Big Company with Cashflow Issues - General Manager The Scion Group Employee Review

2.0
28 Mar 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent compensation, recently increased PTO accrual and expanded maternity leave.

Cons

Outright robbery when it comes to Turnover. They will give you up to a $1000 bonus for managing Turn (despite the literally hundreds of ADDITIONAL hours you'll put into it in a months period). Thing is, 75% of that is meeting your budget, which as of late, will be next to nothing and almost impossible to meet. They will absolutely abuse your time as a salary employee. If you have children or any life outside of work, kiss it goodbye for little to no additional compensation. Scion has simply given up on taking care of their properties. I can't put it more matter-of-factly than that. In the past year, nearly all capital projects/improvements were canceled (after previously been approved). Which means, as a General Manager, your property is going to look/operate like crap and you won't have the resources to do anything about it (despite being evaluated on this exact thing). Broken locks, exterior leaks, dated furniture, old carpet... these properties are turning into haunted houses. Scion likes to pat themselves on the back for being the biggest "owner" of student housing properties, but the truth is, they are so beholden to outside investors and loans, they are at the complete mercy of a high-inflation market. They purchased so much in a short period of time, they can't keep them all operating at a proper level and as a result the entire portfolio is in decline.

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5.0
4 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Employee friendly, personable management, tons of opportunities for growth, financially stable private company, extremely knowledgeable management and employees, understanding of life happening.

Cons

Prefer in office rather than hybrid or remote, benefits tiered more to young single employees than for experienced or longer career employees.

1.0
21 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive bonus compensation Good benefits package Good comradery with fellow GM/PM's

Cons

Zero upwards accountability for management past the site level Horrific HR department that makes it impossible to hold reports accountable Favoritism is rampant and will destroy jobs Claims a culture of "Go-Getters" when in reality they say this to abuse your work-life balance to the highest degree COO is completely out of touch with his workforce and makes changes off of vibes

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