Scumbag brokerage. Our motto? Steal photos. Steal listings. SPAM everyone. - Real Estate Salesperson Compass Employee Review

1.0
21 Aug 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Not having to do real work for a living

Cons

Sleezy agents who will steal your listings and photos. They charge you ridiculous "technology fees" and other nonsense, and provide nothing any other higher-split brokerage doesn't. Silly you if you buy into their corporate branding nonsense. No one cares about what brokerage you work for. It's about what you can provide to the customer (your listings and service). You think brand means anything in real estate? Get over yourself. All landlord and customers care about is what listings you can show them and rent, not the silly brand you work for. Never work for this company. Stay far away from scumbag brokerages like this. On top of this, they will spam you to death despite repeated Opt Out requests, each agent constantly adding you back. Would give -3 stars if I could. There is no reason to ever work at a company like this.

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Pros

The technology is the best in the business.

Cons

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2.0
17 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People are smart. Very much a “move fast and break things” culture which can be refreshing compared to bureaucracy-heavy corporate life. I don’t agree with their values (if they have any) but what they’re doing is unquestionably working - business outlook is strong.

Cons

Leadership will tell you there’s no ego or self-interest involved in their strategy - that is untrue. It’s an extremely heliocentric culture around the CEO. A lot of the work is based around what people they're guessing he’ll like, but there’s no alignment at the outset and something you worked on for weeks/months will be trashed after one look from him. Their mission is ostensibly about empowering agents but they are solving a problem that pretty much no one was complaining about before they started, and which just so happens to work highly in their favor in terms of market share. It’s just business but very disingenuous- don’t believe the hype that it’s altruistic somehow. Also the CEO loves to share his sob story about his single mother upbringing, but simultaneously enacts some of the most anti-parent policies you could think of.

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