Smoke and mirrors - Anonymous employee Berger Communities Employee Review

Working for Berger is an ongoing popularity contest. You’re in the clique or you’re out and they’ll look for any reason to get rid of you. The COO talks out both sides of his mouth. He loves to preach and hear his own voice. In reality he’s totally a narcissist. With the hopes that he is genuine, the naive people fawn over him and those that see through it are weeded our quickly. The owner buries his head in the sand to what is said poorly about who’s leading his company and how awful people on the outside of the circle are treated. He pretends to be empathetic because he wants everyone to believe he’s a nice guy. There’s no upward mobility. It’s not what you know it’s who you know. If you’re a female, forget it. The glass ceiling is clearly there- the top of the food chain is a group of good old boys. Nothing like a sexist boys club. This company creates the facade of being a great place to work but in reality there is no loyalty to their employees. People leave at corporate without explanation constantly. More than half of the office has left in the past year. Those people really cared about the company, believed in the fundamentals and worked there tail off to support the properties. They’re obviously disposable.