Toxic micromanaging & gaslighting - Save yourself & do NOT work here - Agent Experience Manager Compass Employee Review

1.0
12 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The very bottom level staff (MAs and AEMs) are usually normal and friendly. This is the singular only pro left.

Cons

Toxic, micromanaging middle managers hold staff to unrealistic standards of work with zero recognition for a job well done, but will drive the smallest mistake into the ground. Every major benefit has been whittled away, do not trust their benefits package as it WILL get worse. I have never felt so constantly and unrelentingly harassed by managers in my life, both AE, sales, and regional. Agents are rude, helpless, and can do no wrong to compass. You are merely a piece of machinery to be squeezed in the hope of extracting value out of the agents. Managers will pretend that expectations aren’t skyrocketing and lie to your face to pressure you. CEO is a glorified mascot who’s only job is to attend pizza parties he throws across the country in his honor, lay people off, bash on remote work, and inflict suffering in exchange for profit. Culture so good, it’s mandatory! Be very afraid of “not participating”, as it’s NOT optional. Save yourself, do not get tricked into working here.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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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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