AvalonBay Communities reviews

Toxic work environment Management had anger issues, cursed out employees, was selfish, rude, didn’t care for their employees unless they were their favorite, didn’t care for residents, weren’t considerate, did not properly train, had poor sportsmanship toward sister properties and made it competition to prove they’re better rather than help. Coworkers at a certain property also weren’t welcoming, had cliques and will lie on you to make themselves look better.

USED TO BE (prior to 2020, a great company, really people oriented. But something intangible has changed between 2020 to 2023. New Leadership, with no people skills, no care for employees. Cut out a LOT of major contributing people AFTER Covid. Not Cut-out, but FORCED-OUT, and left a sour taste in the mouths of others, who eventually left for greener pastures. Executive team could never field their own employee-fed surveies that they were perceived by their own people as distant and unapproachable. Instead they would pin in on middle-managers who were actually the core of the organization. I had a great manager, but he was forced out by an incorrect perception of Higher up in an Ivory Tower. I had a POOR VP. And even worst Regional VP. Work-Life balance for Property and Construction folks is among the worse. There is NO sympathy for the fact that it is so Much harder to deliver product in today's environment. They are NOT happy with doubles, they DEMAND Home Runs at ever at bat. Just so they can protect their precious 6% Return. We used to build things faster and better then the competition down the street. That created unrealistic expectations. Other developers would give their left arm for what we did. What we did was NEVER truly appreciated.