Savills Reviews

Pros

People focussed, work/life balance, progression.

Cons

Nothing at this stage, however, I’m relatively new to the business.

Pros

Decent pay and some of the people who work there are nice. It's a very professional atmosphere. The offices are pretty nice.

Cons

This is specifically for Savills North America: No guidance from management (at least in non-broker positions). They call it "a focus on entrepreneurial spirit" but that's just a nice way to say you will walk in with no one telling you what to do or what they want from your position. When you try to take the reign and pitch projects, they get shot down because no one can decide on what is a priority. Leadership is very old fashioned. They say they want to be progressive and forward thinking but there are too many power players who want the exact opposite. Leadership is too afraid to upset them, and so no changes ever come. Compared to start ups, and even some other companies I have worked at, the "office perks" (snacks in kitchen, free lunch once a week, occasional wine mixers) are laughable. The benefits package is just standard. Nothing to write home about. Things can be fairly uptight and it can be very uncomfortable for anyone who is not one specific type of person.

Pros

Salary and remote work were some of the pros

Cons

Large company so you don’t feel the a family like culture

Pros

Freedom to do what you want

Cons

Lack of direction or support from team members. Sink or swim environment

Pros

Food, drinks and standing desks

Cons

Not diverse enough, management that doesn’t care. High turn off over rate. Terrible work culture, college like environment.

Pros

The workload was extremely light and tasks very easy. The pay to work ratio was very good.

Cons

They will fire you literally while you are on vacation. It is the most beige and soulless environment I have ever seen, almost cartoonishly so.

Pros

Great colleagues in lower jobs within company

Cons

Toxic management. Health and Safety breaches. Low pay for ‘important’ lower viewed roles. Lack of proper equipment and training to meet budget targets (food area staff told to wash and re use single use gloves etc) (Human waste found in a number of public soap dispensers without immediate action taken this lasted months). Overall value of low paid staff is low. Staff unhappy.

Pros

The company really looks after its staff, the support and benefits which are offered to employees (such as maternity packages) and absolutely excellent. There is massive scope to grow at Savills and they are really keen on mentoring and also really open for people to move roles and divisions within the company.

Cons

I am not sure that Savills are always the most competitive when it comes to salaries but the benefits, support schemes, training etc outweigh this massively.

Pros

Free snacks Somewhat chill work life balance Somewhat of a challenge navigating everything

Cons

Poor leadership Zero culture High turnover No way to excel but to just leave

Pros

Not a good environments for designers

Cons

No motivation No challenges No respect for designers