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      Equity Residential

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      Equity Residential reviews

      4.2

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (1,121 total reviews)
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      Mark Parrell

      87% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      Equity Residential has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,121 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent 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
      Sep 26, 2014

      Great Co Workers

      Leasing consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I love it easy to learn...they are big on training and networking

      Cons

      Have to work weekend as they tend to be busy.

      3.0
      Sep 10, 2014

      It's a large corporation, with all the perks and challenges.

      Property manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Compensation is fair, especially when you factor in benefits (medical, vacation, 401K match) and other perks. Hourly wage itself may not be as high, but the package as a whole is better than many. Daily satisfaction depends a lot on your direct managers, so it can vary a lot. Overall, you have the opportunity to work with great people and have a stable, reliable career.

      Cons

      As a large, successful corporation, you don't have to worry about going under, but this also means that all decisions are made with consideration for maximum revenue above all else. Policies and procedures dictate everything, which can be comforting but also frustrating in the lack of autonomy. You also have to be ready to relocate to advance, particularly quickly. The competition and drive to be the leader in the industry means that while work/life balance is talked about, those who don't practice it get ahead. Can be a bit of the "old boys club" when in comes to senior leadership.

      2.0
      Sep 6, 2014

      Company has a high turnover for a reason.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Not bad for a temporary career move. Has excellent training that you can use for another company.

      Cons

      Expectations are unrealistic. You easily get burned out. Upper management views you as being replaceable. Hard for minorities to make it to the top, but very easy to get hired for entry level positions. I could go on forever and tell you how Equity loss sight of employee engagement and how so many people hate it.

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