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Extra Space Storage

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Most Family Friendly Job I've ever Had - Assistant Store Manager Extra Space Storage Employee Review

5.0
Jan 11, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

As a lifelong big box retail manager used to a frantic pace, unpredictable schedule, and crazy shifts, I can confidently say that Extra Space Storage offers none of this. If I'm sick, I stay home without fear of being labeled as lazy. If I have a family engagement, my co-workers help me because they have families too and there's an understanding that the favor will be returned. Neighboring locations help each other out all the time and the overall culture is warm and friendly, especially if you do what you're supposed to do. My plan is to retire here.

Cons

You're probably not gonna get rich at Extra Space.

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Cons

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3.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

Solid schedule - 40 hours per week, not expected to be there more than that. No one looking over your shoulder constantly (unless you have a new DM, they can't seem to help it) Mostly great people to work with Local, immediate management does care and are helpful.

Cons

Very large rate increases really upset customers and that's just too bad. We are given word to tell them but it just isn't true. Putting more money in stock holder's pockets is the bottom line and it doesn't matter how much anger we have to deal with. You are absolutely expected to sell insurance to every renter. However, you must be careful because you aren't "insurance salesmen". You get a ding when you don't sell it. We are encouraged to use evasive language and rush through it so the renter thinks it's required without quite saying so. You would think this large of a corporation would have handymen available but it is so, so difficult to get the smallest repair done due to getting bids from vendors, turning them in, reminding the person you turned them in to what needs done maybe getting approval, then scheduling. By that time lights (or whatever) have been out for a month or 2. Benefits are very expensive and cover so little.

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