Compass made a splashy entrance, now is dealing with the pains of arrested development - Anonymous employee Compass Employee Review

2.0
6 Jan 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Generally good hiring, team members are helpful and collaborative - Flexible hours/PTO - Marketing & branding has the wow factor today's buyers/sellers are looking for - Some growth opportunities (if you look for them) - Company culture is still generally positive and resonates with most employees/clients

Cons

- Inadequate salaries/compensation for employees, with benefits very quickly disappearing or paused indefinitely - High employee turnover rates with slow or no backfill for the position - Training is not standardized and knowledge gaps vary from employee to employee - Managers do not implement and/or do not follow through on PIPs for employees who are not meeting minimum role requirements - Disconnect between upper management and employees on role expectations and client services, with changes being implemented with minimal notice or adjustment period - Disconnect between employees and Compass clients (the real estate agents) on employee roles and responsibilities, as well as expectations on what employees should/should not be doing for the client

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5.0
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Pros

Forward thinking tech company exploring the cutting edge

Cons

Focused on expansion by any means necessary

2.0
17 June 2026
Recommend
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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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