This is career building job, you literally start from the bottom and work yourself to management or corporate within a respectable amount of time.
An amazing blend of customer service, office, and hands-on work.
The culture is pretty cool, very inclusive and I feel confident saying that once joined, you don't feel like a stranger (unless thats your thing..)
Kontras
No cons honestly, because everything with this job is as to be expected. For example, If the storage property is located in a rough neighborhood, expect 'rougher' people BUT! with that comes some sureties like easier CPP and better security on site.
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Getting my 10k steps in daily, Providing great customer service to our guests. The company provides you with great tools and leadership so that you can get the job done without worry.
Kontras
6 pm is a little late to be heading home but that is really the only con.
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.
Kontras
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.