Is Compass a good company to work for?

Compass has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 3,112 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Compass to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Compass have been left by employees working as Associate Real Estate Broker , REALTOR® and Sales Manager .

Does Compass pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Compass employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Compass. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Compass?

71% of Compass employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Compass 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Compass?

Real Estate Agent (302) , Realtor (234) , Agent Experience Manager (111) , Marketing Advisor (78) , Licensed Realtor (59) , Transaction Coordinator (55) , Office Administrator (54) , Strategic Growth Manager (54) , Real Estate Broker (53) , Agent (49) , Software Engineer (40) , Senior Software Engineer (34) , Agent Experience Coordinator (32) , Commission Specialist (32) , Marketing Coordinator (28)

What are the pros of working at Compass according to real employee reviews?

"Some of the people you work with are great and I've made some lifelong friends." ((in 203 reviews)); "Great Benefits and kind leaders" ((in 152 reviews)); "I fortunately joined the team of a n amazing realtor and my experience has been great." ((in 80 reviews)); "work life balancing is good" ((in 75 reviews)); "Great leadership and a clear path to success" ((in 72 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Compass according to real employee reviews?

"working under poor management (Victoria Schultz)" ((in 66 reviews)); "Constant layoffs with zero regard to their employees feelings." ((in 56 reviews)); "Awful upper management." ((in 25 reviews)); "High commissions with no cap for agents" ((in 19 reviews)); "We're growing and with that there's a lot to be done = long hours at times." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Compass layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Compass layoffs and their outlook for job security at Compass in 2026.

What Compass locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Fort Worth , Nashville , Atlanta , Brooklyn , Lafayette , Miami , Dallas , Pittsburgh , Fort Lauderdale , Philadelphia

Compass reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,501 total reviews)

Robert Reffkin

75% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

Compass has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,501 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Compass employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

1.0

Mar 20, 2026

Setting themselves up to fail

Commission specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

CEO vision is ambitious Decent salary for a mindless job

Cons

CEO places little to zero value in broader group of employees. As was seen in the way they dealt with layoffs during COVID. Lower level leadership is hit or miss, some are clueless Fake culture. At least while it was remote. Lower level leadership talk about their direct reports behind their backs amongst themselves. Be better, say it upfront and if your employees are coachable they will produce better results Zero growth opportunities and managers do not care about personal development.

2.0

Mar 19, 2026

Terrible Upper Management

Commission specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some great people to work with.

Cons

Upper Management is awful, do not let employees do what they do best. Employees are overworked and underpaid. Management expects miracles but refuses to allow workers to work overtime

1.0

Mar 17, 2026

Challenging Environment with Shifting Value Proposition and Unrealistic Growth Expectations

Strategic growth manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

• Strong brand recognition in certain luxury markets • Exposure to high-performing agents and teams • Opportunity to develop relationship-building and recruiting skills • Some talented and supportive colleagues across offices

Cons

• Frequent changes to compensation structures and incentives make recruiting increasingly difficult • Declining value proposition relative to cost (splits/fees) creates resistance from prospective agents • Reduction in marketing support limits ability to attract and convert talent • Territory saturation and internal competition following large acquisitions has significantly reduced TAM • Expectations for growth have not adjusted in line with market and structural changes • Heavy emphasis on activity and visibility vs. measurable outcomes • Limited flexibility in adapting strategy at the local level In short - go elsewhere the Growth Org is now obsolete after the acquisition

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