Toxic - VP is a joke - Research Associate CoStar Group Employee Review

1.0
Jul 25, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great Facilities Pay and Benefits are really good Pretty easy to get promoted if management/director's/VP like you The majority of the management team tries to make working here tolerable

Cons

Company is run by fear. No one will stand up to anyone a superior has to say. All employees are treated as if they are easily replaceable at any time. VP's do not care about you. Only interested in assisting in your career development if it makes them look better. VP will come on the floor and scream and yell. Loves to overreact to everything. Doesn't seem to understand the conference room/office door is glass and not soundproof. Can be heard openly discussing wanting to fire employees and talking trash about his management team. Management/VP will talk negatively about employees behind their back. Management spends more time focusing on cell phones and people taking 5 minutes to chat with a colleague than actual performance. VP loves to remind everyone that he has your career in his hands. Will destroy any chance you have an advancement if you upset him even once. One director is great, the other treats her staff like garbage. DC office is shutting down, leadership knew for months yet still would not let anyone move into other roles within the company. The ultimate example of the selfishness of the VP. Only cares about himself and not any of his staff.

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CoStar Group Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience with us at CoStar Group, and thank you for choosing to grow your career with us. As you mentioned, we pride ourselves on providing our employees with competitive pay and excellent benefits. CoStar Group does not take decisions that affect the daily lives of our employees lightly. Our employees were the first to be notified about the consolidation of our research department, and we are working with our team members to make this transition as smooth as possible for everyone. We value our employees and strive to have a positive working environment for all of our team members. If there are specific issues you can speak to as it relates to your observation of our leadership team, please email us at HRdepartment@costar.com. We would appreciate any further details you can provide so we can use this as an opportunity to improve.

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