Vantaggi
-Smart, hard working, and genuine colleagues who support one another each and every day. -Robert is an inspiring CEO and has big vision for the real estate industry. -C-suite come from impressive backgrounds - consulting, Amazon, Facebook, Spotify -Fair work-life balance -Solid perks and benefits: Fitness and education stipends + dinner if you work late. Healthcare paid for. Fair starting salary. -Impressive list of investors throughout funding rounds -The product has potential - but 8 years in, Compass should be much farther along.
Svantaggi
-The tech platform truly does not provide a competitive advantage for Compass agents in market. Most employees do not believe Compass is a tech company, but rather a well-funded brokerage -Agent support structure does not provide career growth internally nor positioned for tech scalability - and job an tend to quite monotonous (Agent Experience, Marketing, etc). -Young, inexperienced middle managers who are poorly trained and many times, are much less experienced than those they are managing. -Nepotism and favoritism for HQ employees. It’s near impossible to get performance recognition, let alone a promotion for non-HQ staff. -P&E is visibly favored by Robert and management. For example, during Covid all employees are taking pay cuts except P&E. -Agents are put above employees, every single time. I knew colleagues who were scared of agents because they got treated so poorly. -Lack of preparedness or planning by upper level management made processes change every day / added work - all under the guise of #MovingFast. Start ups change direction quickly but they’re usually is transparency. Moreover, Compass is not a start up. -High turnover among C-suite -Lack of diversity, particularly racial diversity in the New York region as late as 2018. This has gotten better over the past couple of years. -Upon signing employment contract with Compass, you are sold one thing and as cost cutting has increased for IPO, many things have been removed slowly over time.