Village Green Reviews
46% would recommend to a friend
(444 total reviews)
Diane Batayeh
58% approve of CEO
Village Green has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 444 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Village Green employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.7 stars).
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- "The benefits are great the ability to be flexible is there as long as you talk to them." (in 27 reviews)
- "excellent training programs in place mixed with throwing you in and making you learn as you go." (in 22 reviews)
- "Decent pay is all I can really say" (in 21 reviews)
- "Has a great training program." (in 18 reviews)
- "Great people and love the team I work with!" (in 15 reviews)
- "Additionally, upper management needs to really look at whether or not they’re being leaders or just managers." (in 26 reviews)
- "there was no work life balance" (in 25 reviews)
- "And management don't care." (in 22 reviews)
- "The stress of being so overworked (consistenyly pulling 60 hour weeks while the property manager was there 3 days a week) LITERALLY gave me shingles and if there is such a thing as 'workplace PTSD,' I'd have it." (in 13 reviews)
- "Long Hours, Physically Demanding, Tough Metrics" (in 10 reviews)
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Found 444 of over 452 reviews
Updated Feb 22, 2024
- 5.0Property ManagerFormer Employee, more than 8 yearsGlendale Heights, IL
Pros
Great Company to work at!
Cons
Moving from property to property
- 1.0Digital MarketingCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsSouthfield, MI
Pros
Village Green offers a fantastic benefits program with affordable health insurance - even for those providing for their families.
Cons
In the last few years, Village Green has managed to go from a great place to work to one of the most abusive environments possible. Me and my teammates were berated on a daily basis, with constant gaslighting and ridicule from upper management. It was a good day if no one left the office in tears or feeling like a failure. HR admitted on several occasions to multiple employees that they were aware of the concerns and harassment we endured, but they made no effort to help us or even make us feel validated when speaking to them. Working in the corporate office is a popularity contest gone wrong. I feel terrible for the on-site associates who are making next to nothing and will be treated like garbage when their property either transitions or leaves the portfolio.
2 - 3.0Maintenance Technician IICurrent EmployeeCold Spring, KY
Pros
The benefits are great the ability to be flexible is there as long as you talk to them.
Cons
Pay is not nearly enough for the market. They are definitely one of the lower paying companies for this position. Have a problem with staffing. I worked the last year understaffed and upper management didn't seem to realize we were short staffed and had nothing but complaints every time they visited site. Even though the site I was at was the only profitable site the company had in the region.
1 - 4.0Sales ConsultantFormer Employee, less than 1 yearDetroit, MI
Pros
Supportive staff, kind coworkers, promotion from within
Cons
Low base pay, longer hours, working on weekends
- 1.0Property ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsCincinnati, OH
Pros
Village Green has "great benefits."
Cons
-No consideration given to the mental health of site-level employees -Mandatory office hours 7 days a week (if you enjoy your mental health or spending time with your S/O or family, this is not the job for you) -Grossly underpaid compared to similar companies in this market (until you reach the corporate level) -Unrealistic expectations with little to no proper tools to meet said expectations -Yearly raises are minimal
- 1.0Senior Area DirectorFormer Employee, more than 8 years
Pros
- The training department is robust and truly sets up the site teams to be wonderful at their job - The communities are usually higher-end and desirable. Lots of lease-ups and fun renovation opportunities - Company events are fun on the surface and provide opportunities for co-workers to spend time together. - Certain VPs and executive leaders have good hearts and minds, and working with them is a pleasure.
Cons
- As many reviews mention, a majority of Senior Leadership is overwhelmed, ill-equipped, and reactionary. There is very little strategic vision and even less follow-through from them. - The culture is beyond toxic, especially at the corporate level. There is a legacy of cliques that work hard to protect their own. VPs allow abusive "locker room" talk with and about employees, commenting on looks, age, dress, etc. If you are not comfortable with it, you're out of the group and may miss out on legitimate opportunities for growth. - Company events promote drinking to excess. Senior leadership becomes embarrassingly intoxicated and uses other substances freely. Group outings have included strip clubs. If you're not interested in playing along, you're left behind. -Professional performance reviews are replaced by gossip, and when an associate has made mistakes, they are treated poorly and squeezed out rather than held accountable. -Many decisions are made to obscure real problems from VG's clients and save face, which leads to inconsistent and irrational decisions that just get handed to the site teams.
5 - 3.0Senior ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsSouthfield, MI
Pros
Women in leadership positions, flexible hybrid work arrangement, decent pay
Cons
Lack of transparency of company goals, reactive and inconsistent decision making, many low-performing “personality hires” in top leadership positions
- 1.0Maintenance TechnicianCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearSaint Paul, MN
Pros
None, nil, zero, absolutely nothing.
Cons
Too many. They're all about budget. No support for small businesses around them. They are losing money on a number of properties. And the upkeep will reflect.
- 1.0ManagerFormer Employee, less than 1 yearLansing, MI
Pros
They do give a full week of in-house training and set you up with a mentor.
Cons
-Favoritism - Regionals clearly not all but some are so stressed out that they now listen to gossip instead of being a leader. - give you so much and expect it all to be done with no help. - if you are sick and have a doctor's note still get fired. - when fired you won’t get any unemployment they will make sure of it - hard to hire so you may end up working alone and doing the work of 5.
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Village Green Response5moHello, we are sorry your experience was less than satisfactory- we would like to hear more about the details of your personal experience. Please reach out to Christy Vernier, Director of People Services at cvernier@villagegreen.com
- 4.0Property ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsChicago, IL
Pros
- great relationships with upper management - valuable lessons and knowledge
Cons
- intense, not an industry for people who arent driven and want to be in this industry for a long time
Village Green Response5moThank you for the awesome review and your commitment over the past several years. This industry does require resilience and hard work - VG is lucky to have you and associates who enjoy doing what we do every day to give the best customer service to our residents!
Village Green Reviews FAQs
- Village Green has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 452 reviews left anonymously by employees. 46% of employees would recommend working at Village Green to a friend and 47% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by 16% over the last 12 months.
- 46% of Village Green employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Village Green 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.
- According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Village Green to be management, benefits, career development and the cons to be work life balance, senior leadership.
