Pros
The amazing seniors and family member you get to work with. Although I was swamped with my 'job', the relationships and life lessons learned with the Residents will always be my fondest memories of Atria. I started in the business office at Atria because I loved older people, but sadly the job gave very little time to 'just be' with them.
Cons
IF YOU ACTUALLY LOVE OLDER ADULTS, YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK IN MANAGEMENT. Atria is saving money at every opportunity they get. I won't say cutting corners, but paying employees as little as possible. They tell salaried employees to be available 24/7 and give you a massive amount of job duties and responsibilities. So many tasks that it isn't realistic to work any less than 50 hours per week just to meet the bare minimum requirements. Then on top of that, they want you to get tons of face time with your residents and be a team player. All department heads, whether they are in sales or not, are told that Sales is a top priority for everyone. If you sales people and executive director are busy, then you should drop what you are doing and help out. While I understand the importance of the Sales and Marketing team, it always feels as if your job is less important. When I got swamped, no one was asked to drop everything and help me out. They are very into public shaming on regional phone calls and email blasts. You missed your sales goal by 2 move ins, you're blasted on a crap list. You spent the morning with three new families and got a report in 15 minutes late because of that, you're on a blasted crap list. The 'opportunities for growth' consisted of adding (to your already crazy amount of work) a tremendous amount of responsibility for a $10,000 pay increase. Really? No thank you. In addition, you might have to travel up to 80% of the time with that measly increase. Again, no thank you.