Is CWS Apartment Homes a good company to work for?

CWS Apartment Homes has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 300 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 5% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at CWS Apartment Homes to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about CWS Apartment Homes have been left by employees working as Assistant Community Director , Community Director and Leasing Consultant .

Does CWS Apartment Homes pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CWS Apartment Homes employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CWS Apartment Homes. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CWS Apartment Homes?

68% of CWS Apartment Homes employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CWS Apartment Homes 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CWS Apartment Homes?

Leasing Consultant (74) , Community Director (42) , Assistant Community Director (19) , Assistant Manager (8) , Leasing Professional (8) , Maintenance Technician (8) , Assistant Community Manager (6) , Community Manager (5) , Leasing Agent (5) , Regional Director (4) , Leasing Specialist (3) , Property Manager (3) , Assistant Property Manager (2) , Front Desk Receptionist (2) , Leasing (2)

What are the pros of working at CWS Apartment Homes according to real employee reviews?

"Pay was good but they worked you like a dog" ((in 25 reviews)); "Everything about the company is great including the benefits and the management." ((in 17 reviews)); "Supportive team environment with great training and onboarding." ((in 16 reviews)); "great core values" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great people are here all" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CWS Apartment Homes according to real employee reviews?

"No growth opportunities at all ." ((in 10 reviews)); "Terrible company with terrible leadership on the corporate level." ((in 9 reviews)); "• Promotions are based on favoritism, not merit" ((in 8 reviews)); "Regional managers will through you under the bus and don't think twice about it." ((in 5 reviews)); "site bonus structure and now Community and Assistant Community Directors aren't capable of making as much money." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed CWS Apartment Homes locations?

Austin , Houston , Dallas , Atlanta , San Antonio , Charlotte , Raleigh , Denver , Seattle , Fort Worth , Plano , Richardson , Katy , Tyler , The Woodlands , Cave Creek , Phoenix , Arlington , Flower Mound , Frisco , Conroe , Spring , Webster , Broomfield , Castle Rock , Orlando , Duluth , Sandy Springs , Dallas-Fort Worth

CWS Apartment Homes reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(295 total reviews)

Gary Carmell

89% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

CWS Apartment Homes has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 295 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CWS Apartment Homes employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.8 stars).

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Reviews by job title

295 reviews

3.0

Nov 28, 2017

ok

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Core Values, co workers, properties, team work, discount

Cons

Compensation, benefits, upper management, growth, advancement

CWS Apartment Homes Response

8y

Thank you for taking time to fill out a review. We are glad to see our core values and team is listed under the pros, we couldn't agree with you more! We believe in partnering with our team members for career advancement. We offer career mapping as well as a robust training program. We encourage you to express your ambitions with your supervisor and write down these items in your annual performance discussion. We are confident through this open dialogue you will see the result you want. CWS Apartments

5.0

Nov 27, 2017

CWS

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The support is there when you need it. Extremely good people that work at the corporate office. More often than not they hire the correct people for the role. You feel like you are heard and that you are part of a family

Cons

Base pay "was" under average but slowly coming up. Better incentives for living on property. I know that there is a standard of 20% in the majority of companies but CWS is not standard. This will help so many employees.

CWS Apartment Homes Response

8y

We need to thank you twice! First, for more than five years of service, and then for the great review! We are happy that you are part of the CWS family and that you feel supported. Thank you for acknowledging that the compensation is improving. We couldn’t agree with your comment more, “CWS is not standard”, as such we will take the 20% housing discount under advisement. Our Human Resource team is always vetting compensation and benefits. Thank you, CWS Apartment Homes

5.0

Oct 14, 2017

Unique, Supportive Work Environment

Information systems director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CWS is a company that supports and encourages its employees by stressing its core values. More than just words on the back of a business card, the CWS values drive every interaction between the 3 groups of people we impact: our residents, our investors, and our employees. When we all follow those core values, the resulting work place is one where the atmosphere is supportive, respectful, encouraging, and challenging. The company's focus on life balance, wellness and charitable giving (see our B.R.I.D.G.E. program) are examples of the values in action. Our corporate mechanism for recognizing positive contributions, YouEarnedIt, allows anyone in the company to recognize anyone else in the company by giving points that can be redeemed for gift cards. It's great to be able to recognize your supervisor.. and to want to! I'm about to start my 10th year with CWS and can't imagine myself anywhere else.

Cons

I really have not experienced anything negative. Sometimes the pace can be quite demanding but that is true anywhere you work.

CWS Apartment Homes Response

8y

Wow - Thank you for such an amazing review! The way you describe your experience working with CWS makes us so proud to be part of your life/work family. We value the relationships we have with every team member and love when we get testimonials of our culture and core values in action! Thank you for more than eight years of service to CWS! Here’s to another 50 great years! CWS Apartment Homes

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Assistant Community Director

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