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Under qualified people in decision making positions - Anonymous employee Sunrise Senior Living Employee Review

2.0
Jun 22, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Strong culture of providing the best for the residents

Cons

*Finding someone in a leadership position that is qualified or capable of making smart strategic decisions is hard to come by (hence the current position of the company). *Individuals that are capable of moving the company forward often leave for better positions at competing assisted living companies or left as a result of the multiple lay-offs. Leaving those individuals who are under qualified or uneducated to move up in the ranks. *Many of the processes and policies are antiquated or overcomplicated in nature making it unnecessarily difficult to complete day-to-day tasks. *Every organization has some amount of politics going on within in the office, but the politics and game playing going on at Sunrise seem to be worst then most. Probably a result of the multiple lay-offs and the "every man for himself" attitude you must posses to get by.

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5.0
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Pros

Good pay Good people An okay job

Cons

Inconsistent hours and Inconsistent communication

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Sunrise Senior Living Response
2w
All feedback is important to us and we take your comments very seriously. Please email info@sunriseseniorliving.com with your contact information so that we can reach out to you for additional information so that we can review and address the situation. Thank you, The Sunrise Team 
1.0
Jun 29, 2026
Anonymous employee
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It's no a bad company, its bad leadership at the top with no senior living experiance and understanding of the business making horrific decisions.

Cons

Activity Directors are now being required to manage the concierge desk in addition to their existing responsibilities, which already include running daily programming, driving the bus, and supporting residents across the community. This expanded role means they are expected to be available from to 8 to 8, 7 days a week to, cover concierge shifts, train new concierge staff, and answer their phones even after they have clocked out. These are hourly employees. Expecting them to remain reachable and accountable outside of paid hours . Adding concierge management, shift coverage, and staff training on top of a already full plate, without any additional compensation, sends a message that their time and wellbeing are not valued. Work life balance is NOT important to the new leadership team. Activity Directors are the heartbeat of a senior living community. They are also the lowest paid managers in the building. Burning them out with unsustainable expectations will ultimately affect the residents they work so hard to serve and the business as a whole. Whoever allowed this decision to be made without any kind of raise, clearly has no clue about what it takes to be an Activity director and lacks education in senior living. Their attitude through all this is they want to raise the Activity Directors up and give them more opportunities to grow, but not financially. And if they dont like it, theres the door.

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Sunrise Senior Living Response
3w
We strive to maintain a supportive and productive work environment in our community. We take all feedback and concerns seriously and would like to hear more about this situation. Please email info@sunriseseniorliving.com, so that we may obtain further details from you and can review this matter more closely. Thank you, The Sunrise Team
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