First it's sweet, then it's sour. - Office Administrator Compass Employee Review

2.0
May 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

No insurance premiums / brand notoriety

Cons

The company puts agents (our clients) in front of their employees every step of the way. If you are an employee you are a second class citizen. They will change your title without telling you -- changing all your responsibilities without a raise. Give you unrealistic and borderline legal demands to make things happen. The company expanded too fast and is now using their luxury branded bandaids to cover up the gaping holes in their business model. Not scalable. They will give you illusions of promotions and then refuse to allow you to apply for open positions so they don't have to fill yours -- cheaper to keep you in place.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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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
Jun 17, 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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