CBRE reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(12,957 total reviews)
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Robert E. Sulentic

83% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

CBRE has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 12,957 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CBRE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.7 stars).

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13K reviews
1.0
Apr 15, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

You'll help the company to profit and they'll boast about "big wins", while they keep your salary frozen for a few years. You'll learn the art of brown-nosing in order to get ahead, regardless of your intellect. Great team culture, if you like to take one for the team.

Cons

Promotion is based on "who you know" rather than "what you know". They keep your salary frozen for extended periods (2-3 years). Lack of accountability: You are expected to do things that other people are supposed to own, and then aren't even recognized for it. Poor recognition: Do your job very well and you hear nothing. Make one mistake, and they hang it over your head like a dark cloud.

2.0
Sep 29, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Access to terrific Microsoft technology and a flexible work schedule. If you get in the right political sphere, your career trajectory will be steep. Exposure to other vendors and Microsoft itself is a plus for networking.

Cons

Complete lack of vision or communicated mission. Senior management is constantly grasping at straws as they continuously try to define/re-define a value proposition. Mid-level management positions are filled with people who admit to being "willfully ignorant" about the job requirements/demands of their subordinates. Worse, many of these managers don't even understand the basics of their own jobs (like the senior project manager who doesn't know the difference between a project and a deliverable).

2.0
Mar 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people (depending on which team you're on), flexibility, hybrid work schedule, nice office.

Cons

Pay is ridiculously low for the amount of work they give you. All I ever heard was that I was doing a good job, then I was laid off with no explanation 6 months later. The training program lasts 2 weeks and all you talk about is history. Then you're thrown into the work with minimal training. Very stressful first few months. With all that being said, this is a great first job to get your foot in the door. Just don't expect to stay forever. The people who own this company do an excellent job at pretending they care about their employees, but all they care about is the bottom line. The outsourcing to India has been a complete mess labeled as a success.

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