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    ABM Industries Reviews

    Updated September 11, 2017
    751 reviews

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    ABM Industries President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Salmirs
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    61 Ratings

    751 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • Good pay and hours make own schedule (in 28 reviews)

    • The company has a good benefits package and offers multiple discounts to employees, as well as competitive perks (in 20 reviews)

    Cons

    • Low pay basically starting at minimum wage no room for advancement benefits are not that good unless you been there forever (in 33 reviews)

    • It felt like we had little to no support from upper management when it came to issues with our client (in 30 reviews)

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    1. "Travel, travel travle"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Cleaner in Portland, OR
      Former Employee - Cleaner in Portland, OR
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at ABM Industries full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Easy to build contracts, lots of overtime if availbale

      Cons

      Office team is inept, Dispatcher is short with his words, Travel time is a killer

      Advice to Management

      Middle management needs a shakeup

    2. "Good opportunity for growth"

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      Current Employee - Facilities Engineer in Houston, TX
      Current Employee - Facilities Engineer in Houston, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at ABM Industries full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      No supervision
      in early, out early
      Friendly management

      Cons

      Low pay
      paid bi-weekly
      401k after 1 year

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Confusing sense of direction from employer"

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      Current Employee - Shift Manager in Saint Paul, MN
      Current Employee - Shift Manager in Saint Paul, MN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at ABM Industries full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      ABM has great career advancement opportunities.

      Cons

      It seems like overall management has little knowledge of how to actually manage, as most managers have gotten the job by knowing somebody and not knowing how to manage.

      Advice to Management

      Hire the most qualified person for the job, don't base time with the company as a reason for promotion.

    4. "I don't recommend"

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      Former Employee - General Cleaner
      Former Employee - General Cleaner
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at ABM Industries full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Night shift hours, weekends off, low hourly pay

      Cons

      Biweekly pay, too much work for so little time, not enough staff,

      Advice to Management

      Hire more staff so you're not forced to stay late just to finish your work, pay more hourly

    5. "General labor"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend

      I have been working at ABM Industries full-time

      Pros

      No is on your back

      Cons

      Its pays nothing we work to hard an in the airport to get paid that little money we should at lease be making 12$ a hour

      Advice to Management

      Nun I want out

    6. "zonelead"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at ABM Industries full-time

      Pros

      get to interact with different people from around the world.

      Cons

      It get slow at certain times of the year

    7. "Pay fairly."

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      Current Employee - Operations Manager in Seattle, WA
      Current Employee - Operations Manager in Seattle, WA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at ABM Industries full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Excellent opportunities for growth and career progression

      Cons

      Unfair pay gaps between people of similar job titles

      Advice to Management

      Flat rate all around.

    8. "Positive work experience"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at ABM Industries full-time

      Pros

      Very efficient in getting tasks done and distributing jobs equally among the staff.

      Cons

      Not very open to worker suggestions.

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your workers more and they'll be more loyal to the company

    9. "Heathy worker"

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      Former Employee - Apprentice Electrician in San Francisco, CA
      Former Employee - Apprentice Electrician in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at ABM Industries part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Working is portant and influential and hard working pays off

      Cons

      Late shifts are very hard shifts and not worth it more like the day

      Advice to Management

      Pick a hard worker like me hard that's good advice

    10. "Disarray"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at ABM Industries full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Good pay, newer building, otj training

      Cons

      Lack of communication, no QA

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