Love my job! - District Team Lead Extra Space Storage Employee Review

5.0
7 May 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Corporate focuses on being the best in the industry by emphasizing the cleanliness of the property, your sales presentation and being customer centric. You must have the ability to adapt to change to work for Extra Space. Compensation, benefits and the option at some properties to live on site make this a great position. Work load is steady but you have the ability to work in the office as well as on the property, which is nice when you need that break from the revolving door or the telephone. And for those willing to relocate, Extra Space will promote from within. Overall, Extra Space is a great place to work.

Cons

Inclement weather (people always need storage) So you have to be able to work in extreme temps. Most schedules require working on a Saturday so it's sometimes a challenge to have 2 days off in a roll.

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5.0
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Pros

Great benefits Work life balance Culture

Cons

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3.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

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.

Cons

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.

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