Essex Property Trust Reviews
Updated Jun 27, 2019
Found 229 reviews
"Good benefits, including discounted rent" (in 24 reviews)
"Plenty of support and they care about work life balance" (in 12 reviews)
"Upper Management (Regionals & Area Managers" (in 21 reviews)
"Lots of turnover and the size of the company (it grew quickly) has posed some communication challenges between the corporate office and the properties" (in 12 reviews)
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"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Essex Property Trust full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Plenty of support and they care about work life balance.
Cons
Big company that is always changing. In most cases it is for the good of the team and their residents.
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work.
Essex Property Trust2018-09-06 "Busy work but not stressful"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Essex Property Trust full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great 9-5, hands on training, easy going (depending on manager),
Cons
You're on call for 1-2 weeks depending on where you're placed but it's not often.
Essex Property Trust2018-10-11Essex Property Trust Response
October 22, 2018 – Account Director
We’re pleased to hear that you’ve enjoyed the work-life balance, training and culture of Essex. We strive to ensure our associates love where they work and providing our associates with the tools and resources they need to be successful is key. Thank you for your feedback. — Essex ...
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"Meh"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Essex Property Trust full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good pay for accountants, perks for your steps, independent work
Cons
People are fearful of execs, no mentorship program, lack of diversity at the top, it’s about who you know not your talents, very cheap with events, super high turn over, and very traditional (not Bay Area culture at all hence very quiet office).
Advice to Management
Care about your employees, have cross department team building
Essex Property Trust2019-06-28Essex Property Trust Response
July 1, 2019 – Account Director
Thank you for sharing your candid feedback and for the compliment regarding pay, perks and independence. However, we’d like to learn more about your concerns regarding the perception of executive leadership, diversity and the general culture. We’re striving to create and maintain ...
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"good"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Essex Property Trust full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good steady hours but not enough work to keep busy.
Cons
Management not so great.
Essex Property Trust2019-06-24Essex Property Trust Response
July 1, 2019 – Account Director
Great leadership and management throughout our organization are critical and we’d like to know more about your experience so we can get better. Please contact us as soon as you are able, so we can discuss the challenges you faced and see if there’s anything we can do to improve. — ...
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"It was all smoke and mirrors....."
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Essex Property Trust full-time for less than a year
Pros
Paid holidays, great residents and an OK compensation plan
Cons
Lack of training, inconsistencies galore, not really comparable pay. Sterile, impersonal environment.
Advice to Management
My advice would be be consistent across-the-board and keep the residents first. It’s about relationships from my perspective. Without the residents we don’t have a job. Train your new leasing consultants. Not just about relationships and sales but about the computer programs as well.
Essex Property Trust2019-06-08Essex Property Trust Response
June 10, 2019 – Account Director
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We want every associate to feel fully equipped to do their jobs well, which means strong training, consistency and competitive pay. We also want them to have fun while placing residents first. We’re sorry you had a negative experience that didn’t ...
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"Good benefits overall"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Essex Property Trust full-time for more than a year
Pros
20% off for housing, job is commissionable, room to grow
Cons
Managers play favorites, mini high school cliques everywhere
Advice to Management
Be grey. Nothing in life is black and white.
Essex Property Trust2019-05-11Essex Property Trust Response
May 14, 2019 – Account Director
Thank you for your kind words about our housing discount for associates, commissions and career growth opportunities. Providing great benefits is a continual focus of ours. As is offering a world-class culture, which is why we’d like to learn more about your concerns about managers ...
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"Good people but old school financial culture."
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Essex Property Trust full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
One of the leaders in Multi-Family industry
Cons
Old school/financial culture. Lacking in technical innovation which is largely due to the Real Estate Vertical.
Essex Property Trust2019-05-13Essex Property Trust Response
May 14, 2019 – Account Director
Thank you for recognizing our amazing people. But we also want to ensure that we equip them with the best technology possible so they can work efficiently. Technological innovation is always top of mind and a focus of ours as an organization. We would like to get your thoughts on ...
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"Decent Company"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Essex Property Trust full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
They promote from within. Decent benefits. Most managers don't micromanage.
Cons
Pay is low compared to other companies. They're very tight on giving annual bonuses. And the bonus structure is not great, the only people that make good bonuses are Community Managers. If you fall under that it will literally be pennies on the dollar! No sick time given, it comes out of your PTO.
Advice to Management
Pay your people more. Give sick pay back in addition to more PTO. Tenure bonuses should start from 1st year!
Essex Property Trust2019-03-28Essex Property Trust Response
April 5, 2019 – Account Director
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We believe highly in promoting from within and providing competitive benefits and salary. There is a misconception that when a company offers one PTO plan versus having both sick and vacation accruals, the associate is at a disadvantage. ...
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"LIP-SERVICE ONLY FOR HARASSMENT!!!!"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Essex Property Trust full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
A Real Estate Investment Trust must give back 80-90% of all profits, they own the properties they manage unlike 'fee only' management companies with little/no stake in the physical property. (You treat something better when you own it!)
Cons
Corporate practices the 'Peter Principle' of promoting idiots from within, not addressing core problems by simply transferring them around. They seemingly parallel the Catholic church practices of moving 'problem priests' rather than addressing, and FIRING, the problems!
Advice to Management
HIre an outside consulting firm to conduct a full, sweeping audit. It's WELL overdue time to clean house!
Essex Property Trust2019-03-10Essex Property Trust Response
March 18, 2019 – Account Director
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Operating an ethical business is extremely important to us. We take the concerns you’ve expressed seriously, as the Company will not tolerate unethical practices. Our human resources department works closely with management to ...
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"Good motto but falls short of meeting their motto"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Essex Property Trust full-time for more than a year
Pros
Team building, Company events, Good benefits
Cons
Fails to follow their own mission statement. Pushing making money over supporting communities
Advice to Management
Stick to your integrity. No more back handed business practices
Essex Property Trust2019-03-07Essex Property Trust Response
March 8, 2019 – Account Director
Thank you for your candid feedback. We are disappointed to hear as a current associate, your experience is not up to par with the many others we have heard from. Integrity is an important part of our value system and we want to ensure that our culture holds to our high expectations ...
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Essex Property Trust Response
September 17, 2018 – Account Director
We know our associates are the most important part of our success and try to provide the best support and work-life balance possible for them. Thank you for your kind words about our efforts in this arena. — Essex Human Resources.