It's a job. - Accountant CBRE Employee Review

3.0
Apr 15, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Good work / life balance. If you are not looking for a huge paycheck and you want a job where you enjoy the people you work with, this is a great job. There are many wives working here that have a spouse that is the primary bread earner (not being sterotypical). The husband is bring in big money and the wives are ok with a low responsibility $40k a year job.

Cons

It is a corporation and bottomline drives everything. We have had all benefits cut during the economic downturn. Low overhead drives all decisions at the expense of the lower level employees.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

The company has a great mentor program. You will meet colleagues who do amazing things like write books, receive leadership awards, and write checks to nonprofits that really need the help.

Cons

I really have no complaints. I am still in contact with many of my colleagues there.

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Honestly? Not much. The vision insurance was decent, I guess. Truthfully though, there wasn't much.

Cons

Management's refusal to allow employees freedom. I routinely got praise from the client and hit the maximum score on my goals. If things weren't done "by the book", they were wrong. The health insurance was awful. Going to self-employment, one of the things that you hear is that you're going to pay a lot for health insurance. However, I'm actually paying LESS than when I worked for CBRE. When you work for CBRE, don't consider job security something that you're going to have. I saw two employees with 15+ years for the company get laid off, with zero severance and no option to transfer elsewhere, unless they wanted to uproot their families and move states for more work and a pay cut. This is the worst company that I've ever had the displeasure to work for. If you have literally any other option of employment, please consider doing that.

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