Sequoia Equities reviews

4.0

71% would recommend to a friend

(301 total reviews)
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Bill Brooks

83% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Sequoia Equities has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 301 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sequoia Equities 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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301 reviews
2.0
May 16, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

During my time with Sequoia I received fantastic pay along with many other great employee programs and perks. The CEO is a fantastic business owner and has done his best to cultivate a great work place for his employees and you know that he truly does care. I want to be clear that the shortcomings listed in my “Cons” are not a reflection of him or the board of directors of this company as I do believe they try their best to uphold their claims of caring for their employees, it just unfortunately fell short during my experience here.

Cons

-I never had a full team for longer than two months during my two years of employment here. This was due to bad hire after bad hire from upper management who refused to take into account the needs of my community and hired based on what they thought was best rather than what was recommended to her by the on-site team. -False HR claims were brought against me by a leasing consultant which made working there miserable. The HR investigation was more accusatory rather than factual and when I reported to them that I did not feel comfortable in my work environment due to these false claims I was brushed off. I had never received any communication that their may be an issue with another employee and I was never even given a verbal warning. Just one interview with HR via phone and then a write up to follow two months later from HR and upper management who I had not seen or spoke to in at least 4-6 months. The only time she ever attempted to speak to me was in a negative manor (Reasons such as they fired another team member, my write up, that my manager had unexpectedly gone out on leave, etc). -They have company wide policies for almost every occurrence which would be fantastic but when you act according to these policies you receive rude emails from a corporate team members or upper management telling you what you did was wrong (Even though the steps you followed were clearly written out in the operation manual) -They take “the customer is always right” to a extreme. During my time at my community, a resident attempted to assault me and they allowed this man to live on site (where I also lived) for three more months after this incident. This man also vandalized my vehicle and when reported to upper management they asked for photos of the vandalism and never followed up. Another resident would constantly harass me and my staff and at one point threw a garage remote at my leasing consultant and then when we requested to send him a 60 day notice to move out, we were told we were not allowed to. I do not believe Sequoia had the safety of my team in mind but rather the satisfaction of resident no matter the cost. These are only two instances.. probably the most severe, but there were more.

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Sequoia Equities Response
6y
Hello, Thank you for providing feedback about your experience at Sequoia. I'm sorry that it fell below your expectations. We do try our best to take care of all of our team members, but obviously, we were unable to create a better experience for you. We do take your feedback and advise to heart and will continue to look for better ways to ensure that our company culture that you did see as a positive is also felt by each individual at our Home Office and at each of our communities. Again, thank you for your feedback! We wish you all the best in your endeavors. -Enrica
1.0
Apr 9, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

I met some great people along the way

Cons

My success in the role was sabotaged by unethical management practices. I was naive to believe I could make a difference in spite of the fact that many before me tried and failed. The fact that the person in the seat before me lasted four months should have been enough warning.

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Sequoia Equities Response
6y
I’m sorry you didn’t have a good experience. At Sequoia, we always strive to do the right thing for our customers, which includes our team members. Ethics, values, and integrity are at the foundation of everything we do and the decisions we make. Based on your feedback, it sounds like we fell short in this area. We do wish you the very best and thank you for taking time to provide us feedback. -Enrica
5.0
Apr 7, 2020

It's about the people

Recommend
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Pros

It's rare to find a company that holds true to its values and puts its people first. Both as a resident and an employee I'd recommend Sequoia.

Cons

The training plans and onboarding program is very extensive and well thought out but sometimes there can be inconsistencies with implementing it.

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Sequoia Equities Response
6y
Thank you so much for your review! It is most definitely about the people. It’s important to us that our team members are taken care of and are at the center of every decision we make. Thank you also for sharing your feedback on the training plans and onboarding. I will be sure to share this with the appropriate parties so that we can continue to improve in this area. -Enrica
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