Pros

Nice offices, tight knit group of coworkers
Very generous salary and benefits
Team building activities, holiday parties and generous paid time off, holiday pay
Flexible work hours and good work/life balance
My original manager genuinely cared about my well being, highly professional and was a motivator that earned a lot of respect within this industry
Top notch real estate agents-very professional and well loved by their clients

Cons

Once the real estate market went through it's downturn there was a lot of reorganization-which is understandable-however the changes were not effectively communicated to employees-that led to a lot of uncertainty and stress
Favorites were definitely showed greated consideration by upper management, even when they were not necessarily the top performers or the most knowledgeable
The company used to be a very reputable name in the community, but over time I felt that there was a lot of negativity felt towards them
A lot of layoffs, some of which were jobs that were necessary and employees who had been long term-in the down turn understandable, yet during that time, management, including owners brought in their own friends and family members to come to work-not the right message to send when others had to face unemployment
Management did not do much to improve morale of remaining employees during periods of lay offs

Advice to Senior Management

The general managers do what they can and are probably overworked and tired from all the changes and layoffs over the last few years. However, upper management-I would say to you that your communication, honesty and integrity needs to be addressed. Many employees were overlooked or laid off without you truly realize the value of their work and skills. I bellieve that with better decisions and more conservative spending on your part, more jobs could have been saved.