Want to grow? This isn't the place. - Anonymous employee Extra Space Storage Employee Review

2.0
29 Oct 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The best reason to work for Extra Space would be job security. As long as you perform and you show up for work, you keep your job. The environment is not great, but you have the option to work from home after proving yourself. The pay is mediocre now but used to be quite competitive... it's still an upgrade for anyone working a retail or restaurant job.

Cons

It is very easy to go unnoticed. You can make real sacrifices in your personal and family life and not be recognized. They say you are going to get opportunities because the company is growing but really, they strive to bring outsiders in, instead of promoting from within. Complaints to upper-level executives are often met with no action. The HR department at the NSC (National Sales Center) is constantly changing, this leaves the lower-level employees feeling helpless when major issues arise. Veteran/Active Duty support has been requested for years and has not made any progress, for employees or customers both. The environment at the NSC is quite bland, it starts to feel like a day at the DMV after a couple of hours. There's no gym access, no meal benefits, no activity center to release your wiggles or decompress from your workday. Socializing in the workplace is frowned upon. This is not a team environment. While maintaining the imagery of a team and separating agents into teams, it's very individual driven. Team Leads are often overwhelmed with extra projects that higher leadership should not delegate. In terms of technology, the company has a lot of improvement that needs to be done... including the very software you will use to convert sales. Paid holidays are dwindling.

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5.0
5 Jun 2026
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Pros

The good points of working for Extra Space these five years is the help and growth management allows me. I enjoy working for Extra Space Storage and i come everyday wit a positive mindset to achieve our company goals.

Cons

Extra Space has trained me to listen and show empathy to our tenants. I do my best to give our tenants great customer service and advice.

3.0
14 May 2026
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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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