Biggest but not the greatest - Anonymous employee CBRE Employee Review

2.0
Sep 4, 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Large company, many opportunities to try different areas of real estate Exposure to large, recognizable deals Big client list Good IT and database infrastructure All the tools and information you need about the industry at your fingertips

Cons

Too large of a company, easy to get lost as just another body Lack of leadership from select senior managers Disconnect or lack of understanding between management and personnel No connection between different offices. Each office acts as its own independent company. During the growth stage, CB hired everyone and anyone, regardless of their skills or competency levels

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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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