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 12, 2019
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Pros

The Job Has Great Benefits

Cons

There Happens To Be A Few Service Managers That Are Horrible Communicators, Lack Understanding, And Self Centered

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Equity Residential Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We are glad to hear that our benefits met your needs, but sorry to hear about your experience with some of your managers. We are always striving to improve our training in order to help our leaders improve, and we assure you that your feedback is heard and that we will continue to commit to this goal. We wish you the best.
2.0
Mar 7, 2019

Manager

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Pros

Great housing discount and fair paid rate

Cons

Recent change in upper management change the whole company culture of Equity. Micro management and very corporate culture. There are gap now between on site team and Corporate management. We are no longer one team and separation of power. Too much favoritism going on and power house. Equity used to be a great culture but now it is very different. A lot of people feel the same way. Good employees has no future and the quiet one begins leaving company.

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Equity Residential Response
7y
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. Although we are disappointed that your experience with us has gone downhill, we are appreciative of you taking the time to bring it to our attention, and we hope that we will have an opportunity to discuss your feedback directly so that we can make an effort to retain you. Any time a company experiences a change in leadership, whether that is at a regional or national level, we recognize that shift in culture, communication, and overall management style and can take some getting used to for everyone involved — including those new leaders. We have also observed that new leaders at any level tend to ask a lot of questions and dig into processes in an effort to better understand the decisions that were made in the past and that need to be made going forward, which may sometimes come across as overly involved or bordering on micro-management if not explained thoroughly. As we are not aware of the exact details of what you are observing, or in which market/office, we do not know if that is consistent with what you are seeing — but we would love a chance to discuss this with you. Please contact a member of your local Human Resources team if you have more feedback you would like to share. We assure you we are here to listen and hope to improve things for you and your team. Thank you for all that you do.
5.0
May 12, 2018

Love the culture!

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Pros

I’ve started at Equity Residential almost 8 years ago and I’ve held positions such as Customer Support Assistant, Leasing Consultant, Sr. Leasing Consultant, Leasing Manager and Community Manager. My experience at Equity Residential has been amazing, I love the culture, my managers and the corporate team have always been supportive of my career growth and you can tell that they truly care about their employees. I’m so proud to work for such a wonderful company.

Cons

I’ve worked with Equity and I’m afraid that I do not have any cons at the moment! Just continue to be great!

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Equity Residential Response
7y
Wow – what an impressive career progression you have had in your eight years with us! Hearing stories like yours makes us so proud, as our ultimate goal is to provide a long and rewarding career path for all of our talented employees. We think it’s such a win-win to promote from within – and your story is a testament of that! We’re thrilled that the people you work with and our corporate leadership teams are at the top of your list of what you love about being here, and that you feel heard and supported. You, our employees, are our most valuable resource, and we would be nothing without you. Keep up the great work, and keep sharing your feedback if there is ever anything you and your team need!
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