Recently saw that CIMs equity team was hiring and was curious what the current market perspective is on the group.
Any inside perspective or anecdotal experience you’d be willing to share would be really helpful. Trying to understand the culture and if the opportunity is good/bad. Seems like high turnover but don’t understand why
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Just look up CIM group on Google
A lot of dated content so hoping for additional info
Have buddies who've said it's a sweatshop, they pay decently well though and have a solid reputation.
Terrible, backstabbing culture.
Cool projects though.
good place to cut your teeth and pocket some cash as a junior and that’s about it IMO
Agreed. Sweatshop.
These gigantic developers are rarely a good place to work outside of doing a couple years when you're fresh out of school for the experience / resume.
I’d counter this with “it depends.” There are some good ones out there. Hines used to be. TCC absolutely still is. If you’re high up enough in some of the big name multi firms, they apply too, although it’s hard to get high up enough these days.
CIM in particular has a trash culture.
Yeah, I would exclude the hub-and-spoke models of the Trammell Crow ilk, where the local teams actually get to participate in promote.
F@cking Assh@les
tbh I kind of agree, plus they have seemed disorganized when I have interacted with them. Not a great combo. It’s been a couple years but curious what others who have worked with them think.
They think they are the greatest firm and simply are not
The main guy who runs it is a gigantic dick and a truly horrible person
Everyone in the industry hates dealing with them
If you are in your 20’s go there to learn but be prepared to work unnecessarily long hours
But then leave
Most misleading firm name since bulge bracket financial sponsors (bbfs).
Wdym?
He’s saying their name is like if an LBO firm was “OM Group”
Cims are banking version of OMs
I don’t think they’re developers anymore. They went through a ton of changes in 2023-2025. It’s the type of place where you order dinner to the office every night - do it if you’re 22-27 but I wouldn’t go beyond that.
Awful name
I think it's funny that it doesn't actually stand for something. It's not the founders' last names, it isn't "Confidential Information Memorandum" or "Community Investment Management." It's just "CIM."
Yes it does… Chimera Investment Management
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