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
5.0
Feb 2, 2017

Community Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

A lot of support and great company culture. All Corporate personnel are approachable and down to earth.

Cons

Short staff on property and their google email is overwhelming

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Equity Residential Response
9y
Hi there! Thanks so much for your kind words; it’s music to our ears that you feel supported by both field and corporate colleagues. We hear you on the staffing/workload challenges, and we are continually evaluating the staffing levels for our communities. Our HR and Operations teams are working to address the busy summer months in particular; in the meantime, hang in there and thank you for all that you do!
5.0
Feb 2, 2017

Culture Is Fantastic

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great Benefits, 401K match after a year, team mentality, morally fit, helpful upper management & customer service oriented.

Cons

Peninsula expensive. Discount to living on site reduced.

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Equity Residential Response
9y
To borrow from your headline - thanks for the fantastic review! We are so happy to hear that you identify with our core values and that you’re enjoying your time here with the help of supportive leadership and our robust benefits package. As for your comment on the cost of living in our core markets (yours in particular), we hear you. You may or may not be aware that prior to 2016, our employee apartment discount was a standard 20% in all markets. Recently, we raised the discount from a flat 20% to a range of 20-40%, depending on the cost of living in each market. We are continually evaluating our benefits, including the apartment discount, and our increase from 20% was one of the ways we took feedback from our employees to heart and delivered on our commitment to our employees. Thank you for all that you do for Equity and for your customers, and we hope you continue to enjoy the ride!
3.0
Feb 1, 2017

Great-Just needed a change

Anonymous employee
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Pros

comission plus hourly wage, location and fast paced environment, health and 401K

Cons

work life balance, negative customer work environment

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Equity Residential Response
9y
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts! We appreciate your dedication to your position and to the challenging - yet rewarding - field of customer service. We firmly believe that our property employees have the toughest jobs in our company due to the unpredictable nature of our business and the challenges of providing top-notch customer service, even when dealing with challenging personalities or stressful situations. In order to get through the challenges, you have to be motivated by helping others and making a difference - we hope that you are, and we hope that the support of your teammates, our internal training resources, and the wealth of advancement opportunities available here help to motivate and inspire you as well!
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