This place left me emotionally wrecked... - Financial Systems Specialist CBRE Employee Review

1.0
Jan 24, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- Nice office building and equipment - Decent pay

Cons

Oh goodness...where do I begin? - Cliquey and political work environment - I cannot stress this enough! Working at CBRE is like being in a shark tank! - Does not care about work life balance (or you for that matter) - Most of the senior management is very disrespectful - Lack of Training - I was made to sit through a 2 week course that had practically nothing to do with my position and then was expected to know everything - Very hard to advance in career path - if they decide they don't like for any reason (health problems, mental disabilities, or anything really), you will never advance - Unrealistic work hours and expectations - Very micromanaging - there were some days I was actually afraid to go to work!

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

The company has a great mentor program. You will meet colleagues who do amazing things like write books, receive leadership awards, and write checks to nonprofits that really need the help.

Cons

I really have no complaints. I am still in contact with many of my colleagues there.

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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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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