Be ready to work 24/7 - Project Manager/Financial Analyst CBRE Employee Review

3.0
Oct 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Global presence -Name recognition -Room for advancement if you're willing to work the hours -High potential for compensation through commissions -Access to wide variety of market and economic research tools

Cons

-To get in at a non support staff level - it's all about who you know -Very competitive, internal competition restricts sharing of any information and team work -LOOONGG HOURS if you want to make any money - including late nights and weekends -No established career development program or advancement structure - you advance when you close deals and hit financial thresholds in earning for the company

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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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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