The current labor shortage crisis.

The current labor shortage crisis.
 

Sad

Keep on looking buddy...

hysterical

Ugh

This entire industry needs an overhaul from delusion.
 

Correct!

Nope. We pay our leasing agents that rate but certified techs always get $20+. Service mgrs $28+

Service managers have been making 28 for last 5 years. This industry needs to review expectations of service managers. I have not seen any property managers do leasing every day!!

When you’re at a small property, managers are leasing too on a daily. LOL, especially when you have to work all week because of short staffed & salaried.  I’ve never managed less than 225 but i too have been short staffed.
Id definitely like to see maintenance team gets better perks, higher hourly, raises & quarterly bonuses. However, as a property manager I can say daily operations & residents demand have been quadrupled since Covid. All are equally as important. Let’s not make it about one side is better than other.

I interviewed a tech 3 weeks ago. Experienced. Had his own tools. Great personality. My regional didn’t even call him. Yet the position was open since March. My techs and leasing start over $20. Service super is at $32.00. My techs and I were discussing this yesterday. We want the skills of a tradesman. All trades. And pay them what we do. Someone told me the average age of a plumber right now is 59. We are going be up a creek in a few years.

 I am just curious. Is it standard procedure in your company for the regional to call technician candidates? A manager-service manager team is well qualified to handle it IMO

Meanwhile our company is paying over $40k annually to work the last 3weeks of each month(35 weeks a year). 1 week off each month......and we can't find people.

common crisis everywhere.