Pros
Pros:
-Well-known global company with strong name recognition
-Exposure to enterprise-level facilities operations and corporate systems
-Structured safety, compliance, and work order processes
-Opportunity to work in complex, high-responsibility environments
Cons
Cons:
-Compensation did not feel competitive for the level of responsibility and experience required
-Site-level culture can feel unsupportive and overly political
-As a female engineer, I experienced bias and felt consistently second-guessed in technical decisions
-Limited sense of inclusion in a male-dominated environment
-Leadership support and fairness varied significantly by site
-Performance management and termination processes felt abrupt and poorly communicated
Overall:
CBRE promotes a strong ethics culture, anonymous reporting channels, and global mobility opportunities. In my experience, these ideals did not match reality at the site level. I raised concerns in good faith and experienced discrimination and retaliation as a female engineer, which ultimately resulted in termination. Ironically, I was quickly hired by another major facilities firm (JLL) at the pay level I had been requesting, which highlighted how undervalued my experience was at CBRE and how inconsistent the application of its stated values can be.