Pros
Throughout the COVID pandemic, and other various challenges we have faced in the last year, MBRE's leadership has communicated where we stand as a company and how we will persevere. My team specifically has held weekly team meetings and is in constant communication. Corporate leaders have communicated with emails throughout the pandemic and most recently the company brought back a program that invites younger employees to spend time together/meet MBRE’s senior leaders and hear about their career paths. The sessions include Q&A's to make the meetings more interactive and ensure the younger employees are getting the most from each meeting.
While there were some changes to benefits, most of our benefits remained unchanged and the company was largely able to operate without restructuring or laying employees off the last year. The commercial real estate industry was hit very from the pandemic and most CRE companies cannot say the same.
Cons
There are disadvantageous working for a boutique firm. We lack some of the tools and technologies that larger firms have and don't have "buying power". That said, I'm more than a number to MBRE and appreciate that especially during difficult times.