Visionary CEO, amazing product, but KEEP RECORDS of EVERYTHING - Anonymous employee CoStar Group Employee Review

Compensation. The commission structure is the only con, and it truly belongs in the con category, as I feel conned by it every month. The company runs off a spreadsheet. Enough said... But I'll elaborate. Each month the sales are put on a shared spreadsheet, and managers decide who gets credit for what. Since the managers pay is affected by pay-outs, you essentially have the fox in charge of the hen house. Some reviewers have gushed about the compensation, while others bash it. You may think that distinguishes the slackers from the workers, which is not accurate. There are top earners making very low commissions. It is the Wild West of pay structures, as guidelines are followed here and there, but not always and not with everyone. You will also definitely get a commission statement with loads of mistakes, and then you submit corrections, and then your "final" statement will have loads of brand new mistakes. Keep very good records of everything you sell. And get everything in writing in regards to compensation. It is a depressing, soul-sucking missive that, even with new changes, will continue to be a nightmare if not addressed.