CBRE reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(12,986 total reviews)
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Robert E. Sulentic

83% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

CBRE has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 12,986 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CBRE employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Bienes raíces industry (3.8 stars).

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2.0
Apr 21, 2016
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Stable employer with salary and compensation structures that are market competitive. The human resources platform that is in place generally ensures employees are treated fairly.

Cons

Real estate managers spend the majority of their time supporting the large P2P platform that has been put in place to ensure that all management functions are completely transparent to upper management. That sounds good in theory, what it translates into in reality is an inordinate amount of time spent managing the platform. Additionally, since the Accounting Department is now a profit center they don't staff to do many basic real estate accounting functions any longer. This means the REM's spend much of their time doing accounting, generally not why they chose Commercial Real Estate. Combine all of this with the focus on profitability, and you can see that actually visiting and improving the real estate becomes secondary.

4.0
Apr 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very supportive of growth and development, Flexible time off, clear direction. I would have to say that so far this has been an enjoyable work experience and I'm excited to see how far I can go.

Cons

Doesn't pay for anything. Moving was all on me. Professional licenses, certifications, and organizations. Which are all things needed for the job.

2.0
Feb 4, 2016

High turnover culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You see a lot of the market and lots of deal flow depending on your team. You can get a high level of experience quickly. Globally recognized company.

Cons

Majority of brokers have condescending attitudes and are rude to staff unless they need them for something. Aggressive culture includes verbal and sexual harassment as common place. Management is only concerned with protecting the sales producers and will do little to protect support or operations staff. High turnover of staff as a result with low morale on many teams.

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CBRE Response
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CBRE is committed to providing a safe work environment free from harassment for all of our employees. We have multiple options, including our confidential ethics hotline, available to employees to ask questions, raise concerns, or report potential ethical or compliance violations and we encourage our employees to use these avenues to report any issues or concerns.
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