Feels like you're in hospitality - Associate Designer Compass Employee Review

4.0
Jul 1, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

The internal creative team is amazing, they're all super talented and close knit. I got lots of support from my direct manager and fellow designers the entirety of my time there.

Cons

The company is still relatively young, and there's a lot of scrappiness. When I was there we relocated 4 times within a year (but if you're ok with the scrappy startup feel, then it won't be a problem). It should also be noted that working with real estate agents can be tough. Some of them are very headstrong, picky, inflexible, and at times, blatantly rude. There are many instances where you'll be art directed by a real estate agent or someone on marketing, and not have much room for pushback. During my time there I was also surprised by how little we got to design for the Compass brand itself, most of the brand design comes out of the NYC creative team. The regional creative teams are more focused on supporting the agent design needs.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

The technology is the best in the business.

Cons

The company is growing incredibly fast, making company culture a challenge.

2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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