CBRE reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(12,980 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 12,980 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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13K reviews
2.0
Oct 22, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Some very good people there but as the company as gotten bigger it has loss its since of family and employees are no longer important, though they preach otherwise. The walk does not match the talk. Glad I am no longer there.

Cons

Job was eliminated four times and I got tired of the roller coaster. Employees are not important and subject to the whims of fickle customers. Employees often treated poorly by client and then CBRE compounds by wondering what is wrong with the employees (as the problem can not be with the client). Senior management knows they have an issue with a senior manager but refuse to do anything about it.

2.0
May 12, 2015

"Too big to fail....?"

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Whatever you're trying to do has probably already been done. - Whatever you don't know, someone probably does. - Name recognition.

Cons

-You're a number. -It's mostly a good-ole boys club. Good luck if you're not a white man. -Highly bureaucratic. Upward mobility takes years (and probably quitting and coming back). -Brokers are stars, everyone else is furniture. Ask how to be one, you'll get the runaround. - You're not paid what you're worth.

3.0
Mar 18, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Decent fringe benefits & some great people. Also, a good learning environment for those new to accounting... assuming you end up on a supportive team. Promotional opportunities are abundant if you know how to navigate the office politics.

Cons

Accounting leadership has lost site of what's important... it's people. The former leadership team used to focus on making the work environment supportive, fun and growth oriented, with attainable work-life balance. Those days are gone. The newer leadership team seems more focused on the bottom line... piling as much work as they can on employees in order to save money and meet an aggressive profit margin. Work-life balance is non existent, with staff working anywhere from 50-90+ hours per week on average. Desirable client assignments and promotions seem to go to whoever is sucks up to leadership the most. Those who don't play the game are either overlooked for promotions or fired. While there are morale building events, they are much less frequent or grand in scale as in years past. Plus, the increased work volume on each employee has reduced participation in these events. Beer & nachos only go so far. Clearly people are unhappy with the changes, because the turnover in the department is ridiculously high. Restaffing the positions with qualified candidates has been a challenge due to the improving job market. It is sad to see the downward spiral of what was once a great accounting department. Hopefully they can turn it around as there are still a lot of good people remaining.

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