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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5.0
Aug 13, 2019
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Pros

Outstanding support system for new and current employees, healthy home/work life balance, and a culture that invites new and fresh ideas without fear of losing your job or for speaking up on what you feel may be the right thing to do. EQR is with the times and they try to streamline everything to make your job easier. I love that I can easily communicate with all of our residents via email, I love that we have upscale events for our residents, and just overall appreciate the support that has been given to me as a new manager to the company.

Cons

I have been an employee for about 6 months now and no cons that I can think of. I've been in the industry for about 10 years now and this is the happiest I have been and I feel like I can truly be myself.

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Equity Residential Response
6y
Hello, and thank you so much for your review! We’re so happy to hear that your first year with us (hopefully of many!) has been a five star experience. We’re so proud and thrilled that after 10 years in the industry, you feel you can be your authentic self at Equity; we hope that means you have found your forever home with us. Because of your experience with other companies and their technology, communication platforms, and resident services, it’s so rewarding to hear that you rank ours at the top. Furthermore, it’s awesome to hear that you have been able to live one of our favorites of our 10 Ways and have been comfortable Questioning Authority. It’s all music to our ears! Thank you for choosing Equity, for everything you do as a leader for your team and your residents, and for sharing this uplifting review with the world. We appreciate you, and we can’t wait to see where you take your career from here!
5.0
Aug 13, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Always challenged to try new things and share your voice. Pretty good benefits. Equity generally hires very smart, capable, and considerate people. There is opportunity for career growth if you are willing to work hard.

Cons

Pay could be better in corporate positions for the level of impact/responsibility within the company. Have to fight hard for resources to get a job done well and on time. Some days are certainly better than others, but I'm sure that's the same anywhere you go.

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Equity Residential Response
6y
We are so appreciative of you taking the time to share your perspective from our Chicago headquarters. You have raised some very thoughtful and insightful feedback, and we appreciate you for doing so. As you have been hearing, “innovation” has been the name of the game in 2019! We are so excited about the many initiatives that we strongly believe will have a positive and beneficial impact on the living and working experiences that we deliver to our residents and employees that we sometimes have the over-achieving habit of running before we walk. We are self-aware about this trait, and are working on ways to pace ourselves, to better communicate expectations and to help our employees prioritize. We also have been reviewing competitive compensation across the board and have created more communication and training for our corporate managers on this topic. We hope you will find that to be helpful, and we encourage you to have open and honest conversations with your supervisor and/or with members of our HR team to ensure a thorough understanding of how your pay is determined, and to share your own compensation expectations and personal career and financial goals. We couldn’t agree more with your review title - we also hope you will stay for a long time!
5.0
Aug 12, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Great Advancement opportunities ,Promote from within

Cons

No Cons at this time to share

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Equity Residential Response
6y
Thank you so much for your awesome review — and more importantly, for your 10+ years of dedication to Equity! Your role as a Regional Facilities Manager is an essential one, and we can’t thank you enough for the challenging work you do every day to support our teams. Keep up the great work, and thank you again!
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