever they want. But if you are punctual and respectful and do your work day after day, you won’t even get an attaboy or a thank you for saving the company thousands of dollars because a
Contractor didn’t have to be called because you know your stuff. No. They’ll just want more and expect even more from you while the ones who screw off get to keep screwing off. They won’t ever be held accountable but you will lol. It really did feel as if you’re in the twilight zone working for Solomon. Oh and if the regional and manager tell you on the interview that as a supervisor you’ll never take call or be on call rotation, they’re lying to you. You won’t ever have to take call....until the one day that they make you lol!!! Do yourself a favor and don’t waste your time with this place. It’s rotten all the way to the core, but if you enjoy selling your soul and marrying a job to where you’re stressed out all the time and your hard work is never enough then you’ve found heaven on earth here! They don’t know how to keep good employees. They will ride you hard and put you up wet for the good job that you do while wink at the ones they know that do very little. I gave 100% day after day with Solomon at two separate properties for about 7 months. I saved them thousands of dollars because of my skills as an HVAC technician and never having to call out a service company once. Reason why I walked away from this company is because once again they let the guys working with you get away with murder while loading
your back with more than you can handle. They fire other staff for not conforming or kissing enough you know what. They have 3 women sit in the office while a 320 unit 20+ year old property is ran by myself and another guy that shows up to work whenever he pleases. On a 5 guy property they want 2 guys to kill themselves attempting to take care of make readies work orders galore and the emergency work orders which make up the majority. You won’t have time to even make a dent in them if you worked around the clock and never slept or went home. There are so many water leaks and catastrophic emergencies daily. They’d just keep piling up and the 3 girls in the office will keep piling more on while smiling. So many chiefs not enough Indians. If this sounds like your cup-o-tea then get to applying.  

At my time at The Quarry I evolved quite a bit, from a run of the mill maintenance technician to a hardened, somewhat jaded, middle management figure. The expectations of the upper management from the property manager through the regional level can be somewhat unobtainable. The property is aging and has been neglected for quite some time. Now they are trying to compete with new construction popping up all around the complex. There is only so much that can be done to get the property back up to expectations with the budgets given and the time constraints. Getting parts and necessary supplies has always been an issue. Lately, they have a growing rat infestation issue that is complicating trying to get the property back up to luxury standards. The hardest part is trying to get the property back up to where it needs to be to compete with all of the new construction and meet upper management expectations. We seem to always have been understaffed and over worked. Although, we did have a close knit team that was always willing to lend a hand where needed if time allowed. The friendships I built over time will continue and I've had good relationships will all of my immediate supervisiors.

Support and tools needed to be successful are not available to employees. Hard work is not appreciated or recognized. Toxic environment where management is constantly finding fault in and blaming employees for any short comings rather than supporting and coaching them. They advertise 50% off on-site apartment for employees, but then will say there are aren’t any employee discounts available at your property once you are hired and eligible. The atmosphere is very negative, employees are overworked to the point of burnout and treated as though they are a disposable body. There is no work life balance, the expectation is to live around your job, and even when you do so, it still isn’t enough. There is a lot of drama and favoritism. Upper management is very inappropriate and unprofessional all around. “Leaders” will speak negatively about their employees behind their back. There is a constant feeling of walking on egg shells, waiting to constantly be accused of doing something  “wrong”. Horrible experience all around, do not recommend to anyone. 

How in the world does a company breeze into town and spend tens of millions buying out an phenomenally well run property, and inside of a year has vendors going to court over non payment (many, not just one or two)? Can’t eat the things needed to work, the upper management seems to be a revolving door, no communication, no organization AT ALL, went from (no exaggeration) the absolute best company to work for prior to SO throwing their wallet around - to a complete train wreck that sent decades long employees - from management on down - running for the hills. 

Don’t do it. They’ll toss some money at you - but after they get the lay of the land a bit, you’ll be pushed out for cheaper help. If they are looking to buy your property, beg your management to decline the offer.

My honest opinion of this company is anything but good. Management likes to take advantage of its employees in my opinion. They will let you do a job they pay someone else to do. I felt lied too by the management. Once they get you in the door the job advancement opportunities seem to change. I feel it was a manipulation to get me for less money. HR department is really bad. I requested to use NYPFL and was given a hard time and even ignored. PTO was used instead. So I feel like my tenure was to give other managers time for personal tasks during the day. And I feel very taken advantage of. So if you decide to work for them make them put it in writing because it will change. I haven't been in the buisness for 20 years to be put on the back burner for advancement and given the responsibility of higher paying management. So all in all my opinion is this company is really a horrible place to work

There's something to be said about a company who's HR mailbox is full. Serious concerns tend to get brushed off and ignored. Upper management has unrealistic expectations. They give you tasks to do but zero guidance and then snap back at you for not doing it exactly how they wanted it when they could have easily just told you how they wanted it. You'll run yourself ragged getting bids on huge projects just to have them give the work to some out of state contractor that has never set foot on the property. You can save them tens of thousands of dollars by doing major repairs in-house, but instead of a thank you, they just want to know what you're going to do next. Processes are all overly drawn out and complicated to the point that contractors routinely quit. I've been in the industry for twenty years and this is the most messed up company I've ever dealt with. They may pay well, but it just isn't worth it.

My experience at my previous property management job was challenging due to a consistently overwhelming workload and a lack of recognition for employee contributions. Despite putting in long hours and handling a wide range of responsibilities, it often felt like the effort and dedication of good employees went unnoticed and undervalued.

The company culture did not foster support or appreciation, which made it difficult to stay motivated. There was little work-life balance, and the pressure to meet unrealistic expectations without adequate resources or guidance led to burnout among the team.

While the role provided valuable experience, the lack of respect for employees’ time and input was a significant drawback. I believe that a positive, supportive work environment is essential for both employee satisfaction and the overall success of property management operations — something that was missing in this position.

I Learned how to enhance my management of staff and enjoyed the teamwork my fellow employees put forth to succeed.  However the culture is very divisive and non-progressive.  Leadership is non existent.  Coming into the job working for more professional organizations, after one year I felt as though for the first time in my career I did not progress educationally, or thru mentoring from my supervisor, and did not receive any constructive feedback on how to progress my career or support of any kind.  I did learn how to handle multiple priorities, emergencies, and high volume communication with residents of many variety and demographic.

Do yourself the favor and look else where...they may throw money at you and pay a little higher than other companies but I promise, IT’S NOT WORTH IT! Your time, work life balance, sanity and mental health have a price and they don’t pay enough for what they put you through. 
Look at all the reviews from both employees and different properties around the country owned by Solomon. They all say the same thing, THAT MANY PEOPLE CANT BE WRONG!! It’s not just one property that’s bad; don’t go in thinking you can fix it or make a difference, because you can’t. If you have any respect for your own career and any moral and ethical compass, I would steer clear of a career with them.

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Property manager 13 salaries reported	$66,154 per year
Pool attendant 8 salaries reported	$14.25 per hour

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