The last time that I applied for a job was two summers ago. I was desperate to stay in Corvallis for the summer and was looking for work anywhere and everywhere. Everything paid minimum wage and I was willing to take it because I wanted to live with my friends and move out of my parents house. One day, I got a text with a link to a job posting in Corvallis. It read, “Hiring a leasing professional, $16/hr.” Unfortunately I do not have the full job description still because it was so long ago. I thought it was too good to be true and applied immediately. Within the day I had an interview lined up, and the following day I had a job offer.
Besides the base pay, the description spoke of bonuses, room for growth, and experience in an office setting. The company was small so I was told that I would have the opportunity to do some marketing as well in order to get the word out to the college students looking for housing. Overall it seemed like a great opportunity for me to work in a more professional job while reaping a bunch of benefits along the way. I accepted the position and started working the following week.
I worked there for a total of two years and for the most part, the description was true. On top of my great pay, I was making $250 in bonuses every week. I was given the opportunity to experience growth and do some of the duties of the assistant manager while they were transitioning out of their role. I was offered the promotion but had to turn it down because of school. They did tell me that I would have the opportunity to do some marketing for the company and this was a mess. There had never been any marketing done before so they had no idea how to appeal to a college demographic. I tried very hard but without someone to help me along the way I was not able to grow very much in this. They mainly wanted me to just post on Craigslist. The biggest difference that I will speak to was the company culture. I was told it was an awesome environment and within one day of me working there a guy was fired for sexual harassment. Then my manager quit because of her being poorly treated. Then my coworker got fired for lying. Then my other coworker got fired for lying. The atmosphere was awful and I wish that I would have known that before getting the job.
