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      Equity Residential

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      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

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      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
      Jul 24, 2013

      Great working environment and people

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Best people to work with who are all very talented and engaged in their roles. All are willing to go above and beyond to exceed expectations and continue to make Equity a top REIT.

      Cons

      Compensation and benefits could be better. Compared to other market leaders and fortune 500s, the pay is far behind.

      4.0
      Jul 17, 2013

      Good Company

      Leasing consultant
      Recommend
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      Pros

      growth in cities makes advancement easy. promote within often

      Cons

      no growth in smaller areas makes turnover hard and growth within the company near impossible without moving to a city

      5.0
      Feb 20, 2013

      Smart, Hardworking People....

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I work in the corporate office in Chicago, and love working for EQR. I'm a long term employee (10+ years), and have no plans to leave. Most of the leaders are smart, hardworking, and approachable. Culture is casual, yet fast paced and keeps me interested and challenged. More junior level employees are given the chance to work on really high level work, and are recognized for their contribution. I feel that all of the corporate teams work well together, and there is a true sense of it being a "group effort". I also love that we have gotten much better at remembering what our corporate role is--ensuring that our on site staff can do their jobs well and feel supported.

      Cons

      I sometimes wonder if there is any strategy involved with how people are paid--talking with co-workers, it seems that different rules apply to everyone. Although the vacation and paid time off is decent, my vacation is less here than it was when I was working for another larger firm headquartered in Chicago. I also feel that we are sometimes slow to adapt to technology & how today's workforce wants to work--it's gotten better in the last year, but I still feel like we lag behind comparable companies.

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