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
Sep 26, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, company giveaways, small organization with ability to network and stand out, mostly decent colleagues.

Cons

As a majority female company, there can be alot of passive aggressiveness and lack of candor and openness due to biased gender expectations. It's not blatantly said in the handbook that women can't be assertive, but that's the undercurrent here. I'm not even addressing some of the comments I've gotten from male colleagues. The overall expectation of women working here is that you are to be obsequious and servantile. Many of your customers can have strong biases, prejudices, or can simply be outright disrespectful, rude, and mean spirited when addressing you. And some will often then go and lie if they didn't get their way. Just plain disrespectful. You have to go through alot to have this addressed as it is consistently your word against theirs. It's quite draining to constantly have your integrity and decisions called into question over rude customers who fuss to get their way. Trust your employees. Asserting boundaries with these types is also questioned. Some residents have a complete lack of respect for authority, rules, or anyone who does not look like them. And that's the plain truth. I've been cussed at and yelled at by (by men and women) and it's always "Well what did YOU say that made them act out?" And I find this highly abhorrent. As if they want to avoid the fact that some individuals are just abusive. Plain and simple. The customer service industry doesn't like to address the hard issues of abusive people, or how customer biases affect employees. Sure, we write papers and dissertations on these topics in school. But dare we actually tackle some of these issues in real life! Starbucks did a great job with their company bias training but I think companies need to address the flip side of how employees are treated as well. On a side note, it seems it takes awfully long (i.,e 5 years plus) for people to get promoted.

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Sequoia Equities Response
6y
Hi there! As a Female Executive with close to 18 years of tenure with Sequoia, I have been encouraged to speak up, have had my voice heard countless times, and have been candid and direct with others, even the CEO, without repercussions. I am very proud to work besides women I would describe as strong and opinionated in various positions in Service Technician roles, Leasing, Accounting, IT and other corporate positions, as well as in Management roles. We also encourage and celebrate the individuality and uniqueness of each person in our Company. I am sorry that you are not having that same experience. I do appreciate you sharing your concerns and providing us your feedback. If you are willing, please give me a call. I would like to speak to you about your experiences in the hopes of being able to assist you. -Enrica
1.0
Sep 24, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I have absolutely nothing positive to say about this company.

Cons

This is the first community I've ever managed, and I was left completely alone and instructed to call a colleague if I had any questions -- most of whom were busy managing their own properties and often unavailable. With the exception of approximately 16 hours worth of onsite training with an actual Sequoia employees, my Regional Manager expected me to train myself while handling leasing, property inspections, vendor/payments management, renovations, resident relations, market research, events, etc.. all while simultaneously completing roughly 200 training modules which were rife with technical glitches. Sequoia's Glassdoor rating is quite high, so I have to concede that this might be an isolated case. Regardless, my experience was extremely negative, so I feel obligated to leave this review. I honestly don't think this company cares about people, my manager struck me as a borderline psychopath, and I'd caution any applicant who joins this company thinking that they do.

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Sequoia Equities Response
6y
Hi there, I'm so sorry that you did not have a good onboarding experience. It sounds like we have failed you. We do try our very best to ensure our new team members, especially those who are new in our roles as you have stated you were, have the training available to you to be successful. Typically, each new team member receives a customized training plan for their first 30-60 days. The plan outlines each in person and web based training they receive and partners them with experienced team members for on the job training. We also provide training aids and manuals for those who would like a more detailed "how to" description and focus on policies. I have shared your feedback with the training department to look into the technical glitches you mentioned. We were not aware so we appreciate the feedback. We will also look to do more touch bases to ensure the onboarding experience is a positive one for all of our new hires. Thank you for taking time to leave us a review and provide us your feedback. -Enrica
5.0
Sep 21, 2019

So far, So good

Recommend
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Pros

I just started working for Sequoia but so far it has been a great experience. The training programs they offer are first class and the pay/benefits are better than any property management company I have worked for. There are companies that say they care about their employees but don't show it. Sequoia shows they care about their employees by doing things like giving everybody Amazon gift cards, taking everybody to Six Flags for a Fun Day and offering good benefits. Sequoia seems to know the value of it's employees and recognizes that without them they would not be successful.

Cons

I have nothing negative to say.

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Sequoia Equities Response
6y
Hi there! Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to complete a review about Sequoia. I'm so glad you are enjoying your experience with us. I see you have have enjoyed our random acts and our Fun Day. Coming up soon will be our Purpose Day where we give back to our community and the ever popular Holiday Luncheon where we recognize our team members and have fun raffle prizes! I hope you continue to enjoy your time with us at Sequoia. Please do reach out to me directly should your experience ever change or you just want to chat about future opportunities. Thank you again for leaving a review. We know it's always a busy world in property management so you taking time out of your day is very much appreciated and valued. Thank you! -Enrica
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