Underperforming ESG Consultancy - Associate Director CBRE Employee Review

1.0
16 June 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits inc PMI. Attractive office building.

Cons

Poor care - Despite requiring the director community to work hours that are often well in excess of core hours, there is no provision for cabs and expensing meals. - There is no social budget, making it hard to build team morale, and no support from senior director grades to organise events. Low Salaries - Salaries are 20%-35% below competitors. CBRE argues that their salaries are market aligned and regularly reviewed – do your research and you'll find this just isn’t the case. - Bonuses for Associate Director and Senior Consultant grades were awarded at the same level and were incredibly low for the market. The bonuses don’t reward impact to the business. Promotions - These are awarded without transparency and do not align to performance – often they are awarded to a small subset of people who play ‘office politics’, rather than creating outcomes that are actually good for the business. This is damaging the team culture and alienating the ‘core’ of ADs that have been working hard to drive positive business outcomes. - Further, there is a huge disconnect between the progression communicated by the hiring team and reality. Senior Management - Poorly integrated with team and fail to advocate for individual needs. Following restructure, teams have become siloed with key communication flows being axed. - Failure to attract top talent into mid-senior roles.

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