employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Extra Space Storage

Engaged Employer

Could be so much better - Store Manager Extra Space Storage Employee Review

3.0
Feb 8, 2025
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

The goal is to make you a manger so unless you just dont make the cut you will become a manager. Once you become a manger you will have your own store and pretty much be able to do a lot of things your way, within the guidelines of course. You will work by yourself mostly so that cuts out a lot of work place drama but you will need to be the kind of person that doesnt need a lot of supervision and can handle being alone 90 percent of the time. The golf cart and power tools are fun. The work is mostly easy. Cleaning units is usually basic not too crazy most of the time. You can go outside when you want to and you come back in the office when you want, Your not too micromanaged. The benefits are okay nothing spectacular but they do give you a wellness credit and there is choices so that is nice.

Cons

The split days off are hard if you have kids or are a caretaker, especially if you are single with kids or caretaking; you will constantly be playing catch up in your personal life. The work life balance that they brag about isnt really all that great. You will start at 930 and get off at 6, late start but its still a long day. We only get 5 holidays off, The big 3 day holidays, Memorial and Labor Day, we just sit here, Most of the time you will go hours without seeing anyone. There is no option for part time hours, only part time days. You will work almost every Saturday until 530, I only earn 4.62 hrs PTO every 2 weeks, It takes forever to earn enough to take a week off and you dont get any sick time or vacation time so you have to use PTO for everything. The google and mobile app review is ridiculous. They do not advertise so they push you to get google reviews every month and there is no compensation or bonus for that and the new mobile app metric is ridiculous. If people do not want their app on their phone you get bad numbers. They raise people's rent for no reason, to ridiculous amounts, more than apartment raises and customers call yelling at you, but they dont want you to tell them its headquarters, they just want you to take the verbal abuse. There is no long term customer reward and you take the hit for that, by customers and in your numbers. The pay is "okay", just average, its not the worst but considering how they brag about their profits it could be better. Also you will deal with homeless people trying to live in their units and then you have to go through all kinds of changes to get rid of them- being threatened, cleaning up poop, fixing destroyed units, all because they want to collect one more months rent. Sometimes it feels like they really dont care about our safety, only the months rent. Also once you become a manager there is not a lot of options unless you are willing to relocate and jump thru hoops.

avatar
Extra Space Storage Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback. We’re glad to hear you appreciate the autonomy of the role. We also understand the challenges you’ve highlighted, including scheduling and taking time off. We’re always looking for ways to improve the employee experience, so please don't hesitate to share your feedback directly with your manager and employee experience manager. We appreciate your hard work and dedication to serving our customers!

Explore other reviews about Extra Space Storage

5.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Work life balance Culture

Cons

More advancement opportunites in SLC versus chicago

3.0
May 14, 2026
Recommend
Business Outlook

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.

1
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All