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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4.0
Apr 16, 2015

Community Manager

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Pros

Amazing culture and work life balance. The people I work with every day are phenomenal, and I love the level of support and encouragement I receive from upper management. They reward performance not simply longevity, which I appreciate. I am able to own my growth within the company and have several departments that help guide me along my path.

Cons

They could ease up on the micro-managing, but it isn't anything that impacts me on a daily basis, but it would be nice to feel a little more trusted to make good business decisions. However, at times when I want to "Do the Right Thing" for my customers there is some red tape to get through to do it.

4.0
Apr 14, 2015

Great company to work for

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Pros

Lots of perks, great co-workers, upper management is best I have ever worked with

Cons

Very demanding with average salary.

1.0
Apr 8, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

In the REIT world Equity Residential looks great on a resume.

Cons

I work in the Orange county Market, corporate management often plays favorites and is not an equal opportunity employer. These are all examples of Management in the Orange County, California portfolio and HR in the West, I cannot speak for management on the East Coast of the United States: Equity management would rather look for outside talent when filling even basic positions, even though there are qualified candidates ready and willing to step up, this is a combination of RM/VP & HR "strategizing expert level". Equity Residential often likes to pigeonhole employees where they see fit in order to benefit the organization whether they or qualified for more or not, and stunt employees growth if it benefits their portfolio's numbers. When you realize these things are not right and you bring them to managements attention, there go to response is: "you're just not committed to your job or this company" or "you have become difficult to manage, and a lot of the managers are noticing" or they would like to remind you of the one time in the last year you were three minutes late to work because your child was ill, even though you called to inform your supervisor before business hours.

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