Going down the tubes fast - Senior Management ABM Industries Employee Review

1.0
5 Aug 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A good starting place to learn and then get the hell out, and fast. Minorities are not messed with as much, HR is scared to death of (more) lawsuits. Stock is going up thanks to the pimple-faced MBAs at Boston Consulting Group who helped ABM effect the layoff of over a hundred long time top performers.

Cons

As a former senior leader within the company's executive group, I can say that this company has no regard for any of it's people and will burn anyone and everyone to give the perception of success to the shareholders and Wall Street. The company is now completely run by the Janitorial cronies and they are doing everything they can to fill their own pockets with stock and bonuses before this gravy train for them goes over the cliff. Most of them are at or near retirement age and do not care about the long-term benefit of company, it's people or mission. Sad to see this happen to a 100+ year old company and I'm sure the founders are now rolling over in their graves.

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5.0
21 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible, Accommodating, Team-building, Fair Benefits

Cons

Corporate America is not the greatest. Very cliquey depending on the region and how high up you go. Management is colder the higher up you go. Hard to establish contact cross-company.

2.0
5 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people who don’t INTEND to cause harm. The company tries to do right by its frontline team members.

Cons

Everybody wants to outwork their co-workers to prove they should stay with the company. The company’s focus is completely muddled and confusing—when I was interviewed and hired, we were focused on facilities services. How did we end up with 98% of our focus on semiconductors, AI, and Data Centers? Eight months into my first year in the job, they did company-wide layoffs, increased our in-office days from 3 to 4, and gave me another person’s job (which I was barely trained for). For the next 7 months, the job became agonizing and torturous. I was expected to act as a director or executive, while being paid the salary and given the permission and ability of the lowest-paid on the team (which is what I was hired to be). The company has shady ways of getting rid of people and expecting everyone to act as if nothing happened. The culture has completely changed, as DEI is not the focus anymore, and it has become increasingly apparent. Finally, always remember, that for ABM, company margins are more important than the talent and people you hire!

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