Great Co-Workers, But Corporate Disconnect is Frustrating - Anonymous employee CBRE Employee Review

3.0
23 Oct 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The work was rewarding, especially when we were busy. My co-workers were amazing, and we truly became a family. I knew many of them even before CBRE took over the contract, and that camaraderie is what I will miss the most.

Cons

Despite the positive environment among coworkers, there was a complete lack of communication and empathy from upper management. It often felt like corporate representatives were just reading from a script, showing no genuine concern for employees during layoffs. There’s a significant disconnect between upper executives and front-line workers, with greed driving decision-making that negatively impacts morale. Additionally, I faced challenges with a supervisor whose behavior went unchecked for far too long, which I believe may have led to my denial of advancement opportunities. The lack of support and accountability in that situation was disappointing and added to an already difficult work environment.

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Great team an collaboration across the world

Cons

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Pros

Honestly? Not much. The vision insurance was decent, I guess. Truthfully though, there wasn't much.

Cons

Management's refusal to allow employees freedom. I routinely got praise from the client and hit the maximum score on my goals. If things weren't done "by the book", they were wrong. The health insurance was awful. Going to self-employment, one of the things that you hear is that you're going to pay a lot for health insurance. However, I'm actually paying LESS than when I worked for CBRE. When you work for CBRE, don't consider job security something that you're going to have. I saw two employees with 15+ years for the company get laid off, with zero severance and no option to transfer elsewhere, unless they wanted to uproot their families and move states for more work and a pay cut. This is the worst company that I've ever had the displeasure to work for. If you have literally any other option of employment, please consider doing that.

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