Equity Residential reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(1,121 total reviews)
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Mark Parrell

87% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Equity Residential has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,121 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Equity Residential employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Oct 4, 2017

Community manager

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Pros

Property staff get along well and support each other but they run very lean. Ok health benefits. Not much more than that!

Cons

No support from upper management. They insist that site staff cannot waive anything and you are to say no to most things to residents, yet if it gets to them they don't back their own preaching and give it anyway! Frustrating for site and one gets reprimanded if a resident relation goes in or the scores go down due to residents reviews not satisfied.

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Equity Residential Response
8y
Hello, and thank you for sharing your thoughts and advice. Your message is timely, as empowerment and decision making were key messages at our recent Leadership Summits. If you were able to attend, we hope you took our COO’s message to heart on this topic, which is that each community needs to make these business decisions on a case-by-case basis in partnership with your Regional Manager. We are sorry to hear that this hasn’t been your experience thus far, but we really do want you to be able to think like an owner, challenge authority when you feel it is warranted, and work collaboratively and creatively with your team and RM in your approach to problem solving and resident relations. We encourage you to have an open and honest discussion with your RM about how you would feel better supported, and we also welcome you to contact your local HR Representative at 646-833-3972. Thank you for speaking up, and we hope to have the opportunity to keep working together.
1.0
Oct 1, 2017

Micro Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The company parties are wonderful.

Cons

Depending on your department you will be micro managed by your manager, expected to work long hours and you have no creative license in the work that you do.

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Equity Residential Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience, although we regret it was not a more positive one. We recognize that many managers have different styles and that all leaders have ongoing areas of opportunity. We will continue to do our best to offer more support and training to our managers to help them effectively lead and delegate without micro-managing, and to promote and support a work-life balance for themselves and their teams. We wish you the best.
4.0
Sep 19, 2017

Accounts Payable Supervisor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great Family oriented company that will respect your needs.

Cons

Pay is not all that great.

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Equity Residential Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to share a review, and we are happy to hear that you enjoyed your overall experience here. We wish you all the best!
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