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      Equity Residential

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      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

      Ratings by demographic groups

      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
      4.0
      Jul 6, 2017

      Equity

      Service manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Support from training to help with technical issues

      Cons

      A few dated practices and ideas

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      Equity Residential Response
      8y
      Hello, and thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We are glad to hear that your experience with us was positive overall, and that our training and support met your needs. We recognize that we need to continually evaluate our business practices and adapt to our employees’ and residents’ needs, and have created several internal methods of collecting feedback and suggestions, including our “Masterminds” program, open discussions on our company intranet, and Town Hall Meetings. Thank you again, and we wish you the best.
      1.0
      Jul 3, 2017

      Too much work for too little pay

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits and ability to transfer across properties

      Cons

      No training whatsoever aside from tutorial videos that do not prepare you for real interactions

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      Equity Residential Response
      8y
      Thank you for sharing your experience, although we regret that our compensation and training did not meet your expectations. Our Organization and Talent Development department is working on several enhancements to our training program which we hope will help employees feel prepared for success. We are continually evaluating our salary and bonus structures for ongoing improvement as well. We thank you for your time with us, and we wish you all the best.
      4.0
      Jun 25, 2017

      Equity Residential - Great

      Renovation services manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great Company to work for. They promote from within fairly and with thought

      Cons

      Some buracracy that is combersome

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      Equity Residential Response
      9y
      Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! We are thrilled that you have enjoyed your first five years with us, and we appreciate your comments regarding our commitment to promoting from within. We also recognize the challenges that can accompany our structured processes as a public company, and continue to evaluate our administrative practices to allow team members to be as efficient and productive as possible. We know your department is having a very busy year - thank you for all that you do!
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