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3.1

45% would recommend to a friend

(779 total reviews)

Tom Boyle

62% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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1.0
Jan 4, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

They were flexible with my school schedule and even allowed me to only work weekends. They kept my pay when I transferred from the Bay Area.

Cons

Lowest pay in the storage industry, constant pressure from management (including illegally selling insurance and doing whatever it takes to make the customer purchase it), no promotions unless it's to a property manager (you get a free apartment on site, but your pay drops to minimum wage), very small pay increases (I was there for four years in the Bay Area and went from $10.00 to $11.47 other parts of the country make much less.

2.0
Jan 2, 2015

Unfriendly!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Conveniently located to a train station. Benefits and salary for corp. employees are pretty good.

Cons

The CEO has his fingers all over this company. No decisions are made without him knowing the situation. Executives feel their skills are not utilized as a result. For any employee, beware of politics. Within my first week there, a mid-level manager came to my office and warned me himself to be careful; I learned from The Godfather, and stayed away from him too. But he was right; the corp. employees are not very friendly nor are they very nice. If you can just do your job and go home, you'll be fine. Be ware too, that to take a holiday day off (e.g. 4th of July), you have to accumulate time like you would for a sick day or vacation day.

4.0
Dec 17, 2014

Very decent employment...

Recommend
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Pros

We have a very supportive District Manager who works hard to help us with anything we need. Our district works well as a team and we have fun while working hard. They offer contests and other incentives on a regular basis for a little extra money in our pockets. They coach from a positive perspective. Nobody gets yelled at or embarrassed by management. We work independently and are not 'baby-sat'. We are trusted to run our stores and do the job. I always have plenty of PTO time to use and our DM does his very best to accommodate our needs. Not one person was 'let go' when the economy 'tanked' a few years ago. We all kept our 40 hours. If you don't like to work hard, this is not the job for you. Sometimes a lot is expected of us, but that works well for me. Some of the sites offer company apartments with paid utilities, which has saved me a great deal of money in living expenses over the years.

Cons

I don't have too many complaints about the job, except for the extensive paper-trail we are required to keep; and getting 'called in' like in other typical retail environments when people don't show for their shifts. I have never been pressured or required to do this, though. There can be a heavy work-load at times, so if you are looking to 'ride the clock', this is not the job for you. All-in-all, very solid job. I am grateful to the company for the opportunities they have given me during my employment here.

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