DLP Capital Reviews

4.4

84% would recommend to a friend

(234 total reviews)
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Don Wenner

89% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

DLP Capital has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 234 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The DLP Capital employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real estate industry (3.8 stars).

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234 reviews
1.0
15 Jan 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Trying very hard to think of one but I honestly can’t. I lasted a month before I literally walked out, like I was escaping a cult.

Cons

Not sure what this cult is supposed to be. They follow these really corny books and have book review meetings. Zero, and I mean zero, leadership. I have 25 yrs running multi-million dollar operations and this was presented to me as one. It’s not. It’s a very small player with illusions of grandeur. Turn over is huge - that gives a hint.

1.0
16 July 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Amazing coworkers. 2. Working here sets the bar low for your next job. 3. High job security if you are a half decent worker because there is no way they can replace you from the outside without paying almost double for your replacement. 4. If you’re someone who needs experience to put on a resume, it would be a decent job for a year before moving on as quickly as possible.

Cons

Where do I start? There are meetings about everything (many are company-wide), despite most of them being a complete waste of time. If you don't want to go to them, you will be looked down upon because they value attendance at meetings more than actual performance because of what they read in a bunch of stupid books, which they expect you to read as well. Pay is significantly below average and there is no structure for bonuses or raises. For the most part, you only get paid fairly if you threaten to quit, unless you are on the management team or in sales. Receiving a promotion doesn’t even guarantee you additional compensation. They just expect you to take on the additional responsibility. The workload is far too great and the company does not bring in any type of outside resources because they are too cheap. They don't use technology to their advantage, which results in additional work for their employees. After all, it’s not the executive’s problem unless their employees start running for the hills, which would be a reasonable response after such poor and unethical treatment. There is never any planning, just reacting to what already happened and constant changes in procedure because some leaders cannot make up their mind on how to do something, which causes duplicate work. Their core value of “living fully” and maintaining a work/life balance is nonexistent other than giving their employees one day a year called "Living Fully Day" where everyone could mess around and talk about their personal life while work piles up. Needless to say, there wasn't a whole lot of living fully in the following few days. Year-end bonuses are often embarrassingly low and 401k matching is only done once a year. You will lose it if you leave the company before the end of the year. The company sent out an email asking for and rewarding good reviews, so the majority of the good reviews you see on this site are likely fake.

1.0
2 July 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you have no idea what goal setting is, you’ll be force-fed it from day one. You’ll get a base salary and sub par benefits that they will gaslight you into thinking are wonderful. If you have been a lifelong minimum wage employee and never read a book or never went to college this place will probably be for you. If you are easily manipulated, you’re going to thrive here. Every lock has a key, this prison may be the place for you!

Cons

If you are reading about a job posting at this company: run, don’t want away from this place. This is a cult, lead by a a person who has a personality disorder or two, and surrounds himself with syncopates who worship him and sing his praises in front of him in order to secure their positions and promotions. It’s not even thinly veiled. This is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Part of the brainwashing seminars include learning about dear leaders “walks with Jesus” and the importance of “faith” in a business setting! The guy flies on private jets, so there’s room in the budget for discrimination lawsuits. He warns you early on in the trainings that “those who are most successful here adhere to these principles” Jesus belongs in a church but somehow he’s trapped in the DLP office with the rest of us. This is ripe with toxic positivity. You’ve heard of those negative toxic people? This place is more filled with toxic positivity, you know where people think everything the leader thinks of is “wonderful” “brilliant” “smartest thing ever” and the leader simply suggested washing your hands after using the bathroom. Toxic positively is annoying but it also gives credibility to the mundane and the dangerous and dumb ideas. This is all about the leader: you think you’ve been hired to lend or support lending, but you’re really there to promote and sell copies of his book (which doesn’t have a single original thought at all, it’s simply a menagerie of every other leadership/ management/ goal setting book for morons. Or sell tickets to events where he gets up there and talks about how wonderful he is. It’s like watching a tv preacher at his mega church trick people out of money. So, you finish the work day not an achieving your actual work goals, but the goals of the CEO, selling snake oil to unsuspecting people. This place is a carousel: as in, if you like turnover, people rotate roles and get hired and fired going round and round like a carousel. Also, the analogy works because there is no clear direction of the company. You’ll go in circles for ages before a decision can be made and you’ll have two new bosses while waiting for an answer. Often you’re going to have to pretend that the least intelligent guy in the room is the most intelligent because at DLP, they worship the broken clock that is right twice a day. And that clock is the CEO. (Back to that toxic positivity! “omg, this broken clock is accurate yet again today! Behold!” While you are actually told it is ok to speak up and offer suggestions and constructive criticism, be careful. If you approach those days set aside for brainstorming with anything other than the toxic positivity they have grown addicted to, you will be removed from your job as it “just wasn’t a good culture fit” Back to the place being ripe for lawsuits: part of the brainwashing is requiring everyone to publish those business AND personal goals on a company wide document. And you HAVE to share your personal life with people. Often one is encouraged to share their “personal faith goals” so that may be “increasing my weekly walks with Jesus” so you’re forced to listen to some coworker talk about how she likes to talk to imaginary beings in the morning and you’re expected to offer up some (toxic) positivity. Back to the carousel analogy; if you don’t know where you’re going, any direction will do. So don’t be surprised to be sold a bill of goods and work on your career and client list, only to have the rug pulled from under you, when the CEO gets lost, confused, greedy, and completely changes direction. This will be a temporary job for you: not a career. Bottom line: if you are an intelligent, successful, independent thinker, this is not the place for you. This place only survives off of easily manipulated and radially brainwashed cult followers. So if you like Q-anon, Donald trump MAGA cult, creepy churches, this place is for you. And you’ll do well here.

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DLP Capital Response
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We appreciate you taking the time to express your thoughts about your experience with our company. We genuinely value all feedback, even when negative, as it allows us to reflect and improve. DLP strives to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels comfortable expressing their views and opinions.We value diverse perspectives and constructive feedback and are committed to fostering an environment that encourages open dialogue and innovation. We proudly emphasize personal growth and development, including the exploration of faith for those who choose to do so, and we respect all of our employees' personal beliefs and choices. Thank you once again for sharing your feedback.
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