Pros
Thankfully, I am out. It took a lot of praying and contentment to get out (and I recommend this to everyone). I liked this job the first two years of my employment. Slowly, did not like it and dreaded going to work. I was able to meet metrics and such till they put me in the crappiest markets out there. I did everything I could to get out of the bottom 30 but couldn't. I got out in time because I knew as an SRA my QTD ranking needed to be at 50% or higher or I'd get demoted. Now for the good things: I liked the location that I worked at. Easy to get to and a lot of shops near by to run errands before/after work or during lunch. I like how the company gave us the option for 30 mins or hour lunch break. Not a lot of companies offer this. Benefits are great. Every now and then Columbia gave us a BBQ, free breakfast, and events to do. Benefits are great- 9 or 10 holidays off, Vacation hours build up based on how many years you worked there, and get time for wedding leave and funeral time.
Cons
I really do not know how other SRA's got a way with being in the bottom and not getting demoted. I guess managers pick and chose who they like here. So my first though is- managers have their favorites. If you are not one of them, then my advice is, meet your goals and quotas. Second I would like to say, I dont know how managers are blind to see this- piratically EVERYONE IS USING A STOP WATCH for their one minute calls. I dont know how many times I have seen it on their phones or computer screens walking by cubes. Third, while I hated the last market I was on before I left, metrics and quotas CAN be achievable if you work really hard. Finally, CoStar- if you give the chance for people to fill out a "Do I like working at CoStar" survey- take out the question about their title and how long they have worked there. Its a dead give away when you put those two on there and who their manager is. Leave the questions you want to know and ask who their manager is. But take out their tenure and title.