CBRE reviews

Complete lack of vision or communicated mission. Senior management is constantly grasping at straws as they continuously try to define/re-define a value proposition. Mid-level management positions are filled with people who admit to being "willfully ignorant" about the job requirements/demands of their subordinates. Worse, many of these managers don't even understand the basics of their own jobs (like the senior project manager who doesn't know the difference between a project and a deliverable).

There is a large descrepancy between client teams on hours worked. Depending on the client you may work regular 8 hour days and for others you may need to put in 10-12 hour days. This is normally discussed prior to hiring for a certain client so at least the hours are not a 'suprise'. There is a disconnect between corporate and the day-to-day operations at times as you will routinely get notifications (at least weekly and usually daily) about some new initiative that will have no effect on you whatsoever except to clog up an overloaded inbox... Client teams that work in various cities/countries do not usually get the opportunity to meet each other which does not help foster the 'team' attitude so most of the time it feels like it is us vs them (accounting/leasing/ap versus "the field") For a progressive company like CBRE some of their HR initiatives are lagging. Flex time is allowed however you are still required to be in the office set times Monday through Friday. There is no telecommuniting and no options to work 'non-traditional' work weeks.