Rant- A company with a high employee turn over is a company who does not...

Guest Insider Totally agree!!!
I wish more people had this mindset

Guest Insider I love this however we have to understand that not all people we hire have this type of worth ethic.

Guest Insider This is a great mindset and works well when you don’t have office hours and people facing customers. Working from home, leaving early and coming in late is just not feasible in our industry. With that said… we shouldn’t be skipping lunches, staying after and taking work home. But I see people in this industry do it all the time and then look at the management company for their burnout

Guest Insider I am flexible with my staff. Im a regional over 6 properties and as long as the office is manned I work with people. You need to have happy employees to have an employees that work hard and care.

Guest Insider That’s great! Yes of course work with people. I always have as well ???? I think your key statement ‘as long as the office is manned’ says it all. We don’t have the capacity to just let team members choose when and where they work as that shared post suggests.

Guest Insider I totally agree. Unfortunately, there are residents who want to see a person. This is where some may take advantage of it and mess up for the staff that ethics and morals.
I love this mentality.

Guest Insider This is how my team operates too!

Jomar Rager This doesn’t exist in our industry

Guest Insider Jomar Rager what industry are you in? I’m in multifamily and I’ve used this and it works. Don’t be afraid of trying new things unless you are not on the position to make that happen - find your joy

Guest Insider Wish more employees or managers were like this.

Karen Mallinger A little leeway goes a long way toward keeping your staff happy & engaged. 2 examples just this week: 1) I have a painter who I know has been having transportation problems. The part he ordered to fix his truck came in, but the place was only open until 4pm. It was an easy decision to let him duck out an hour early so he could make sure he has reliable transportation to get to work. 2) a new maintenance tech had to take a bit longer lunch yesterday because he is responsible for dropping off his daughter at school in the AM and didn’t realize he needed to make arrangements if he doesn’t walk her all the way inside. For and extra 1/2 hour, he got peace of mind and an employer that cares about his family so he can be present and get the job done.

Melanie Thompson Good leadership

Guest Insider Can’t love this post enough!!!!!

Miles Scruggs It’s a bit out of place to not realize this is a two way street. They seems to completely not understand employee handbooks, company policies etc all exist because everyone has different work ethics, goals etc. No one woke up one day and said: “You know what would be fun to do? Write a bunch of policy stuff. No we don’t actually need it but I just going to write it anyway.”
If you stack your roster with rock stars, that is how I have to operate as I hate micro managing people, then it works great. Unless this is your second day in the workforce and heading into month three of your life, then you know the world is also filled with piles of people that without parameters will show up for 2 hours every second Monday. So you either completely excluded them from the workforce entirely or you provide them the structure to thrive in.
It’s a naive to think that all people will just inherently do their job, some need the handholding and babysitting. Then if those people exist and you aren’t... Show more

It’s a bit out of place to not realize this is a two way street. They seems to completely not understand employee handbooks, company policies etc all exist because everyone has different work ethics, goals etc. No one woke up one day and said: “You know what would be fun to do? Write a bunch of policy stuff. No we don’t actually need it but I just going to write it anyway.”
If you stack your roster with rock stars, that is how I have to operate as I hate micro managing people, then it works great. Unless this is your second day in the workforce and heading into month three of your life, then you know the world is also filled with piles of people that without parameters will show up for 2 hours every second Monday. So you either completely excluded them from the workforce entirely or you provide them the structure to thrive in.
It’s a naive to think that all people will just inherently do their job, some need the handholding and babysitting. Then if those people exist and you aren’t treating everyone the same (even though they aren’t and they shouldn’t be) then you get those discrimination complaints because someone that needs the parameters can’t fathom why diligent Sally just took the afternoon off without a reason.

Misty White Im the worst about taking vacation sometimes. I will sometimes take a long weekend, but other than when I was sick with Covid, I haven’t been away from the office longer than five days in a row. Granted, we are a very small family owned company and I do the majority/all of the leasing and marketing, but I know that for my sake, I need to take a break when I need one. Not that I’m overwhelmed or stressed out because I’m not.

Guest Insider I feel this….I have created a name for myself in the area I’m in. My resume speaks for itself. So, when you hire me, you are hiring someone who knows how to do their job and do it well. I don’t need someone breathing down my neck micromanaging me. Trust that I’m doing my job well and give me a chance to show you that.

Kelley Martin We are in a people business which means we must be available to our people. Is work / life balance important along with healthy boundaries… absolutely! Those people include “our people” and flexibility is so important but that flexibility should be accessed in needed situations not the norm.

Guest Insider I say this regularly "I am not a clock watcher" if your job is done... You know what you need to do. LOVE IT

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