Wonderful, innovative company - Licensed Real Estate Broker Compass Employee Review

5.0
Jun 25, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I was first drawn to Compass’ incredible tools, technology and ideas, and the innovative way they were changing the real estate industry. When I met Robert Reffkin I could tell right away he was an exceptional leader, and that working for him would make me a better real estate agent and professional. In our first meeting I wore black and white to model the Compass brand. I’ll never forget his comment, “Dressed on point!” And weeks later when I saw him again he remembered that outfit! After spending the majority of my career at Houlihan Lawrence where Diane Hackett and I had grown comfortable and felt a certain loyalty, we knew it was time to challenge ourselves and our team, and make a great change by joining this amazing company. We were not disappointed. In fact, since we've joined Compass, I’ve remained in awe of the incredible leadership and colleagues I’ve had the pleasure of working with and learning from. Robert and Ori, Rory, Neda, Ari, Jason…across departments and companywide they and the rest of the team have fostered a culture that is wonderfully inclusive, making employees feel welcome, safe and happy, and inspiring them to do the same for their clients. Even in this digital world and having created such a tech-focused company, they understood my need for more personal communication via phone and meetings - they have always made me feel comfortable and heard. Compass has a great way of nurturing each and every team member by providing the information, tools and support that is needed to foster their success. The creativity, innovation and professionalism that comes out of this organization is truly unparalleled. I look forward to many more years providing the best possible service and care for my clients under the Compass name.

Cons

There are honestly none that I can think of!

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5.0
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Pros

good benefits, unlimited PTO, fun work environment with the agents

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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