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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1.0
May 11, 2018

Equity Residential

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Medical, health, vision and dental insurance

Cons

Poor management, upper management do not fallow company policies and rules.

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Equity Residential Response
7y
We are sorry to hear that your experience with us did not leave you with a favorable impression. While one of our goals as a public company is to generate revenue and a positive return on investment for our shareholders, we highly value our residents and employees. We do our best to put leaders in place who will deliver exceptional customer service, uphold high standards of living for their residents — including recommending improvements and capital projects to local leadership, and instill these values in their teams as well. Regarding promotions and advancement, we evaluate all facets of performance when making these decisions. We regret that this was not your perception. We thank you for your feedback and wish you the best.
5.0
May 4, 2018

Fantastic Experience!

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Pros

I have worked for EQR for the past 7 years. Its the only residential management company that I have worked for that truly believes in the work/life balance. Streamlined processes, rewarding workdays, pays well and I go home stress free.

Cons

Wish the workdays ended at 5pm, but that's property management for you.

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Equity Residential Response
7y
Thank you so much for your five stars – but more importantly, for your seven years! We are so proud to offer the culture, structure, and opportunities you described, and we hope to continue to engage and retain you for many more years. Thank you for your advice as well; our leaders make every attempt to remain connected to the realities of the challenges you and your colleagues face on-site, but if you ever feel we are missing the mark, we hope you will continue to speak up with your suggestions. Thanks again for all that you do and for sharing your positive endorsement!
5.0
Mar 1, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

I started with Equity as a Leasing Consultant, was promoted to Senior Leasing Consultant, then promoted to Assistant Manager and now Community Manager. My experience with Equity has been one of constant support and encouragement toward growth and furthering my career and personal development. Equity frequently rewards exceptional effort and results with awards and bonuses. Pay is competitive. Larger company, which means more opportunities for advancement, more often. Equity is ethical and has created a culture of kindness around "doing the right thing."

Cons

Rent can still be expensive with the great employee discount on rents, since many of our communities are located in higher rent areas.

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Equity Residential Response
8y
Can you see the smile on all of our faces? We love hearing about your impressive career path with the company, and that you have felt encouraged and supported along the way by your leaders, by our training, and even our compensation and benefits. We recognize that in an increasingly competitive and challenging industry, we must continue to invest time and resources into training and development for our hardworking employees so that we can enjoy continued growth and success together — and so that talented, engaged leaders like yourself can continue to pay it forward to help your team members achieve their own career goals. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your encouraging thoughts here; it’s employees like you that make us so proud to be a part of this company, and that keep us all motivated to keep growing, evolving, and challenging the status quo. Keep up the great work, and we will keep striving to make Equity a company that you are proud to represent!
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