I can finally say after 6 terrible months my nightmare that is Evolve Vacation Rental is finally over - Homeowner Consultant Evolve Employee Review

1.0
May 2, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

To be honest the only thing that can remotely be considered a pro about this company is that most, but not all, of the people here are cool.

Cons

Where do I begin... 1. Pay is abysmal 2. Management is an absolute joke 3. I have had 3 managers in the last 6 months, each progressively more unqualified than the last 4. You will be micromanaged A LOT 5. You can not have a backbone, if you speak your mind you will be reprimanded 6. If you actually do have a good idea someone will "piggy back" on it and claim it as their own 7. Despite it being the companies #3 value, they do not communicate "Often, Honestly or Directly" 8. Going back to the company's values. Number 10 is Have some fun along the way. I'll be the first to say there is not a lot of fun to be had. 9. There is no respect given to employees, they act as if they are doing you a huge favor by allowing you to work there 10. You will be miserable everyday when you wake up and absolutely dread every single second you are in the office. The pro to that is that you will get really good at counting down the hours until you get to go home. Trust me there are a lot more cons that I could have written. Save yourself the time and look elsewhere. If you have no other options and are completely desperate then this is the place for you, after all they are always hiring.

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Evolve Response
9y
While we do appreciate feedback about our structure and how we can improve, this review makes quite a lot of spurious accusations without any actual incidents that I can investigate. I can speak to pay, which is competitive for the Denver area, and our habitual communication with employees, which happens with the leadership team monthly and with managers and team leads weekly. I can also say that the only reason any employee would have multiple managers would be if they appeared to be having trouble with their work and needed additional training and support. I suppose that might be construed as “micromanagement.” We treat our employees with respect and compassion and we expect them give each other that same courtesy; if any employee undermined or “stole ideas” from their colleagues, they would be reprimanded and ultimately terminated if the behavior did not alter. As to the accusation that no one has fun here: you are indeed the first to say it. The ratio of positive to negative reviews on our Glassdoor profile is a pretty accurate representation of how our employees feel about working here; we cannot and do not post additional reviews. We’re obviously not a fit for everyone, but for many of our employees, this is an exceptional place to build a career and learn, and we’ll continue to work on hiring people who will thrive here. I’m sorry to hear you did not enjoy your time here, and I wish you the best in your future endeavors.

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Pros

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Cons

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Evolve Response
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Thanks for sharing your experience, and we're glad you enjoyed your role as a VRA. This team plays a crucial role in delivering for our owners and guests. We hold high expectations for all teams and wouldn't characterize VRA work as easy, but we do hope it's always manageable and allows Evolvers to thrive within and outside of Evolve.
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Pros

Wonderful teammates that quickly become the only reason you stick with Evolve, outside of a steady paycheck.

Cons

Too many to list truly. This company is grasping at straws to survive in the short-term vacation rental industry; despite being manhandled at every turn by "partner" companies such as Airbnb. The company is literally always changing the goal post and then blaming the frontline team for not meeting their insane expectations. You will deal with multiple shift bids during the year, mainly to follow their random firing/layoffs that they wish to keep quiet. Constant system changes, staff changes and new responsibilities that are often rushed and not yet ready to be implemented, and an incredible lack of care from leadership. Nonexistent training for all of the new responsibilities you will take on after the layoff of an important team. By the time I left in April 2026, I had taken on partner services, guest support, owner support, listing optimization, booking management, damage claims for substantial incident reports and more. All of which you are expected to complete with back to back inbound calls to uphold the "customer-obsession" role. When they have decided to put you and at least 5 other teammates on the same chopping block, they will claim you were "avoiding work" or "on a call too long" to avoid any accountability for the drastic amount of issues at this company. I have had 7 MANAGERS within a 3.5 year span. If you absolutely have to work here, the only way to get through it is to completely disassociate and be sure to use your 10 EAP sessions...

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Evolve Response
3w
We're glad the relationships you built with Evolvers were meaningful. Evolve is a high-performance, high-accountability environment, and we own that. When expectations aren't being met, we address it directly. If there are specific concerns about how your departure was handled, we want to hear them—please reach out to people@evolve.com.
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