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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
48
TOTAL
RATINGS
462
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Equity Residential Environment Employee Reviews

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What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?

The people here are so smart and willing to teach others

One Team idea is GREAT! Some people believe it and practice it, but 50-60% do not... theyre the survivors (those who font care and worship at the alter of the shareholders and their greed

Everyonr works together as a team

Leasing Staff, Superintend & Manager are very helpful, kind and respectful to others. Many of the residents are kind as well.... Porters and Concierges are problematic and very immature in many situations.

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

it's hostile and aggressive toward residents and employees. We're on the same team here.

Change the way management handles their employees and matters on a first thing basis.

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Review Sentiment at Equity Residential

44
44%
56
56%

About Equity Residential's Environment

D+
62/100

Where This Score Ranks Equity Residential's Environment

BOTTOM
25%

In the Bottom 25% of 2025 similar size companies on Comparably

BOTTOM
25%

In the Bottom 25% of 175 companies in Chicago

4th

4th place versus 5 competitors rated on Comparably

The environment at Equity Residential is considered positive by 35% of employees and regarded as having a “comfortably fast” work pace by 5 employees. Relative to its competitors, Bozzuto, Greystar, AvalonBay, Aimco Apartment Homes, and The K Company Realty, LLC, Equity Residential's environment score ranks in 4th place. This also puts them in the Bottom 25% of 2025 similar sized companies (1,001-5,000 Employees) on Comparably and Bottom 25% of 175 companies in Chicago.

Rate Environment the Highest

  • Gender - Female
    +15%
  • Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino
    +11%
  • Department - Customer Support
    +2%

Rate Environment the Lowest

  • Gender - Male
    -18%

How Equity Residential's Environment Score is Calculated

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Results from 17 Employees in All Departments, All Genders, All Ethnicities and All Yrs. Experience Experience

AnswerPercent
7 or less6%
876%
1012%
120%
More than 126%
On average, how many hours do you work a day?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast18%
Comfortably fast29%
Moderate24%
A bit slow17%
Bureaucratic12%
What's the work pace at your company?
AnswerPercent
Positive35%
Negative65%
Is your work environment positive or negative?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Does someone you work with closely, make you want to quit your job?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Do you have a close friend at work?
AnswerPercent
5% or Less50%
5-10%0%
10-25%0%
25-50%50%
50%+0%
What % of the time are you bored at work?

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