Greystar reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(4,752 total reviews)
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78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Greystar has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 4,752 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Greystar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.8 stars).

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5.0
Sep 18, 2014

Best company I've ever worked for!

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Pros

I appreciate that if you work hard, produce good numbers, happy clients, etc. then you are recognized and even promoted. its not always about tenure with this company which helps keep fresh talent engaged. I know the Houston region is huge about promoting from within, and to me and many that I speak with, that means so much. Good structure but does allow for us to color outside of the lines to meet the client's unusual requests. I know the Houston leadership cares for their people, from corporate to the onsite teams, and encourage us to make sure we have a work-life balance. I really like that with the size of the company, you can work here, change directions, and have an "evergreen" opportunity while remaining at the same company, earning greater tenure/benefits. One of the things I value the most is the vision of leadership, since I've joined Greystar 7 years ago, I've seen smart, strategic decisions and strategies which have helped to make this company the best I've ever worked and and enjoy the most.

Cons

With it being such a large company, its sometimes a long process to implement changes or see "coming soon" processes. Emails are hard to keep up with sometimes with so many things going on and so many people sending out new initiatives.

5.0
Sep 13, 2014

Rewarding career at a fast paced, ever expanding organization

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Pros

Greystar's seemingly continuous growth has meant good opportunity to learn and advance. Company appears to be focused on aggressive expansion which has lead to periods of "do more with less". This isn't' necessarily a bad thing. Good training, standard benefits, and again large size means potential to move around/up vs. some competitors.

Cons

Very fast paced. Growth has meant hard work and some sacrifices as staffing sometimes lags behind needs (work/life balance impact). Appears to be good leadership at most levels. Culture is good. This is a customer service centric business which often means those you work with are professional.

4.0
Sep 12, 2014
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Pros

I enjoy working for Greystar. They have good processes and policies in place. Techology is good as well. Very large and growing company so there is potential for promotion, transfer etc. I work with a very strong supervisor who is very fair and I have learned from a great deal. I enjoy the client/owner relationship that Greystar encourages. Benefits are good and learning opportunities are pretty good with encouragement to attend industry functions and seminars as well as Greystar facilitated training.

Cons

Very political. It is all who you know! At times the workload expectations are way overboard. E-mail communications after hours are seriously overwhelming. There are mornings that I wake up to 12 e-mails from my supervisor to start my day off to. The work above all else atomosphere is very strong. Recognition feels very politically charged. Bereavment time was recently changed and no longer includes extended family member such as Aunts and Uncles as recognized paid time off to attend services. While I work with a strong supervisor it is challengint to witness other top level managers/supervisors phone it in. This is true with on site managers also. It is highly frustrating to take over a property from a recognized and highly regarded property manager only to find that operations were not to policy or industry standards and end up cleaning up after them.

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