Went from loving to hating my job in 1 month - Video Editor CoStar Group Employee Review

2.0
13 Mar 2025
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Pros

Good pay, nice pto and paid sick days. Some people say they have no work life balance but I personally have never worked over 40 hours a week. I’ve worked with super talented people who have taught me so much and I’ve learned a ton at this job thanks to my immediate coworkers

Cons

The company's decisions took me from loving my job to hating it in just a few weeks. - FULLY quantity over quality driven - Took away all our creative freedom and incentive to do good work - No one really has power to change anything except the VP and ceo. even directors and managers seem as helpless as the rest of us most of the time. - Used to be hybrid with WFH fridays and is now 5 days in person, no exceptions. they made us come in on a snowy day and a coworker crashed their car on the way to the office, so that's just an example of how much they hate remote work. - They laid off half the department of writers and video editors (~130 people) and then 2 weeks later I see a job posting for a video editor for the same department. Decisions like this happen all the time and make no sense. I don't regret taking this job, like I said I’ve learned a ton and the salary really improved my life. However you pretty much have to disassociate your job from the rest of your life if you don't want to be annoyed and angry most days.

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5.0
28 Feb 2026
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Pros

Great experience in a high-level, fast-paced data company. You have to put in the work to learn the job immediately. Prove your skills and learn by doing. Fun companywide events and great campus.

Cons

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1.0
11 May 2026
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Pros

401k, medical benefits snacks decent base salary

Cons

Working at CoStar Group was one of the most emotionally exhausting sales environments I’ve experienced. The culture on my team was extremely male-dominated, hyper-competitive, and very much “sink or swim.” Collaboration was talked about constantly by management, but in reality the environment rewarded internal competition, territorial behavior, favoritism, and politics over actual teamwork. As one of the few women on the sales team, I often felt isolated and unsupported. Instead of mentorship or coaching, the expectation was basically: “figure it out yourself.” New hires were thrown into difficult situations with inconsistent training and unrealistic expectations, while certain reps appeared to receive stronger books of business, better territories, or more support than others. It created resentment and a toxic atmosphere where coworkers often felt more like competitors waiting for you to fail than teammates. The turnover was incredibly high, which should have been a red flag. Management pushed aggressive quotas and nonstop pressure while failing to address morale, burnout, or fairness concerns. There was also an unhealthy obsession with leaderboard culture and internal politics that made the workplace feel stressful every single day. What disappointed me most was that I genuinely believed in the product and enjoyed helping clients. Many customers loved working with me, and I built strong relationships. But internally, the environment became mentally draining. The constant competitiveness, lack of support, and toxic culture eventually outweighed the positives of the role.

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