Smart, kind people working at breakneck speed - Anonymous employee Compass Employee Review

5.0
14 Oct 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I am thoroughly impressed with the quality of my colleagues. They are competent, they care about doing excellent work, and they treat each other well. I look forward to seeing my team every day. Some of the benefits are incredible, such as the $10 allotment for fertility/adoption each year, and the full medical coverage w/o employee contribution. Finally, in areas where there is room for improvement, you quickly find that there are plenty of outspoken allies already pushing for change.

Cons

There are certainly growing pains with such a quickly-expanding company. "Move Fast" is a company mantra that is often given too much leeway to cause chaos to downstream systems and teams. A slightly slower pace of growth and change would make for happier employees and a more sustainable model.

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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
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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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