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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1K reviews
5.0
Apr 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Resident are very nice to work for and staff also having the right equipment and support. Running a 106 units property is keeps me more hands on.

Cons

My budget in carpet replacement also in appliance replacement needed to be larger. Having a small maintenance shop was hard to have.

4.0
Apr 11, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good sales based pay (Work hard make good money), Most coworkers are fun and intelligent, Occasional fun company events, I work at a very nice property, progressive company, approachable corporate staff

Cons

Residents who complain (can't escape this in Real Estate), No uniform (dress clothes) stipend, old software.

4.0
Feb 11, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong company with strong culture. Potential to make decent commission. Flexibility between properties. Good benefits. nationwide company allows flexibility between states.

Cons

Company is strictly about profits and numbers. Amount of work allocated for position is at times overwhelming. Less and less room to grow. Company seems to be downsizing.

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