Living hell and couldn't get out fast enough. - Marketing Compass Employee Review

1.0
25 Feb 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's amazing the new tech Compass has and the standards they hold for their own employees and such. Better understanding of team structures and deviation of work is important to scaling work flow to support agents and that has never been as important as when a company merges under Compass.

Cons

It's unfortunate that scalability and support of locale staff infrastructure is sadly lacking due to imposed transitionary rules as part of incorporation. There is a reason why over the last 9+ months 6 people have left the 1699 Van Ness Compass office to seek employment else where. Those benefits we see our Compass colleagues have and the amazing support they receive in other offices far outstrips the dated establishments in place at this location. Management is the issue and will continue to be unless otherwise addressed. When your employees voice their concerns, don't ignore the problems we raise and demonize us, because that is why everyone is leaving. We raise concerns for more support in order to support the wellness of the agents in the office, it is for the betterment of everyone. Your staff, your agents, and the company as a whole. To turn a blind eye and try to keep things going for the sake of going is not progress. It means your drive to have your business flourish has died. If you are interviewing at this particular location, I highly suggest you save yourself the time and find a place that will respect and help you grow per your career aspirations, because working at this location is not the same Compass at all.

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Pros

Forward thinking tech company exploring the cutting edge

Cons

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2.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

People are smart. Very much a “move fast and break things” culture which can be refreshing compared to bureaucracy-heavy corporate life. I don’t agree with their values (if they have any) but what they’re doing is unquestionably working - business outlook is strong.

Cons

Leadership will tell you there’s no ego or self-interest involved in their strategy - that is untrue. It’s an extremely heliocentric culture around the CEO. A lot of the work is based around what people they're guessing he’ll like, but there’s no alignment at the outset and something you worked on for weeks/months will be trashed after one look from him. Their mission is ostensibly about empowering agents but they are solving a problem that pretty much no one was complaining about before they started, and which just so happens to work highly in their favor in terms of market share. It’s just business but very disingenuous- don’t believe the hype that it’s altruistic somehow. Also the CEO loves to share his sob story about his single mother upbringing, but simultaneously enacts some of the most anti-parent policies you could think of.

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