Weidner Apartment Homes Reviews

Pros

Good people, steady work, decent pay

Cons

Rampant nepotism, no room for growth as a maintenance tech. There was a yearly trip and monthly bonuses of over $200 when I started, and the trips were stopped and the bonus restructured to where you were lucky to get a bonus at all shortly after I started. The inflated budget system ensures that the property managers will skimp on improvements so they can get promoted quickly. Low level employees have no place to be promoted to.

Pros

Healthcare benefits are good. PTO is good.

Cons

Nothing is based on skills or merit, just favoritism. CEO - could not care less about his people. Money is all that matters. Pay is the lowest in the industry, no commission- just a sad quarterly bonus benefits based on team performance (which means you’ll never fully bonus). No integrity on the senior regional team. Two people will be paid 5-7k apart in salary for the same job title and property size because they liked one employee more. If you speak up, you will be shut down and threatened. During COVID-19 Weidner did not shut down offices at all, we had to come into work even though people were scared and uncomfortable. We were told if we were uncomfortable we had to use vacation time. As maintenance, I was pressured to enter units with COVID-19 confirmed residents even though I was uncomfortable and worried for my family’s health. The properties are not taken care of, and when you bring up real concerns with management (like roof needing replacement due to constant leaks), they will not listen and bandaid fix the situation. My manager was pressured to collect delinquency even though there was a government order in place to not allow this. We were punished and our bonuses were taken away if we did not collect delinquency.

Pros

Healthcare and PTO are good

Cons

Discrimination is very high at work place and your performance will be rated based on how much your community director likes you .Sadly, they didn't close doors for one day during the pandemic. Staff was forced to open doors to public and walk units after move outs!!! Management was more concerned about delinquency than understanding its a pandemic and people are struggling. Finally, Not the best in market, you could be paid higher for same job title/ tasks somewhere else with better commission.

Pros

The teams at leasing offices are absolutely amazing, and everyone is very supportive and helpful.

Cons

Corporate has zero clue how to handle about half of what they do. Their shops are all based on picking up clues to find out what the customer needs (it's an apartment, people tell you what they need or they get an apartment they don't want. Not even the most passive and socially awkward person in the world is gonna tell me they want a 2 bedroom when they're looking for a 3. So...what's the point?) The customer service team exclusively takes the side of the resident complaining, even when said resident has been harassing neighbors and staff.

Pros

Overall I really like my job, I am lucky with an awesome team. I like a lot of things about Weidner! -They did awesome when covid hit which I feel like says a lot about a company. - Room for growth and more training. - Pretty decent benefits package - Good value system - The W awards are awesome - Some really amazing people at the home office that I have a tremendous amount of respect for. -Paid time off, sick time - Unlike other companies Weidner will let you stay at your property instead of switching you once a year - If you have a great team that you get along with, that mentors you, that backs you up, you will love this job!

Cons

- Compared to other companies the pay is not competitive. They start at higher wages but when you factor in commissions/bonuses with other companies it doesn’t compare. -The new shop is completely unrealistic. It might look good on paper, I understand that. However ,It is no where near what real conversations with real prospects are like. You will literally hit all of the questions and you will still be docked even if you prove you asked the right questions in the recorded call. It has caused so much unnecessary stress and has made my team feel like their best isn’t good enough, even when our occupancy shows differently. The last shop was so close to that perfect sweet spot. Please reconsidering over complicating such a simple conversation. - When a situation escalates to customer service, customer service is quick to jump to conclusions rather than have our backs and hear all sides. At our property we strive to have our teams backs 100%. When it escalates to customer service it creates another wedge between us and resident. Our United front has been tainted when support doesn’t back us up. It has caused problems time and time again. It seems not getting a bad review is more important than backing up the team.

Pros

It's a company that values continued education

Cons

Working weekends with no switch-off

Pros

As a professional, I have worked with a lot of larger property management companies and I can honestly say Weidner is the best and I have no intention of leaving EVER. They have high expectations, but are there to support their people through all walks of their responsibilities and duties. They are understanding, professional and do a great job of building the culture through every step of the company. Every person and position holds equal value in the company, and they are always willing to help anyone and everyone. The company is results driven, but never will shy away from doing what is right. Oklahoma leadership team is BEYOND outstanding!

Cons

The benefits are good, but could be slightly better to compete with some of the other larger companies. Expanding benefits package slightly with more disability options, vacation days and floating holidays.