Sr. Systems Engineer - Anonymous employee CBRE Employee Review

4.0
Apr 8, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good corporate culture. Friendly atmosphere Knowledgeable coworkers Many members of management are spot on and approachable Large Global company with a small company feel Room to grow

Cons

On average pay is below market Reviews, promotions, and etc. do not seem to match actual performance HR has too much of a say in the realm of compensations Management can be shortsighted at times Management tends to plan in a vacuum and overwhelm you with projects that are already nearing their deadline. Lack of a true testing team, process, etc. Unrealistic timelines cause projects to be rushed which leads to error

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Cons

Management's refusal to allow employees freedom. I routinely got praise from the client and hit the maximum score on my goals. If things weren't done "by the book", they were wrong. The health insurance was awful. Going to self-employment, one of the things that you hear is that you're going to pay a lot for health insurance. However, I'm actually paying LESS than when I worked for CBRE. When you work for CBRE, don't consider job security something that you're going to have. I saw two employees with 15+ years for the company get laid off, with zero severance and no option to transfer elsewhere, unless they wanted to uproot their families and move states for more work and a pay cut. This is the worst company that I've ever had the displeasure to work for. If you have literally any other option of employment, please consider doing that.

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