Stay Away From Admin Roles Here - Client Services Assistant CBRE Employee Review

2.0
Jan 31, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- Some of the people were nice - Immediate benefits upon hiring

Cons

I worked in an admin role here (CSA) and it was NOT what I thought I was getting into. The actual role varied immensely from what was mentioned in the job description, and I was always either absolutely overwhelmed or completely bored. The onboarding was non-existent, and speaking to other CSAs was not very helpful as everything varies based on what "team" you work with. Some of the people were nice and friendly, but there are a lot of corporate jerks here. People that won't speak to you because you're below them on the pay grade, a lot of yelling and shaming even when you follow instructions, and not a lot of clear guidelines. I was leery about taking this job initially (should have listened to the red flags going off) and it was a really bad experience. Conflicting instructions, everyone thinks they're top dog, no helpful feedback... If you're a young person interested in design, HR, finance, or admin, I'd recommend you take ANY job other than this. It's not worth the headache and anxiety.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

The company has a great mentor program. You will meet colleagues who do amazing things like write books, receive leadership awards, and write checks to nonprofits that really need the help.

Cons

I really have no complaints. I am still in contact with many of my colleagues there.

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Honestly? Not much. The vision insurance was decent, I guess. Truthfully though, there wasn't much.

Cons

Management's refusal to allow employees freedom. I routinely got praise from the client and hit the maximum score on my goals. If things weren't done "by the book", they were wrong. The health insurance was awful. Going to self-employment, one of the things that you hear is that you're going to pay a lot for health insurance. However, I'm actually paying LESS than when I worked for CBRE. When you work for CBRE, don't consider job security something that you're going to have. I saw two employees with 15+ years for the company get laid off, with zero severance and no option to transfer elsewhere, unless they wanted to uproot their families and move states for more work and a pay cut. This is the worst company that I've ever had the displeasure to work for. If you have literally any other option of employment, please consider doing that.

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