CoStar Group reviews

This company does not see its employees as humans, just cogs in a machine and stepping stones on the path to making money that they can discard once they take absolutely everything from you. They will get you to move to Richmond with an attractive salary, brag about what a great employer they are, then bleed you dry with a culture of fear and 55+hour work weeks until you and your entire department are laid off on a random Thursday with zero warning because they got what they needed out of you. It’s disgusting, it’s unethical, and the reputation of the CEO Andy Florance should be enough of a red flag (Seriously, go do some Googling and Reddit searching.) It’s a well-known company, yes, but for ALL the wrong reasons. Mention their name to anyone in the city of Richmond and they will have a horror story for you. Everyone knows about them and their reputation here, which is why they have to hire so many people from out of state. I read the horror stories before I took this job but I overlooked them all for the salary and the sparkly building. PLEASE don’t make the same mistake I did. Stay FAR away from this company and everything it touches. You have been warned.

Everything is dictated from the top. Leads to very little autonomy of the employees that execute on the initiatives and managers just doing what they’re told. Builds animosity within the organization because managers are unable to communicate the poorly thought out initiatives. Anyone who brings up flaws are considered as going “against the grain” etc. As a researcher, outside of navigating the poorly run organization it’s the same work and expectations every day and at the end of the month, your metrics reset and you have to do it all over again.