An exploitative, soul-crushing, micro-managed hell. - Survey Reis Employee Review

2.0
Jul 24, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

If you're at the NYC office, then it's the location. Other than that, there really isn't much to write home about.

Cons

Where does one begin? The level of favoritism and elitism is palatable. If you're in survey, then you're non-existent and expendable because Reis' mentality is if you're not earning money for them, then you're not important. Meanwhile, the survey team is a big part of what makes the wheels go round. Further, the micro-managing is insane. Middle management is clueless and lacks the moxie necessary to push back their superiors when they hatch their last minute plans to join the rest of the real estate information world. Reis does not invest in the training of their middle-managers. Therefore, their tone is almost always condescending and rude. Middle management treats its employees like faceless children, addressing them in e-mails by their initials. They're managers simply because they've been there long enough, not because they're mentally competent. The expected productivity is unrealistic for a number of reasons. First, if you've worked there long enough, you stop caring altogether. Secondly, your responsibilities change in a heartbeat and you're expected to perform right away. Reis forgets that surveying is a monotonous purgatory and humans need time to adjust when things abruptly change. Unfortunately, they're not sensitive to that reality, and therefore, drive you up the wall. Lastly, the contacts themselves are sick and tired of Reis calling them non-stop.

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5.0
Feb 26, 2025
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Pros

Reis has a great work environment and beautiful projects.

Cons

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2.0
Nov 30, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Overall the benefits are pretty good, and the office has a generally relaxed atmosphere. The firm has recently been acquired by Moody's Analytics, it seems to me (this is my personal opinion based on many discussions with colleagues) that this is the only reason many people are staying on, people are hoping for an improvement but many have one foot out the door.

Cons

The pay is abysmal, and the benefits only help so much. Additionally, while there are some career advancement opportunities they are generally only for employees in the NYC office, the white plains office is generally treated as an afterthought. You can move from a survey role to an analyst role in White Plains, but that's about it. We've had three new HR heads in as many years, this is the same with the office manager.

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