Irvine Company Reviews | Glassdoor
Irvine Company Reviews
Companies
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • Interviews

    Irvine Company Reviews

    Updated September 19, 2018
    462 reviews

    Filter

    Filter

    Full-timePart-time
    3.4
    StarStarStarStarStar
    Rating TrendsRating Trends
    Recommend to a friend
    Approve of CEO
    Irvine Company Chairman Donald L. Bren
    Donald L. Bren
    219 Ratings

    462 Employee Reviews

    Sort: PopularRatingDate
    Pros
    Cons

    • "Team is everything , work life balance is big but can be hard to find at times" (in 15 reviews)

    • "Upper management treated employees like a number rather a valued member" (in 24 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Sr. Project Manager"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Senior Project Manager in Santa Clara, CA
      Current Employee - Senior Project Manager in Santa Clara, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Irvine Company full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Long-term hold landlord with deep pockets and a commitment to excellence. Highly motivated, educated, and professional team.

      Cons

      Very "buttoned up" (traditional) office culture, high work load, beholden to direction /approvals on many things from the SoCal executives (in NorCal)

      Advice to Management

      loosen up

    2. "Community Relations Representative"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Irvine Company full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      You finally get paid out for renewals the month they go into effect and they not only increased the amount for renewals ($50 to now 75) but they have individualized them. Main reason I stay at the job is that my coworkers are amazing people. They have my back and the staff I work with feels like a team. You do get vacation time (but it gets used quickly if you don't get a weekend day off) and also benefits.

      Cons

      Sometimes it feels like this job doesn't offer much stability. They recently laid off multiple divisions of the company when we got a new CEO. Many people lost their jobs. Even some on-site people lost their jobs as well. This mainly affected people in the corporate office and the higher up positions but its still hard to believe the company "cares" when all those people were left without jobs. Like I said in the first column, you don't get weekends off unless you are lucky. Your days off may be as such: Monday & Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, Sunday & Monday, etc.

      Advice to Management

      On-site transfers are the worst when it come to us in the office. We have to do the tours like a sales specialist taking us away from our tasks in the office. Although they made it so you should get $75 for transfers within the 60 day renewal period, they need to give the $75 for any transfer that's after 6 months and is an upgrade on the resident's side (going from a 1 bed to a 2). Additionally, stop punishing us for not reaching a goal. Making us work holiday's like Memorial day because we are not at 95% or higher occupancy really just isn't fair. Most resident's who drop by the office that day (like 10 people total) are always surprised or mad that we are open that day.

      3. Join the Irvine Company team
      See Our Latest Jobs

    3. "Great Company to work for"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Easy to promote, management is great, open communication

      Cons

      Position can be very competitive when applying

    4. "Property Assistant"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Irvine Company full-time

      Pros

      You learn a lot and wear many hats.

      Cons

      Horrible training or little to no training.

      Advice to Management

      Upper Management needs to get it together, way too many politics in the way of doing our jobs. Feels like everyone is running around scared to get fired. Promote smarter people please, you let the good ones that actually know what they are doing go.

    5. "A Good Stepping Stone Company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Assistant Manager
      Former Employee - Assistant Manager
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Irvine Company full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Well established company, looks great on a resume. Mostly nice, hardworking people.

      Cons

      Pay is low compared to the rest of the industry, raises are minimal. Management is inconsistent (some great managers, some very poor/unknowledgeable managers).

    6. "Great Company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Maintenance in Los Angeles, CA
      Current Employee - Maintenance in Los Angeles, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Irvine Company full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great Culture. Great People. Great pay.

      Cons

      I have no cons to report about this position.

      Advice to Management

      NONE

    7. "Former"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Awesome company on an average day.

      Cons

      The Company discards awesome Talent

    8. "Assistant Manager"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Irvine Company full-time

      Pros

      Intimate company to work for with positive culture and values

      Cons

      Compensation is low for this position considering the job description and work load

      Advice to Management

      Review compensation for all management positions to ensure they are paid consistently per job description, work load and performance

    9. Helpful (3)

      "Great company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Manager
      Current Employee - Manager
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Irvine Company full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The people are great, and the company has taken great strides to develop leaders and create more upward growth opportunities.

      Cons

      2 large layoffs in 4 months have given many employees low trust in their future. Career paths and development has been given but it's still concerning to not know if there is another huge change coming that may impact the ability to stay with this company.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Good company, decent benefits, fun coworkers."

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Income Auditor in Irvine, CA
      Former Employee - Income Auditor in Irvine, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Irvine Company full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Schedule flexibility and great benefits.

      Cons

      No growth opportunity. Not challenging enough.

      Advice to Management

      Cross train employees more and ensure everyone is on the same page.

    Showing 462 of 485 reviews
    Reset Filters