Store Manager Position - Store Manager Extra Space Storage Employee Review

4.0
29 Sept 2015
Recommend
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Pros

After reading all of the reviews I want to set things straight: Saturdays are required, but I get three day weekends every other weekend. There is a lot of cleaning and maintenance, but they told you that up front in your interview. There is amazing room from growth, and they like to promote from within. If they aren't promoting you, you're doing something wrong. As long as you go in every day and do you job, it's not hard. I have a 40+ run down property in a horrible part of town and I love it. The work is easy as long as you know how to follow rules.

Cons

It can get a little gross sometimes - roaches, moldy mattresses, human fluids. Auctions can be hard but only if you're a bit emotional (this is business after all) - even though it's hard, you can give people options. Some customers ask for the moon and you obviously can't deliver. There is a lot of change all at once and sometimes it is hard to keep up. Benefits are a bit expensive.

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5.0
20 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits Work life balance Culture

Cons

More advancement opportunites in SLC versus chicago

3.0
14 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Solid schedule - 40 hours per week, not expected to be there more than that. No one looking over your shoulder constantly (unless you have a new DM, they can't seem to help it) Mostly great people to work with Local, immediate management does care and are helpful.

Cons

Very large rate increases really upset customers and that's just too bad. We are given word to tell them but it just isn't true. Putting more money in stock holder's pockets is the bottom line and it doesn't matter how much anger we have to deal with. You are absolutely expected to sell insurance to every renter. However, you must be careful because you aren't "insurance salesmen". You get a ding when you don't sell it. We are encouraged to use evasive language and rush through it so the renter thinks it's required without quite saying so. You would think this large of a corporation would have handymen available but it is so, so difficult to get the smallest repair done due to getting bids from vendors, turning them in, reminding the person you turned them in to what needs done maybe getting approval, then scheduling. By that time lights (or whatever) have been out for a month or 2. Benefits are very expensive and cover so little.

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