u/Ih8thisgamee

(Repost from another sub, edited to be more digestible for the general public lol)

I’m currently a leasing agent at a small slightly ghetto property with MAJOR issues. Our company always does cheap fixes, doesn’t pay contractors, etc. But I have been here for over a year now and have amazing benefits with lots of flexibility (take off whatever days I need every week or get as much OT as I want, leave early for family events, etc). There isn’t much structure in my company so I get a ton of freedom in how I manage my workload and do above average sales a month with 100% commission going to me at $50-100 a piece. I’m currently making $20/hr which is well above market for my city. It’s also only 10 mins from my house and we are M-F. I’ve recently been applying to other positions simply to find somewhere nicer to work. I was offered $21/hr at a slightly larger company for a luxury apartment complex with a lot more residents to manage. There are two leasing agents and two managers, commissions are split equally between the team (they’re very vague on the dollar amount). I read the reviews for the property and they’re pretty solid, nothing remotely bad at all. This is about 25 mins from my house and they’re open 7 days a week. After I accepted the offer my current company countered for $22/hr. I’m now at a standstill because I genuinely love my company and the flexibility, but the cheap fixes, health code violations, and non-payments put me in a rough spot with the residents and vendors. The company has only been dealing with these issues for about 3 months with a bunch of upper management changes, a lot of things are just falling through the cracks because everyone is so new and playing catch up but I really see the potential. Should I just see it through?

TLDR; accepted a leasing job for a little more hourly than my current job at a way nicer property but my company counter-offered even more, should I see through the rough patch they’re going through?

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u/Ih8thisgamee — 8 days ago

I’m currently a leasing agent at a small Class B property with MAJOR issues and meh retention. Our company always does cheap fixes, doesn’t pay vendors, etc. But I have been here for over a year now and have amazing benefits with lots of flexibility (take off whatever days I need every week or get as much OT as I want, leave early for family events, etc). There isn’t much structure in my company so I get a ton of freedom in how I manage my workload and average about 15 leases a month with 100% commission going to me at $50-100 a piece. I’m currently making $20/hr which is well above market for my city. It’s also only 10 mins from my house and we are M-F. I’ve recently been applying to other positions simply because I’ve only ever worked at class B and C properties and wanted something simpler. I was offered $21/hr at a slightly larger company for a class A property twice the size of my current apartments. There are two leasing agents and two managers, a huge difference coming from my two person property. PTO after 90 days and leasing commissions are split equally between the entire team including maintenance (they’re very vague on the dollar amount). I read the reviews for the property and they’re pretty solid, nothing remotely bad at all. This is about 25 mins from my house and they’re open 7 days a week. After I accepted the offer my current company countered for $22/hr. I’m now at a standstill because I genuinely love my company and the flexibility, but the cheap fixes, health code violations, and non-payments put me in a rough spot with the residents and vendors. The company has only been dealing with these issues for about 3 months with a bunch of upper management changes, a lot of things are just falling through the cracks because everyone is so new and playing catch up but I really see the potential. Should I just see it through?

TLDR; accepted a leasing job for a little more hourly than my current job at a way nicer property but my company counter-offered even more, should I see through the rough patch they’re going through?

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u/Ih8thisgamee — 8 days ago