Extra Space Storage reviews

Like I said in the title the way you feel about this job will depend a lot on the location. Sites with an onsite manager are usually better but that means you will have to play cop 24/7. Some sites are in really bad neighborhoods. You will find your self in constant battles with un desirable tenants that try to live in the storage units. Evictions processes are long and stressful especially in California. You will end up paying a lot of people off to get out of your facility. The company refuses to invest money in security even though they have the resources which has never made a whole lot of since to me. Why wouldn't we do everything possible to keep our tenant's and their belonging's safe? How bad could it really hurt the bottom line to invest in security guards and decent camera systems??? If your lucky enough to work at a site out in the sticks some where with out a whole lot of come and go traffic your job will be wonderful. Inner city areas not so much. And you better hope and pray you like your manager or assistant manager because that is the only other person you will work with. So if you guys don't see eye to eye its extremely uncomfortable and basically your word against theirs if you have to address the problem with management.

One of the Senior VPs is absolutely horrible to work with. He has no filter, talks poorly about other DIvisional VPs, senior executives and DIstrict Mgrs in the presence of anyone who will listen. As a DM, you have to travel with him and he does his best to criticize, put you and the DVP down and make himself sound important b/c of his title and tenure. My DVP hates to see him coming and so do DMs. We all have to receive sort of a pep talk before and after he leaves b/c my DVP knows how ignorant, rude and arrogant he is and tries to make the DMs feel better. He takes pleasure in bullying and making you feel uncomfortable during visits. Not to mention, he uses very foul language regardless of who he is around. I am embarrassed that he even works at Extra Space. For those applying for a DM position anywhere on the east coast, you should think twice about it. Every person on his support staff has left the company. Having to deal with him has been the worst part about this job and has caused me to seek employment elsewhere even though I'm considered high potential. Constant exposure to this SVP is just not worth it.