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Riverstone Communities

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Riverstone Communities Reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)
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James Bellinson

97% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Riverstone Communities has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Riverstone Communities employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real estate industry (3.8 stars).

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80 reviews
4.0
3 Sept 2017

Was hoping to grow with company!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The pros of Riverstone was having a regional as a support system at any cause. I had this when I started with the company back in 2014.

Cons

Being provided with 2 or more regional managers made it impossible to gain a set pattern when each regional had their own way of doing things, not a problem. I am one to start using or implementing whatever policy, procedure and structure set out of respect those in charge and around me and to get the job done. It was really hard to exit the company because I knew there was growth down the line, but without a GREAT regional manager along side you, you will fail, the communities will fail and the company will fail without notice. Riverstone is not a bad place to work, it's the people that you have running your organization; regional, human resource, property managers, maintenance and the list continues. Without showing that you care for each individual in the same pattern as you do everyone, it only shows the likes and well-being to some and not ALL. If you continue to sit back and view most employee as bad individuals without taking note to who is really creating the issues, you will continue to allow GREAT people to leave your organization, and I was one of them. I never had an issue with human resource as they really show the respect, care and concerns without taking one side for anything. I never had any actions taken against me during my employee with Riverstone because I tried my best to maintain and do what was right by the policies and procedures. You must find better ways to maintain who you have and not who you can gain as a new employee. I can remember hearing a regional say, "We Can Replace Them". Wouldn't you want to keep them if time and money is at a cost to the company? As a regional or property manager and all it is a duty to maintain good current employees, not run them away! Riverstone has revolving doors and this is not a great look to new comers and especially if they are ROCK STARS!

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Riverstone Communities Response
8y
We value our Team Members and always want to ensure their continued success. Part of being successful here is the ability to be ready for change and it embrace it when it comes. Every team member is accountable for their own results and actions at Riverstone Communities. This helps drive success and growth. Our mission is to “enrich the lives of our team members and our residents” in that we treat everyone equally. Our goal is not to immediately replace team members if performance issues arise but to help them improve and be set up for success. However, the ultimate ownership of success or failure lies with each team member. We are always striving to reduce our turnover number, however, our average turnover rate is below industry average, which is a positive.
2.0
23 Feb 2016

Seems chaotic

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Casual dress policy, some flexibility in work schedule, some of the people are truly dedicated and were great coworkers

Cons

Company seemed to be losing sight of caring for their employees. You were simply a number and easily replaceable. Although the core values state a wonderful mission in reality the only concern is the bottom line. They were often attempting to save money by doing things half way or finding a loophole. Although Healthcare was offered it was definitely subpar. No 401K match, again showing a lack of caring and investing in employees. There was definitely favoritism shown. It was hard to stay on track with goals and expectations as owners/senior leadership appear to not know what direction they were going. Definitely a place to learn the ropes but not a long term career.

2.0
27 May 2015

Seems great on the surface, but beware...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Casual dress policy, great office location, flex hours, small office feel

Cons

Managing owner is not always professional and views the employees as assets to be squeezed vs real human beings. This results in lower-than-market pay and a short-term vision. Many times, you feel like you are putting out fires vs investing in a well-thought-out and sustainable strategy.

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Riverstone Communities Response
11y
We are sorry you had a bad experience with us. We don't always get it right, but we are always trying to get better in becoming more efficient and investing in our team. We are a rapidly growing company and at times the change doesn't work for everyone. We truly are sorry when we hear someone was unhappy working at Riverstone. Our owners take this feedback personally and certainly want happy people at the company. We hope you have found success in your new position.
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