100% Turnover in Seattle Market - Sales Executive LoopNet CoStar Group Employee Review

2.0
Jun 23, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Decent base salary; good benefits; good tech tools to perform the job efficiently.

Cons

Sales challenges due to poor market perception of value proposition. Senior leadership hasn't taken action to provide needed marketing or sales support to address those challenges. Instead, leadership sets sales quotas at the national level, in spite of vastly different pricing and market adoption/perception across the country. The result of this dynamic has meant 100% turnover (1 sales director and 7 sales reps) in less than 2 years. The pervasive culture at CoStar is well established by the founder and CEO. That is, there is opportunity to earn well, but expect to be treated rather poorly, and pay close attention to the mechanisms in the comp plan to not get paid a commission.

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The opportunity to build skills and income.

Cons

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Pros

This company makes a strong first impression during the interview and training process. Unfortunately, my experience after onboarding was very different. Decision-making is highly centralized, leaving employees with very little autonomy. The company emphasizes ethics and integrity, but my experience did not consistently reflect those values. Favoritism also appeared to play a significant role in how employees were treated and how decisions were made. HR presents itself as a resource for employees, but concerns often end with, “It will be up to your manager.” That can be frustrating when the issue involves your manager or requires an impartial review. CoStar has developed a reputation for these issues, and from what I experienced, it wasn’t always this way. A few years ago, the company at least appeared to prioritize its employees. Today, that commitment feels diminished. The return-to-office expectations can also be unreasonable. During severe weather, employees are still expected to report to the office even when many other companies in the area allow employees to work remotely for safety. Finally, performance expectations and metrics are frequently changed, making goals increasingly difficult to achieve. Combined with inconsistent communication from leadership, it creates an environment where employees often feel unsupported and uncertain about expectations.

Cons

Good Health Benefits for families and singles Decent pay

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