Too much volunteerism and employee donations requested - Anonymous employee AMLI Residential Employee Review

3.0
Mar 6, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great leadership. Executives are readily available and have quarterly conference and recognition events which they attend and seem to really take an interest in the success of employees.

Cons

Often try to shove their "culture" down your throat. Excessive requests to donate to their preferred charities. Distracting office events (ex: chair racing, filming videos for events) then with the guise of a contest for college hoops brackets or super bowl squares, they take and give half the money to their preferred charity and only give half back to employees, but take the tax break themselves without offering you the employee a receipt for your charitable donations. During events people yelling and screaming in middle of office making concentration or phone calls impossible.

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AMLI Residential Response
12y
Thank you for taking time to share your feedback. I am disappointed to read that you feel we are pushing volunteering and corporate culture in a negative manner. AMLI was built on the foundation that “giving back to the communities in which we live and work” is a core value. In each of our AMLI cites we have selected charities and organizations that we support both financially and with volunteerism. That being said, all activities and donations are voluntary and no one should feel obligated. Since you are in the Chicago Corporate office, please feel free to share your concerns/comments with me and/or anyone in senior management. Thank you again for taking time to share your thoughts. Leslie Silverman

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Thank you for sharing your experience and for choosing AMLI after so many years in the multifamily industry. We're honored to hear that your experience has been such a positive one and that our culture, leadership, and commitment to our values have stood out. We appreciate your thoughtful feedback and are grateful to have you as part of the team. We look forward to supporting your continued growth and success at AMLI.
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and welcome to AMLI. We’re thrilled to hear that your first months with the company have been so positive and that you’ve felt supported by both your team and our culture. We appreciate your kind words about our people, leadership, and commitment to growth. Thank you for being part of AMLI, and we look forward to supporting your continued success.
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