CoStar Group reviews

There are many people who will have nothing good to say about working at Costar. That is not me. There were some positives. Unfortunately, the technical side of the job and the people in charge are not two of them. Senior management utterly detest the people that work for them. That may sound drastic but that is the way everyone in there feels. Do not, under any circumstances give feedback to those in senior management, your opinion does not matter to them. And if you dare to question anything about how the company is run, then you are met with fire and fury. And if you have the audacity to come up with your own idea, then you will be managed out the door. Senior management often came to the office and gave guest lectures to the staff on what was expected. Managers from America would come over, walk around looking down their noses at people and then leave. The disdain they held for certain people never ceased to amaze myself. High quality management is not in abundance at Costar. To be a manager in Costar you must have first class skills in sending emails, compiling spreadsheets and talking to your staff as if they are dirt. Being flexible with the truth is also a huge positive. Working for Costar was akin to mental molestation. Everyday you worked in that office, a small part of your soul disappeared. All they cared about was how quickly you could get to your desk and how many calls you could make. When 5 o clock arrived the mass exodus for the door was a sight to behold. The only thing lower than managements opinion of staff is the morale of the office. If it reached rock bottom then it will have signifcantly improved. There is no energy. No life. No soul. It's like a graveyard for the living. The actual job itself on a day to day basis is repetitive, boring and soul destroying. You can feel your IQ dropping after every call. If you want your enthusiasm, ambition and love of life stolen from you, then this could be a career step for you.

The arrogance that this company is unsinkable is driving it to its own destruction, full speed ahead. No notice is taken of staff who are thrown over board at a whim and are drowning in frankly, ridiculous and pointless targets. The management are blind 'Yes' men, ignorant of the on going issues that the company is about to go down by the nose. Just like a sinking ship there is utter chaos; constant frantic change and no leadership. Staff are miserable, treated like third class passengers, completely worthless without any value placed on them or their suggestions. Clients are being harassed, as staff are told to phone them, threaten them, use sale tactics and hit call targets despite continuous complaints. A frustrating and demoralizing set of working conditions. If the opportunity comes to abandon ship staff are off as quick as possible with staff leaving sometimes 2 a week. If a lifeboat comes in the form of a new job, I like any other employee, will be onboard before the company swallows me and my morale like the bitter cold North Atlantic.