Is Cardinal Group Companies a good company to work for?

Cardinal Group Companies has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 825 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months. 84% of employees would recommend working at Cardinal Group Companies to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Cardinal Group Companies have been left by employees working as Portfolio Manager , Leasing Team Member and Community Manager .

Does Cardinal Group Companies pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cardinal Group Companies employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cardinal Group Companies. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cardinal Group Companies?

84% of Cardinal Group Companies employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cardinal Group Companies 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cardinal Group Companies?

Community Manager (86) , Leasing Agent (73) , Community Intern (33) , Leasing and Marketing Manager (28) , Assistant Community Manager (22) , Leasing Intern (21) , Leasing Consultant (20) , Maintenance Supervisor (19) , Property Manager (16) , Leasing Team Member (15) , Area Manager (14) , Leasing and Marketing Team Lead (14) , Community Assistant (11) , Leasing Manager (11) , Maintenance Technician (11)

What are the pros of working at Cardinal Group Companies according to real employee reviews?

"Culture is great and they really care for the empolyees" ((in 99 reviews)); "Team members are a priority; resources are available for workflows; career development across several verticals is available and there is investment from managing team leads; long and short term company growth mindset; well" ((in 49 reviews)); "Cardinal Group offers great benefits" ((in 45 reviews)); "Cardinal has great company culture and really does embody all of its Core Values." ((in 24 reviews)); "Very fun to work for them and will meet great people" ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cardinal Group Companies according to real employee reviews?

"Very low pay for it" ((in 30 reviews)); "Bad management" ((in 22 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 11 reviews)); "Managers are always busy with reports and the full" ((in 10 reviews)); "You can make great scores all year and get no actual raise." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cardinal Group Companies layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cardinal Group Companies layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cardinal Group Companies in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cardinal Group Companies locations?

Denver , Austin , Atlanta , State College , Baton Rouge , Eugene , Columbia , College Station , Minneapolis , Flagstaff , Greenville , Tallahassee , Charlotte , Fayetteville , Huntsville , Los Angeles , San Diego , Saint Louis , Tempe , San Marcos , Houston , Colorado Springs , Tuscaloosa , Chicago , Knoxville , Muncie , Columbus , Toledo , Charleston , Marietta

Cardinal Group Companies reviews

4.0

84% would recommend to a friend

(802 total reviews)

Alex O'Brien

92% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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Cardinal Group Companies has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 802 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cardinal Group Companies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

802 reviews

5.0

Apr 16, 2020

Great Place to Work

Leasing and marketing manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This company truly cares about their team members from the on-site teams to the people at headquarters. It is a fun place to work and people are always willing to help you. Such a healthy work enviroment, they really stress not working to the point of burning out.

Cons

There is a big turnover rate with staff but that is to be expected because you are usually working with people in college.

Cardinal Group Companies Response

6y

It's true that turnover can be frustrating and even a little unnerving at times. I think though that if we as leaders on-site continue to show new team members the value of learning this industry, we'll be in pretty good shape. Keep leading, keep teaching, and know that you'll be able to look back one day at people who's lives you have changed through your efforts.

4.0

Apr 13, 2020

Not many complaints so far!

Community manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall CGM has been a fine place to work. They're the first company that I actually believes prioritizes promoting from within. They really do try to live their culture in everything they do. HQ communication gets an A++, especially during all the COVID-19. Cardinal does a great job at responding to complaints or concerns and I believe that they really try to make their team members feel important.

Cons

I feel that sometimes my direct supervisors are too hands off. Training wasn't great after the initial onboarding. One of my supervisors can get defensive when questioning why we do things the way we do, instead of listening and potentially improving the way things are done. There is not a lot of structure for monthly financial reporting, which can get frustrating.

Cardinal Group Companies Response

6y

Truly appreciate your using your voice here to add some color to your Cardinal story so far. You make some very good points here about pausing to really dive deep into the why of why we do certain tasks or reports. I think there's a valuable teaching moment in here for the cell teams that we will, of course, bring up in discussions. Keep speaking up and leaning in. Together, we'll do something great!

5.0

Apr 10, 2020

Great Place to Work

Portfolio manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cardinal is focused on giving you the resources you need to perform your job at a top-level. There is always someone there to assist in projects or to collaborate with. This is by far the best company I have worked for in the industry.

Cons

There are a few processes that are in the stone age and it seems to take a very extended vetting time to open up things the tools are capable of doing for us.

Cardinal Group Companies Response

6y

Absolutely valid feedback re systems and some shortcomings when it comes to things like process and reporting. Our leadership team has made it a priority this year to identify better ways to use the tools we have at hand to save us all time. Just so you know, the overall goal is to refine to the point where we can save 500k work hours as an organization before the end of 2020. This is going to free us all up to be able to continue to be the best operators in the country, and there's no way that will happen without YOU!

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