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Mark Parrell
4 Ratings
Pros
"Supportive of work/life balance" (in 27 reviews)
"We have flexible schedules with great benefits" (in 39 reviews)
Cons
"Work/life balance can be difficult especially in the busy season" (in 24 reviews)
"Lastly, the things upper management makes you do to residents can be crazy at times" (in 37 reviews)
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Helpful (10)
Make the change, it'll be worth it...
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Equity Residential full-time for more than 6 years
Pros
A friendly professional environment of competitive, determined, hardworking people. Some of the most inspiring senior leadership I've ever had the chance to work for. This team takes care of their own, makes a point to get to know every one on site, and will take the time to teach, develop, and groom their successors. Most importantly, managers actually get a say in their decision making, and the senior leadership team...
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With such a widespread area of communities, your personal preferences of geographic location could keep you from great promotion opportunities.
Equity Residential2018-05-01 Best Career Choice I've Ever Made
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Equity Residential full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Holidays and Weekends off. Great Salary. Incredible Team of People to work with. Values Council. 10 Ways to Be a Winner.
Cons
Residents can be a little testy. But that's the Business :)
Advice to Management
Keep doing what your doing.
Equity Residential2019-02-11Service Manager
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Equity Residential full-time for more than 9 years
Pros
Great company to work for, you must work hard, but you’re rewarded well.
Cons
You must work hard, sometimes it feels like you don’t have time to “enjoy the ride“.
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work, it seems that the changes you make for the employees always improves our place of employment.
Equity Residential2019-02-09Great Housing Benefits
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Equity Residential full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Largest pro is the housing discount policy 40-50% depending on position and when you started. Good vacation time. Good about keeping tech up to date.
Cons
Everything goes up through a large chain of command. Employee empowerment very low. If you are more creative and like to have control of how to run your property this company is rigid.
Advice to Management
Allow properties to have more input and decision making power. National contracts on certain vendors cause more harm than help.
Equity Residential2019-01-28Great place to work
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Equity Residential full-time
Pros
Good hours, locations, housing discont
Cons
Raises are a little shy.
Equity Residential2019-01-24Helpful (1)
Best Job I've ever had!
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Equity Residential full-time for more than 6 years
Pros
Inclusivity. Always encouraged and valued employees' opinions and inputs.
Cons
Not here in Houston, TX
Advice to Management
Please do not change the culture. You've always done an incredible job of retaining your employees.
Equity Residential2019-01-21Leasing consultant
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Equity Residential full-time for more than 6 years
Pros
I truly admire the culture of equity. They offer competitive pay and benefits are great!
Cons
- CM’s do whatever they want. My current CM takes a 4 hour lunch every single day without fail (12-4) and when he returns, he locks himself in his office for the remainder of the day and works on his college class work. Doesn’t answer phones, doesn’t speak to resident or return their requested call backs. Doesn’t make himself present and our resident always make it a point to comment how the CM is never around or locked...
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Watch your community managers. A manager sets the tone of a work place and can easily drive out great employees.
Equity Residential2019-02-02Helpful (1)
A Company with Character, Values, and the BEST People
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Equity Residential full-time for more than 20 years
Pros
Equity is a company with excellent leadership, impressive succession planning, great benefits, phenomenal training, and core values we can all be proud to share. Employees are all given opportunities to stretch beyond their roles through avenues such as becoming a new employee coach, serving on the Values Council, or participating in special pilots and cross-functional project teams. But when it comes down to it, the...
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As other reviewers have said, some of the things that make Equity so successful are the same things that can also cause frustration. As a publicly traded company, the reality is that all decisions have to be made with an eye on the bottom line, as they are bound to face scrutiny from the board and shareholders. That means we have to go through checks and balances with (at times lengthy) approval processes, that we run...
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Keep listening to your employees. There are many common themes shared here in the reviews, even the positive ones from highly engaged employees, about what they need more of. Even when there are valid business reasons for decisions, there is still always an opportunity to better communicate those reasons to employees. Bridge the gap between corporate and field by making sure the two groups hear the same messages and have...
Show MoreEquity Residential2019-01-13Helpful (1)
fine place to work to learn property management
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Equity Residential for more than 2 years
Pros
diverse culture, challenging, room for growth
Cons
working with residents can be more challenging than expected
Advice to Management
the management team is fun to work with and challenges you to work and grow
Equity Residential2019-01-09Great place to be
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Equity Residential full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Lots to learn and willing to teach
Cons
Number system can be a pain especially on certain things you have no control over
Advice to Management
Take care of those who have been with company for awhile they know how to do what they do
Equity Residential2019-01-07
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Equity Residential Response
September 28, 2018 – Operations Specialist
Wow – what a powerful endorsement of all that we strive to offer in terms of a supportive, enriching, collaborative, and empowering work environment. We’re thrilled to hear that you have had such a great experience with us and that you feel heard, valued, appropriately challenged, ...
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