The Connor Group reviews

The Connor Group is the most unethical company I have ever experienced in my life. In every aspect there are no morals or values. The company “prides” itself on “People Count”, but it couldn’t be farther from the truth. I can honestly say that my biggest regret in life is working for The Connor Group. The best decision I have made, however, was to leave The Connor Group. I watched so much great talent come and go in my time there, and it was truly disheartening. They do not believe in coaching and developing you. They only bully you, until you either conform to their unethical ways, or you resign. From the beginning, sales pitches and tactics to lure you in. They make false promises and provide inaccurate information. They tell you that the role is 9-5, but it’s actually 8:30-6. It’s frowned upon to take your lunch, because “it may impact your sales numbers, if you miss the opportunity to meet a potential resident.” I averaged 60 hours a week, with no overtime. Which is a nice transition into my next point, their time and attendance system (Biopunch) inaccurately records your time. If you clock out at 6:08, for example, the system records you at 6:00. The system rounds up/down to the nearest 15-minute mark. Thus, cheating you out of time put in. I expressed concern over this to appropriate individuals, as well as employee surveys, and was dismissed repeatedly. Next, their utility billing system (Resident Billing Services) is owned and operated by The Connor Group. The system bills residents for water, sewer, trash, cable and internet. The pricing of each of the services billed to each resident is inflated by as much as 4x the actual billed amount to the property, every single month. You are also expected to utilize your personal phone to manage calls from the property, and their Leasehawk service system. You are told, not asked, to forward office calls to your personal phone when you head out onto the property. The Leasehawk system has an app that you are required to download, and manage calls, texts, and emails from residents, and potential residents, in the evenings, and weekends. Again, you are required to do this on your personal cell phone during business hours, after business hours, and on your time off. And, you are not reimbursed for your cell phone. Feedback to leadership is often dismissed, or you are retaliated against if you share a concern/opinion that differs from them. In addition, they use frequent incentive programs to persuade 5-star reviews. At The Connor Group, you are just a number. You are not valued for your talent, commitment, diversity, creative thinking, or authenticity. So, please, proceed with caution, and remember, “if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.”

Let's start w/ the ethics of how they get their reviews. They coerce their employees to write positive reviews to attract new talent. Literally, everyone there gets one telling them to write two reviews and if they don't like what you write, then you're fired. If you interview, ask them how many employees they have and do the math on how many employees they have. You'll quickly see that majority of those employees that gave them a 5 start review are no longer with them. Did they love it so much they left willingly? Honestly, I could go on about all of the other red flags, but I hope the first one is enough to dissuade anyone from applying. I was only there for a couple of weeks before I started looking elsewhere. The three months I was there before finding my next opportunity, they had fired close to 50% of the department's staff. Shortly after leaving they fired key accounting leadership. They'll pull you in with an attractive comp package and path to partnership. Don't expect to achieve either unless you're putting in 70 hours. Success here is defined by how long you sit in your office. I could go on about nuances like peculiar workplace norms (punishment is engrained in culture, no phones/computers in meetings, regular Saturday meetings are mandatory, cult-like quizzes on culture to kick off meetings), but I'm hoping the above is sufficient.