Cartus Reviews

Pros

Good culture and work/life balance

Cons

Low pay, lack of growth opportunities

Pros

Opportunity to diversify Real Estate skills

Cons

Management held back those that they felt were to highly skilled

Pros

Established, mature company. Wonderful people to work with. Great career training. Great benefits.

Cons

Lower pay scale, a dying business model, manage people to reports and not outcomes;

Pros

None - this is an outdated business model with no future

Cons

Realogy entered agreement to sale. Sirva then backed out. This is a company in a sea without land.

Pros

I've met some great people working at Cartus. If you're on a team that allows you to think, you can develop your skills.

Cons

Professional growth is really slow at the company. A fast track to a manager position is roughly 5 years at best (which in most bands starts in the lower 60k range). There are many controls internally that makes processes difficult to complete. Many teams don't completely own there own processes, put "red tape" around things, and are extremely inefficient which is frustrating. There are lay offs every 1.5-2 years which doesn't appear to be ending (even with the current merger). If a big change occurs, you'll be "forced" into it. As an example, my department is being merged with another department that is a band above us. There is no new job description, people don't have a choice to become a part of the merger, and no band level is changing (basically accept it or quit mentality). Culturally, a good portion of my team are there just for a paycheck as they are more family oriented (which is fine). This may be a turn off to those who want a more professional team. Also getting any type of raise or promotion means doing your job at 110%, and a portion of the position above you (ie to prove yourself worthy). Even when doing this, you may be awarded something as nominal as .5-1.5% higher of a raise then someone who is doing a basic level of work. In a nut shell, if you need experience then you can get a good start at Cartus. Its not however a competitive provider of a salary in the area (this is why most people in the manager and below position work two jobs, or are in two income families).

Pros

Rewarding experience instructing English to speakers of other languages. Wonderful clients. Cartus reimburses you for up to $100 of materials.

Cons

Intermittent. When client's allotted hours are complete, sessions end. No travel allowance and not paid for training or lesson preparation. While most contacts at Cartus are wonderful, one became non-responsive, which was frustrating. Weeks later, I learned that she had a new position, yet she did not notify me. She had told me about a new client, got my scheduling preference, then crickets. Also, it takes a full month to be paid.