CoStar: Your Trusted Source for Fake Reviews - Anonymous employee CoStar Group Employee Review

1.0
Feb 26, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. The fake reviews are easy to spot, since they are always 4 stars (5 would just be too unbelievable I guess); they never, ever mention employee morale, which is bizarre if you read the rest of the reviews on here; and the read as if they were written by a brainwashed robot, a bad PR agency or a cult member...six of one, half dozen of the other. Don't think they're fake? Keep reading...people know people who were recuited to post 'em. 2. Office space is nicer than your average cult of personality. 3. Speaking of Office Space, you will often feel like an extra in that fine, fine film. 4. Free snacks! The Kool Aid is delicious. 5. The metrics are great for calculating when you'll get fired or go nuts. 6. The real reviews are hilarious! I've counted at least 2 comparing the job to being a galley slave chained to an oar, and several mentioning prison. Good times.

Cons

1. Any company that allows the number of reviews citing the same problems to go on and on for years, and the high turnover associated with them, without changing its fundamental business practices is run by idiots. 2. Any company, especially one focused on accurate data, which trots out fake reviews as a solution to this problem instead is a giant hypocrite. And also run by idiots (see #1) 3. You will feel like you're under surveillance all the time. Seriously, part of me suspects CoStar is tracking these keystrokes right now. 4. There is a completely pointless culture of formality. I'm pretty sure people have been fired for not wearing a tie while enjoying the free Kool Aid and posting their fake reviews. 5. Everyone says the products are good, and I agree they are impressive. But they would be twice as good if you stopped burning out employees and sending them running to your competitors.

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CoStar Group Response
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We’ll be clear, we do not under any circumstance encourage employees to leave false reviews on Glassdoor. If someone is doing so, it’s not in line with CoStar’s values. If you know it’s occurring please let us know immediately so we can stop it. You can reach out to hrdepartment@costar.com, call our ethics hotline, or contact our ethics officer Jon Coleman and we’ll investigate.

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