REA Group Reviews
Updated Nov 18, 2019
"Good policies for those with families (parental leave policies, flexible working arrangements)" (in 14 reviews)
"Great people, lots of opportunities to contribute" (in 13 reviews)
"some big egos to deal with especially in middle management" (in 7 reviews)
"Known death trap teams with multiple departures do exist yet senior management doesn't seem to care" (in 5 reviews)
"Dynamic company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at REA Group full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great benefits, People first mindset, Open for feedback, Start-up strategy.
Cons
take in any feedback
REA Group2019-11-19"Good place to work with healthy work-life balance"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at REA Group full-time for more than a year
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1. Good environment and work-life balance 2. Can expose to new technology stack 3. Good leadership
Cons
There is no maternity benefits provided
REA Group2019-11-19- Helpful (1)
"It was ok"
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Disapproves of CEOI worked at REA Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Some really smart people - Who are generous with their time and expertise - Opportunities to experiment with tech
Cons
- Making money for Murdoch can be disheartening - Is a big company which can move slow - ROI is rarely investigated before big initiatives
REA Group2019-10-18 "Genuine place to work where values are lived."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at REA Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
High standards in consumer experience and delivery. Data Services central to mindset shift. Massive new energy in marketing. CEO and CPO are connecting on culture being central to success.
Cons
Being so successful has created some big egos. The car park says it all.
Advice to Management
Keep the pressure on. Stay real. Have the hard conversations.
REA Group2019-10-11"Excellent technical culture"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at REA Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Really good company culture. Plenty of development opportunities.
Cons
Not overly customer driven, more driven by shareholders and results.
REA Group2019-10-25"REA ticks all the boxes"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at REA Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Well paid Challenging work Smart people Progressive employment policies (flexible working, paternity leave policy) Friday night socials Highly profitable company
Cons
Worked here for 3 years and still no complaints
REA Group2019-10-03- Helpful (3)
"Slowly changing"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at REA Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great office, perks, people. Lots of very smart people. Business is truly agile.
Cons
Under the new CEO the company has started moving to a finance led decision making model and away from the innovation that made it so fun
REA Group2019-09-19 - Helpful (1)
"Great benefits, corporate culture"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at REA Group full-time for less than a year
Pros
Super flexible work arrangements and great salary! Good mentorship model and great opportunities for continuous learning.
Cons
Due to the size and corporate nature of the company it is hard not to feel like a transactional resource that can be moved around the company (or cut entirely) at the drop of a hat. Additionally, trying to allow teams to work across multiple other teams' codebases seems like a great idea on paper, but leads to extremely high learning curves, low efficiency and inability to work in an agile fashion.
Advice to Management
Be more transparent around re-structures and take the time to discuss potential changes with all employees, as I am sure there would be people who would be willing to take voluntary redundancies if that is necessary, and everyone would have preferences as to where they would be passionate about working in the company.
REA Group2019-09-18 - Helpful (4)
"Changing times"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at REA Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Richmond location - majority nice people - good training
Cons
- middle management is insular and clickey, if you're 'in' great - talk up the 'family' yet redundancies happen regularly - culture and values discussed widely but not lived by at management level
REA Group2019-09-26 "Great company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at REA Group full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great people, lots of opportunities to contribute
Cons
Rapidly changing, commission structure was very unmotivating - didn’t reward the effort that was put in
REA Group2019-09-09