Good culture, TOXIC mid-management - Analyst Venterra Realty Employee Review

2.0
24 Aug 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The business model is great and the leadership team is really good. They encourage forward thinking and respect all levels within the organization

Cons

+ Some of the mid-management staff, like Managers, are extremely insecure about bringing in new ideas. + I have had a very toxic and depressive time with such a manager because of her conniving attitude. + Look at the turnover of individual managers and assess what is wrong with their department. Several people who left in quick succession could not be wrong. Maybe the problem is with the manager who is managing people

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Venterra Realty Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. It is great to hear that you enjoyed Venterra’s business model, forward thinking approach and leadership, especially around respecting all levels of the organization. This is certainly in line with our never-ending pursuit of excellence and the rest of our Core Values. I am sorry to hear that you did not find your experience with your direct manager to meet that same standard. We are committed to offering an exceptional employee experience at all levels and feedback like this allows us to ensure our leaders are delivering on our employee promise. In order to better understand your experience and ensure that future employees do not have the same experience you did, I encourage you to provide information to us anonymously through EthicsPoint (https://bit.ly/1NPNZHS) or reach out to me directly by phone (905-717-8264) or email (rroos@venterraliving.com) to discuss. Thank you again for providing the review and, in advance, for an additional dialogue.

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