Worst Company Ever! - Human Resources Manager ABM Industries Employee Review

1.0
18 Jul 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Most of the people employed by ABM are good hardworking people. The corporate environment stifles those qualities.

Cons

I have worked for large corporations and small family owned companies and this place is a disaster. Training is nonexistent, discrimination is rampant, and people are a commodity to be used and discarded. As a member of the HR team I had a unique opportunituly to witness the truth anout ABM. Their ONLY concern is to their shareholders and bottomline. They constantly make decisions based on the next shareholders meeting with no long term vision. ABM is a service provider and the majority of their employees are janitors. They offer minimal training and wages, but will fire employees at the drop of a hat for not meeting standards. Turnover is out of control. They would rather hire 20 people to fill the same position instead of investing in the training of their current employees. I witnessed rampant discrimination based on age, disabilities, race, sexual orientation, and relegion. No one was safe unless they were a white male in a management position.

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5.0
21 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible, Accommodating, Team-building, Fair Benefits

Cons

Corporate America is not the greatest. Very cliquey depending on the region and how high up you go. Management is colder the higher up you go. Hard to establish contact cross-company.

2.0
5 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people who don’t INTEND to cause harm. The company tries to do right by its frontline team members.

Cons

Everybody wants to outwork their co-workers to prove they should stay with the company. The company’s focus is completely muddled and confusing—when I was interviewed and hired, we were focused on facilities services. How did we end up with 98% of our focus on semiconductors, AI, and Data Centers? Eight months into my first year in the job, they did company-wide layoffs, increased our in-office days from 3 to 4, and gave me another person’s job (which I was barely trained for). For the next 7 months, the job became agonizing and torturous. I was expected to act as a director or executive, while being paid the salary and given the permission and ability of the lowest-paid on the team (which is what I was hired to be). The company has shady ways of getting rid of people and expecting everyone to act as if nothing happened. The culture has completely changed, as DEI is not the focus anymore, and it has become increasingly apparent. Finally, always remember, that for ABM, company margins are more important than the talent and people you hire!

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