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
Aug 24, 2016

Great company but very coporate-y

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great company, fantastic staff, good benefits. Equity provides you with a lot of tools for you to continue learning. Company is very tight knit, even though its a big corporate you still see the faces of VP's and RM's they are interested in knowing how your property is doing and etc not like a lot of place previously work at.

Cons

Since company is very corporate-y, a lot is expected from you. You are reviewed on everything and everything has a report based based on your performance, down from how many times you answer the phone, etc.

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Equity Residential Response
9y
We appreciate you taking the time to review your first year of experience with us, and are happy to hear that it has been largely positive so far. We agree wholeheartedly with the items you mentioned in your list of “pros.” We strive to offer all of the advantages of a large company (benefits, career growth, training, technology, and structure - to name a few) while never losing sight of the more personal side of running our business. While the nature of being a large, publicly traded company means that we do have a lot of goals, numbers, and metrics to juggle, we hope that our leaders are taking the time to explain to you and your colleagues why each measureable item is so important. We hope you will ask your CM and RM for clarification if you ever need it - after all, Question Authority is one of our Ten Ways to Be a Winner. Thank you also for your advice. We are constantly evaluating all performance - from the sales calls you mentioned up to our senior leaders’ presence and level of engagement at the communities - but if you feel there is an area that is lacking, we hope you feel comfortable reaching out to a member of your local team. The “Who to Call in HR” page on ERNIE is a great resource. We hope to enjoy many more years together making Equity an awesome place to work.
3.0
Aug 16, 2016

Leasing Consuleant

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great housing discounts offered to employees.

Cons

Opportunity for growth was limited

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Equity Residential Response
9y
Thanks for your feedback, although we're sorry to hear your experience with us wasn't better. Providing opportunities for career growth is incredibly important to us, and our Organization and Talent Development department is continually working on adding more training resources to our already robust curriculum. We just rolled out Accelerate for Sales, an intensive program designed to help high-performing Leasing Consultants prepare for Community Manager roles.
5.0
Jul 11, 2016

Great company to work for

Anonymous employee
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Pros

-Great training classes -Great management team

Cons

None that I can think of

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Equity Residential Response
9y
Thank you for your very positive review. We're happy that you enjoy working at Equity Residential and appreciate the contributions you're making to help make the company successful.
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