Good pay & benefits - bad culture & career prospects - Anonymous employee CoStar Group Employee Review

2.0
Feb 20, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Pay is good for the industry - benefits are excellent. Several insurance plans and options. - good people within your teams. Costar hires great talent! - extensive time off, and teams value work life balance. Once you leave for the day you are done.

Cons

- genuinely bad corporate culture. There are great managers at Costar, who I personally learned a lot from. However they live in fear of executives and being fired for disagreeing. Everyone seems perpetually on edge. - little upward mobility in the organization. You can network and find a new position but merit increases are capped, so you will never be paid market rate. - absolutely 0 flexibility for workers when it comes to remote work or hybrid. They want you in office for 8 hours a day 5 days a week. They even go so far as checking employee badge in and out reports. - your individual experience will vary depending on which company under the costar umbrella you work. - management seems to swing from one idea to the next and you are expected to pivot at a moment notice. There is value in consistency for the employee and your customer.

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Pros

The opportunity to build skills and income.

Cons

Low ramp up in sales

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1.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

This company makes a strong first impression during the interview and training process. Unfortunately, my experience after onboarding was very different. Decision-making is highly centralized, leaving employees with very little autonomy. The company emphasizes ethics and integrity, but my experience did not consistently reflect those values. Favoritism also appeared to play a significant role in how employees were treated and how decisions were made. HR presents itself as a resource for employees, but concerns often end with, “It will be up to your manager.” That can be frustrating when the issue involves your manager or requires an impartial review. CoStar has developed a reputation for these issues, and from what I experienced, it wasn’t always this way. A few years ago, the company at least appeared to prioritize its employees. Today, that commitment feels diminished. The return-to-office expectations can also be unreasonable. During severe weather, employees are still expected to report to the office even when many other companies in the area allow employees to work remotely for safety. Finally, performance expectations and metrics are frequently changed, making goals increasingly difficult to achieve. Combined with inconsistent communication from leadership, it creates an environment where employees often feel unsupported and uncertain about expectations.

Cons

Good Health Benefits for families and singles Decent pay

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