Started great, but ignored the red flags - IT Professional Compass Employee Review

2.0
10 Sept 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Working for a recognized brand There used to be all sorts of perks and you were very much rewarded for working your butt off.

Cons

Agents rule - regardless of whether or not their needs make sense (and they usually don't) you will be directed to cater to them both directly and indirectly. The technical work is not challenging - You spend most of your day placating agents and being reactive rather than working on strategic improvements. Growth is just a title with few growth responsibilities. Benefits keep getting worse - Purchasing healthcare has become unaffordable and fewer to zero reimbursements. Agents can be abusive - Some agents are terrific and you make some great business contacts and even sometimes, friends. A not insignificant number of agents are unethical, narcissistic, and believe they can treat W2 employees as their own personal assistants because RR will rule in their favor if there is ever even a perceived issue. The CEO is a space cadet - Not in a good way. RR is a comically bad CEO. Over-promise, under deliver leader is played on repeat unless you are a wealthy agent that wields brand weight. Loads of finger pointing - There is less a focus on correcting errors than finding out whose fault it is and getting rid of them. There is too much more to list.

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5.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Forward thinking tech company exploring the cutting edge

Cons

Focused on expansion by any means necessary

2.0
17 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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