meh - Software Engineer Keller Williams Employee Review

3.0
Oct 14, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Historically, had profit share that was around 20% of your salary or higher Work-life balance is good People are nice Pay is competitive HR seems to have your back any time you ask for help and they really seem to care They're finally getting around to learning remote is a good choice

Cons

-Profit share has been frozen indefinitely -You're forced to go to 2 real estate conventions a year, share a hotel room with a randomly chosen coworker for one, use only their mode of transportation if you want transportation covered, and get a daily stipend of only $25. You'll be giving product demos. -No support for learning at all- not even PTO for conventions where you've paid the registration and transportation or tech certs where you've paid for the training and course. If you want to get better, you have to do projects on your own time that won't benefit KWRI at all because KWRI doesn't implement many new projects and you're always overloaded with the existing projects. But if you don't do projects on your own time all night and weekend, you'll never go further in this industry because you'll be tied to KW's obsolete tech choices. You have no autonomy to implement anything else during your work hours and you'll end up learning bad coding practices if you rely only on KW. -Your coworkers in IT/eng will primarily be overseas contractors, limiting time you have access to them -Things used to change on a whim all the time. We're getting better at this, sometimes.

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Cons

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Pros

Working as an agent at Keller Williams (KW) comes with a highly praised foundation of industry-leading education and a distinct, collaborative culture. Often described as a "training organization disguised as a real estate brokerage," KW offers an extensive library of courses, bootcamps, and structured mentorship programs that are incredibly beneficial for new agents learning the ropes of lead generation and contract management. Additionally, the company operates on a capping system—meaning once you pay a set amount of commission splits to the brokerage each year, you get to keep 100% of your commission for the remainder of that year. The unique profit-sharing model also allows agents to build a stream of passive income by recruiting other productive agents to the firm.

Cons

The downsides are primarily tied to the financial burden placed on agents, especially those just starting out. Keller Williams is known for having higher commission splits initially (often around 70/30) along with desk fees, franchise royalties, and heavily marketed, expensive add-on coaching programs that can quickly drain an agent's bank account before they ever close a deal. Because each market center operates as an independent franchise, the actual quality of management, mentorship, and support varies drastically from office to office. Furthermore, some agents find the corporate culture overly intense or clique-y, noting a relentless push for continuous recruiting and adherence to the rigid "KW model" rather than personalized business development.

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