The Place to Be for Real Estate Management - Anonymous employee CBRE Employee Review

5.0
Jan 23, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

In the Global Services division, this is easily the greatest company to be. By far the world's largest but also filled with very dedicated, loyal managers with excellent technology. People genuinely help each other across global platforms. Qualified women also have an equal shot and do well.

Cons

The company may be getting so big that senior management oversight, particularly over regional directors, is losing focus, allowing them to make more mistakes than they should without appropriate diagnosis and correction.

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5.0
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Pros

The company has a great mentor program. You will meet colleagues who do amazing things like write books, receive leadership awards, and write checks to nonprofits that really need the help.

Cons

I really have no complaints. I am still in contact with many of my colleagues there.

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Honestly? Not much. The vision insurance was decent, I guess. Truthfully though, there wasn't much.

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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