Get experience and then get out - Data Center Technician CBRE Employee Review

1.0
Feb 8, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Money is decent. Clean work. Shift rota is good.

Cons

Were do I start. Working on the Microsoft campus is a hanging culture. They teach diversity and ethic and they would not know the meaning of the words. Do as we say, not as we do. You do not need to be good at your job to progress in CBRE, its all about licking up to the right people and hanging the low level fruit. They pay vouchers every month for hanging your peers, vendors and contracters. Tell them you enjoy having a few cans, watch the GAA/football, give out about the wife and kids to fit in.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The company has a great mentor program. You will meet colleagues who do amazing things like write books, receive leadership awards, and write checks to nonprofits that really need the help.

Cons

I really have no complaints. I am still in contact with many of my colleagues there.

1.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Honestly? Not much. The vision insurance was decent, I guess. Truthfully though, there wasn't much.

Cons

Management's refusal to allow employees freedom. I routinely got praise from the client and hit the maximum score on my goals. If things weren't done "by the book", they were wrong. The health insurance was awful. Going to self-employment, one of the things that you hear is that you're going to pay a lot for health insurance. However, I'm actually paying LESS than when I worked for CBRE. When you work for CBRE, don't consider job security something that you're going to have. I saw two employees with 15+ years for the company get laid off, with zero severance and no option to transfer elsewhere, unless they wanted to uproot their families and move states for more work and a pay cut. This is the worst company that I've ever had the displeasure to work for. If you have literally any other option of employment, please consider doing that.

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