Essex Property Trust Reviews

Pros

This is a company that truly cares about its people! Great benefits, culture, work-life balance, competitive salary, and most of all the amazing people!

Cons

Nothing comes to mind at this. Pretty happy!

Pros

Full benefits, stability, teamwork, self growth

Cons

The roll out of asset collection really upset a lot of people, they didn’t like the fact that we were left in the dark about what was going on and it felt like a sink or swim kind of a thing. The belief of taking Sundays off thinking it would be good for the company puts the company in a bit of a bind especially when workers don’t get 2 consecutive days off having split days doesn’t really allow for a full recharge and the fact that PTO is needed to take 2 days off is super frustrating. It’s been said amongst some of the people that are not in a leadership position that it seems like the time of people in leadership roles are more important than those that continue to work hard to ensure that things run smoothly. I feel like while the roll out of asset collection could have been a great thing and the heart was there, transparency is super important.

Pros

Learn good trade skills Learn how to paint properly Have good leadership depending on the complex Pay isn't terrible tbh. It's not great, but I've seen worse pay.

Cons

I wanted to share this about the company which I think is really stupid. If you currently work there, and want to move to a new position, maybe one that pays more, is a higher grade position, etc, and you've been at your current position less than 6 months, your current supervisor has the official say of whether or not you are able to transfer to that position. It doesn't matter if you have had 20+ years in maintenance/construction and they didn't have this position open before. Your manager, no, not what would be your NEW manager, your current manager can deny that application, meaning you're stuck there for at least 6 months. I think this policy is absolutely horrible. I was denied this at first, but I had to fight tooth and nail to get my manager to allow my application to go through. Unbelievable especially since I had 10+ years in maintenance. Same thing goes with the next policy which is you HAVE to tell your current supervisor about you applying for a new job within Essex, otherwise your application won't go anywhere. If you live in the complex and get an employee discount, once you leave, they have the ability to kick you out of the apartment within 3 days. That means you may be out on the street if you get a job elsewhere and they don't want to give you a new lease.

Pros

The company offers good benefits and PTO.

Cons

Before, the collections model came in, many people I knew were satisfied. Over time, after the collections model came in, we saw a huge corporate restructure. Responsibilities and policies kept on changing , and at times not many people would have the answers they needed. Another big challenge was when leasing agents in different communities were all mixed in. When that took place, the competition grew, then lease renewals were taken away making it a necessity for leasers to only rely on leases for their commission on top of an unreasonable base pay. The worst thing was that the growth opportunities were cut out! Therefore, there was no path to a brighter future with all these changes in play because leasing agents were encouraged to continue to stay in the department and solely focus on leasing regardless of how fair they would treat each other. Furthermore, it has become even more hostile over time. Another big issue was that management had provided minimal training for their staff and in some cases, some managers were poor in their leadership skills. The sad thing was that, a lot of the training taught prior to collections coming in place was offered to new employees joining. Management offered no encouragement during challenging times and there was no concern for the issues leasing agents had or the challenges employees preventing employees for growth. Favoritism is another issues that had existed. If a manager liked someone more than you, they would give more attention to that person and give them more opportunities to go after business. There was also a lot of gossip spreading around which made it very uncomfortable to work in the office.

Pros

Essex culture is all about inclusivity and transparency, promoting a work life balance by providing associates with benefits that encourage a healthy and inspirational lifestyle/career. I am grateful to have such great leaders, and an amazing mentor to help me develop skills necessary to strive in the industry!

Cons

As the company undergoes transitions to further develop the operation side of things, this can bring some hiccups in some roles. However, being flexible and having an open mind about it can go a long way, and also with the support from leadership teams makes this transition easier.

Pros

Essex Property Trust has taken a huge leap into the future by implementing a new way of operating our communities and overall business needs. Asset Collections is the name, and it has created specialized positions within our organization that assign staff to do what they are best at. Our communities are being grouped and staff assigned to manage specific tasks in a larger scale, allowing us to focus on what we are all good at and avoid being pulled in a hundred different directions as the traditional way of managing assets goes. Essex has also taken a great step in upgrading their compensation package. Through Asset Collections, a new pay structure has given us a more lucrative and competitive pay scale that show their appreciation for the employees. In 2022, Essex also pushed their life/work balance model to impressive levels, closing all offices on Sundays, providing us with additional time off, a National Parks Annual Pass and bonuses. Essex is taking pride in being a company driven by employee satisfaction. I welcome anyone to experience the future of Property Management with Essex.

Cons

Health insurance coverage has taken a few steps in the wrong direction, with premiums and copays going up.