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
3.0
Jun 24, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I think the company as a whole is well run and wants to develop their employees

Cons

Management was very caddy when talking about other employees chances at being promoted and could overhear the shallow reasons.

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Equity Residential Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to share your balanced feedback. We’re glad to hear that there were aspects of our company that you admired, but we are also sorry to hear of your concerns. Please know that we take all of the feedback we receive here seriously, and that we are committed to ongoing improvement. We wish you the best.
5.0
Apr 25, 2019

Be patient and trust the process

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Leadership is committed to the future vision of the company and that very much includes employee engagement and succession planning. There are excellent training programs and opportunities to learn and grow as well as paid volunteer time which sets an excellent example of the company's culture.

Cons

Likely to work weekends while building your career and probably make more money in another entry field however after entry roles the pay is competitive.

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Equity Residential Response
7y
We love the title of your review! Thank you so much for sharing this great mantra, and for your patience and trust in us. We’re so glad to hear that you see the commitments our leaders have made to employee engagement and to the continued growth and development of our team members. We also appreciate your thoughtful advice. We are always looking for ways to improve and adapt to remain competitive in the current talent market, and to prepare ourselves for what lies ahead — so please keep sharing your ideas with your leadership team, and we promise to keep listening!
2.0
Dec 28, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good medical insurance, maternity/paternity leave, great place to climb the ranks if you don't have a college degree

Cons

First and foremost priority is the shareholder - it's all about the bottom line. Direct manager's aren't given the ability to properly reward and recognize top employees. A top employee may not rent the most apartments, but put in the extra work and work outside their job description. Lastly, the things upper management makes you do to residents can be crazy at times. In my opinion, sometimes if the lease says something there is still room for forgiveness. When bad news has to be delivered, it is usually delivered from community/service managers, leasing consultants, or technicians (rarely at a higher level than that). In order to stick to community guidelines and avoid using trade secrets or confidential information, I won't elaborate on some of the border line unethical practices I've witnessed. Although, there are standard practices that would make it so I would never put my family or myself in an Equity Apartment.

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Equity Residential Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to share your constructive feedback regarding your experience with us. We regret that you are not able to reflect on your time with us in a more positive light, and are very sorry to hear about the things you mentioned that were disengaging and discouraging for you. We hope that you were able to share this feedback with your supervisor and HR prior to your departure, but if not, please know the lines of communication remain open as we are always striving to collect as much feedback as we can in order to improve. Thank you for your time at Equity, and we wish you the best in your current and future endeavors.
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