I would highly reconsider joining GQR, especially right out of college. When looking for jobs undergrad, I didn't realize how important culture was to me until I worked for GQR - a company that is so unethical, mismanaged, and corrupt that I can't believe it's still in business. After leaving, I actually worked with my college Career Center to ensure they terminated their partnership with GQR through Handshake to protect future alumni. **Important to note that GQR requires positive Glassdoor reviews to hit KDI's and promotions - highlights that they're more focused on external perception than actually bettering the company** Some important factors to keep in mind before pursuing any next steps with GQR: FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS: 1. I left in good standing (left the industry entirely) and still had to get a lawyer involved to help me fight for the commission they unlawfully withheld. After 9 months, I eventually got it; however, others in my Analyst class weren't as lucky. 2. There was one month early on that I was mistakenly paid less than 1/2 of my usual bimonthly salary. It took them weeks to reimburse me. Completely unacceptable and irresponsible, especially for recent college grads with no safety net and bills to pay. 3. Their commission structure is intentionally ambiguous. Our analyst class struggled to understand it and leaders similarly struggled to explain it. In order to get commission you have to generate (roughly) your annual salary p/quarter before you're eligible. If you don't generate that, your debt rolls to the next quarter and compounds p/quarter. If you can't generate enough revenue to dig yourself out before the quarter ends, you're not eligible for commission. 4. No 401k contribution 5. Very expensive healthcare benefits with not much coverage. HR / CULTURE ISSUES: 1. The US offices have no HR. Our analyst class directly asked that an HR rep be hired in NY and were told no. Also completely unacceptable considering the amount of junior / senior relationships. 2. Constant hiring and firing. We had 3 analyst classes the year I joined (June, July, September start dates). By the time the July class started, there was only one analyst from the June class still there. Within 1.5 years, everyone had either left or been fired. SENIOR MANAGEMENT ISSUES: 1. Management is promoted to managerial roles based off of $ generated, not on capability of managing people. There is also no formal training program required to become a manager. 2. Intense micromanagement with 2-3x daily check-ins about what you have and have not accomplished, randomly dialing into your outbound phone calls to monitor conversations, reading through your LinkedIn messages & emails, etc. Not industry standard. 3. KPI's changed regularly making it hard to predict commission eligibility. Hard to stay motivated with an ever-changing goal post.
