Where do I even start… I spent over a year employed by AVE and have had a far from pleasant experience to say the least. There is one issue in particular that myself, and the vast majority of current/previous employees agree on and that is the toxicity running rampant throughout the Philadelphia region due to their leader. Over 10 employees of ALL positions from the KOP and Malvern teams have all resigned over this past year alone due to their “leader”. The worst part is HR is fully aware of the situation as is the top level leadership, both parties continue to protect this “leader” at the expense of everyone else at the company. When any employee gives notice, they are talked about openly in front of other employees by leadership who says things like “They weren’t good for the company anyway” Pretty cocky for a company that can’t retain a single employee if you ask me! Not to mention how blatantly disrespectful let alone unprofessional it is in general to overhear leadership gossiping about it’s own employees whether current or previous. Upper Management seems to be paid to spend their hours gossiping while the team members do all of the work. This does not just apply for employees either, there was a recent incident where AVE hosted a realtor blitz at KOP, the “leader” was so rude to the realtors that one actually told staff he was going to report his interaction with management as he could not believe how he was being treated at this event. AVE tries hard to maintain a great online reputation they even hashtag #RealtorsPartnerwithAVE due to the fact that realtors bring a whopping amount to the business in both our furnished and unfurnished program. You would think of all people, management wouldn’t be treating our “realtor partner’s” this way. Should you find yourself employed here and dealing with similar issues, do yourself a favor and don’t bother bringing it to HR’s attention as they will give you the same bland blanket statement that they will “investigate, and further look into it” while mocking you behind your back. I have personally never left a company on “bad terms” and this company made me feel like a criminal from the moment I expressed my concerns with leadership. The second you bring any issue to HR’s attention is the second the company will do everything in their power to run you out of your job. They have even had multiple instances of not having employees fulfill their 2 week notice which I know can be standard within the sales/service industry, but the kicker is they didn’t have coverage to restaff these positions. Very elementary and childish.. They are in so deep at this point, they are actually doubling down on their stance, in efforts to continue protecting this “leader” at the cost of all others. I can only begin to imagine the expenses that go into their turnover costs due to lack of employee retention. But Korman Brothers if you’re reading this, it’s no coincidence that the Philadelphia suburban region has the highest turnover ratio! There is now an “ anonymous employee hotline” at one of the properties to try and combat the toxic working conditions and behaviors but in my opinion, it’s really just a cover up to protect their own you know what. All the harassment in the work place stems from one individual and everyone knows it, but too many people have left the company on negative terms, and in efforts to defend this employee HR and upper management will not go back on their word and admit they were wrong. I could go on and on but take a look at other reviews on this page before your accept a job with this company, might be a short term gig unless you play into their political nightmare.
