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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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      1.0
      Sep 27, 2022

      Deteriorating business processes and leadership

      Individual contributor
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      Pros

      Equity owns and manages beautiful communities across the nation. They focus on building a remarkable experience for their customers.

      Cons

      I worked in the IT Department and don't recommend it if you are a serious IT professional. Equity is NOT an IT company and it is felt heavily everyday. I once worked for an experienced IT professional at Equity, who was replaced by a community manager with zero experience. This led to a multitude of issues, including constant turnover, failed launches and countless unprofessional occurrences. I felt like my career track melted away slowly. All the while senior leadership did nothing, just as they did with the previous manager's shortcomings. They just continued to make misguided hiring decisions that led to more turmoil.

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      Equity Residential Response
      3y
      While we are disappointed to hear about your experience, we appreciate you taking the time to share your perspectives. Equity Residential recognizes how critical our IT department is, and is always looking for ways to both enhance the processes and programs IT supports, as well as enhance and diversify the team dynamic. We assure you that we take feedback like yours seriously, and hope that during your time with Equity Residential, you shared your feedback with your manager or Human Resources team, or by utilizing one of the many platforms we provide to our employees to ask questions, discuss concerns and respectively “Question Authority”.
      1.0
      Sep 23, 2022

      A horrible company! This is where you literally run and don’t look back!

      Leasing manager
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      Pros

      Absolutely None at this company. The most political and awful leadership I’ve ever dealt with.

      Cons

      I have been doing this for almost 2 decades and I have had quite a few jobs but in all honesty, this one takes the cake on the worst jobs I have ever held. My supervisor was the most unethical, unprofessional, backstabbing, rude and horrible person I’ve ever dealt with and come in contact with in my 4 decades of being alive, and I don’t say this lightly. From slamming papers to talking behind your back and everything in between, is what I dealt with at this Seattle Hi-rise. Their HR to senior leadership is a complete joke. Their 1980 processes is a another issue that I can write a book about. If you are a creative out of the box thinker, this company is not for you. And if you aren’t, have at it!

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      Equity Residential Response
      3y
      We’re sorry to hear you describe your experience in such a negative light. We hope that during your time with Equity you reached out to your local Human Resources representative to further discuss your concerns. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
      5.0
      Sep 19, 2022

      Love it here at Eqr

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      This company is on the cutting edge in terms of tech, culture and how they treat employees and residents

      Cons

      None that I have found over my tenure here at EQR

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      Equity Residential Response
      3y
      5 stars, how kind of you! We appreciate you taking the time to visit our page and share your thoughts. Thank you!!
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