A Company With A Chance To Be *Really* Special - Anonymous employee Compass Employee Review

5.0
Apr 24, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Compass has a combination of vision, talent, and momentum that is starting to enter rarified air. It really feels like Compass is on the verge of becoming a household name in every real estate community. And more importantly, it really feels like Compass has a chance to be one of those category defining companies. There is still plenty of work to do to earn that kind of success, but all you can ask for is the opportunity. And it feels like we have that. How many other companies can truly say that? My experience so far is that this is a team of highly talented & ambitious people and a culture that values strong collaboration and speed.

Cons

Just like in any ambitious and fast moving culture, there are often times too many initiatives and too little time. Something everybody needs to be comfortable with here.

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Forward thinking tech company exploring the cutting edge

Cons

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2.0
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Pros

People are smart. Very much a “move fast and break things” culture which can be refreshing compared to bureaucracy-heavy corporate life. I don’t agree with their values (if they have any) but what they’re doing is unquestionably working - business outlook is strong.

Cons

Leadership will tell you there’s no ego or self-interest involved in their strategy - that is untrue. It’s an extremely heliocentric culture around the CEO. A lot of the work is based around what people they're guessing he’ll like, but there’s no alignment at the outset and something you worked on for weeks/months will be trashed after one look from him. Their mission is ostensibly about empowering agents but they are solving a problem that pretty much no one was complaining about before they started, and which just so happens to work highly in their favor in terms of market share. It’s just business but very disingenuous- don’t believe the hype that it’s altruistic somehow. Also the CEO loves to share his sob story about his single mother upbringing, but simultaneously enacts some of the most anti-parent policies you could think of.

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