It'll pay the rent. - Research Associate CoStar Group Employee Review

2.0
Sep 10, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Being an RA at Costar is by no means the worst thing that can happen to you -- at the end of the day, the job pays $40,000 (at least as of spring 2012) and the benefits are good. In addition, you'll meet some great coworkers -- Costar has been able to benefit from the weak economy and hire smart, engaged, interesting employees who are hard up for full-time positions in the post-recession world.

Cons

Unfortunately, the negatives of the job are so strong that you'll only stay until you land a better gig. The RA position is a (well-paid) call center job. This is obvious. No one needs to have the downside to that spelled out. Unfortunately, in addition to the job being a dead end, a lot of your trainers -- and middle management -- are also in fairly undesirable jobs (example: imagine being a trainer at a corporation with a retention rate probably below thirty percent at the one-year mark). Because this isn't exactly a sales/commercial real estate company, it is hard for even middle management to find a place to go after Costar, meaning they are stuck in a call center factory just like you are -- so even when it's a good day at work at Costar, the bleak truth is that no one wants to be there. HOWEVER -- despite these cons, "it gets better." Stick with the job for six months and you'll be able to add it to your resume, emphasize what you've learned, and land a more normal position at a company where you won't dread going into work every day. Have faith. Because of this, I don't think being an RA at Costar is a bad option for a first job out of school, or if you're looking for something stable between jobs. We all know how bad the economy is.

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1.0
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Pros

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Cons

Working at CoStar Group was one of the most emotionally exhausting sales environments I’ve experienced. The culture on my team was extremely male-dominated, hyper-competitive, and very much “sink or swim.” Collaboration was talked about constantly by management, but in reality the environment rewarded internal competition, territorial behavior, favoritism, and politics over actual teamwork. As one of the few women on the sales team, I often felt isolated and unsupported. Instead of mentorship or coaching, the expectation was basically: “figure it out yourself.” New hires were thrown into difficult situations with inconsistent training and unrealistic expectations, while certain reps appeared to receive stronger books of business, better territories, or more support than others. It created resentment and a toxic atmosphere where coworkers often felt more like competitors waiting for you to fail than teammates. The turnover was incredibly high, which should have been a red flag. Management pushed aggressive quotas and nonstop pressure while failing to address morale, burnout, or fairness concerns. There was also an unhealthy obsession with leaderboard culture and internal politics that made the workplace feel stressful every single day. What disappointed me most was that I genuinely believed in the product and enjoyed helping clients. Many customers loved working with me, and I built strong relationships. But internally, the environment became mentally draining. The constant competitiveness, lack of support, and toxic culture eventually outweighed the positives of the role.

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