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FirstService Residential

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FirstService Residential reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(2,361 total reviews)
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David Diestel

86% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

FirstService Residential has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,361 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FirstService Residential 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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2K reviews
1.0
Oct 16, 2024
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Pros

There really isn't any pro's

Cons

If you're considering a position with FirstService Residential, I implore you to save yourself the headache and look elsewhere. This is not a company you want to work for. A call once said that one of their Board members quit because he felt like the company was nothing but a bunch of crooks, I had quit the next day since I felt this way only a few months into the job. You'll be told in training that you can transfer out of the position in 6 months, this is not accurate, you can only transfer into another customer service role, anything else in the company you need 9 to 12 months. And don't start questioning that or they will fire you for insubordination. The pay is not worth the headache either. Most of your calls are going to be yelling and cursing at you. Property management does nothing for their residents and will escalate on you constantly yet they don't do anything and you'll be the one dealing with the following anger, yet theres not much you can do for the residents. Maintenance requests will go unresolved for months (had seen multiple that hadn't been resolved in 2 years), property management doesn't send out welcome letters so new residents are clueless about the organization. Residents get late fees on 0 balances, statements and coupons aren't sent out at all/timely so residents will call with balances that they were clueless about and then blame you for not sending anything out. Property management and Board members will direct calls to the call center when its things they should be helping their residents with. Want to reach out to Property management yourself on calls, well half the time the numbers listed for property management just reroute you to the call center and if it actually is a true number for property management good luck with trying to reach them since they never answer. Job took a real toll on mental health, it's just not a company you can feel good about working for. They are crooks and residents are only going to get more and more nasty. So if you have another opportunity that is not FirstService Residential, take that instead and save yourself a lot of misery.

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FirstService Residential Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. While we are sad to hear about your experience, we will escalate your concerns to local and regional leadership. - Kaitlin Buccheri, Communications and Engagement Manager
1.0
Sep 26, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Learning new systems offered some professional growth.

Cons

Excessive workload and unpredictable end times, especially during month end. You never knew when you’d be off in the first few days of the month, which drained any sense of work-life balance. This experience was truly an eye-opener, helping me realize what I want to avoid in my career.

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FirstService Residential Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. While we are sad to hear about your experience, we will escalate your concerns to local and regional leadership. - Emily, Global Director of Talent Acquisition
2.0
Jul 18, 2024

Not Valued

Recommend
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Pros

Great back office support set up

Cons

If you are not in the "in club" with the VPs, you are on the outside looking in.. wouldn't call it toxic, but its very excluding

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FirstService Residential Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are glad to hear that you appreciate our Heart of House teams, who work hard to support our associates every day. However, we also feel very disappointed and concerned by the issues you faced during your time with us. Our core values are not just words but actions that we expect from everyone in our organization. We apologize sincerely for any instances where you felt this was not the case. – Rachel M. Eibl | Vice President, Human Resources
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