Good opportunity to learn and a resume builder, mgt will turn & burn you, filled with ol' bonds difficult to break - Leadership Partner Gartner Employee Review

2.0
14 May 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

World class reputation, excellent resume builder, take advantage of the top IT research in the world and rapidly build knowledge Symposium & conferences are the best IT training conferences in the industry. The "worker bee" employees are great quality people all really trying to help each other in a difficult & challenging environment

Cons

It is a company making money despite inept senior management. Management has little to know understanding of their customer environments or their people nor do they care to. Although it is said to be work life balance it is a push and burn culture with arrogance, lack or caring, etc. It is a metric driven environment however metrics are not measured to derive customer satisfaction but rather to push employees to to transact more "interactions per month" with customers the focus is not on quality but on quantity Goals are defined in a manner so that they are impossible to achieve vs they way other companies define achievable goals for employees. Then the goals are interpreted in manners subjectively according to the "favor" of the employee. The only people promoted are yes men who drive to the performance metrics and are approved by the hidden "connected" core team that have been with the company a significantly long time.

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Pros

Opportunity for quick growth, great work/life balance.

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Terrific coworkers. Nearly everyone at the company is pleasant, professional, and willing to help you even if you’ve never met them before. Hybrid work environment. People generally seem to care about you on an individual level. One of the best corporations I’ve worked for.

Cons

Gartner is not in a great place right now. The business model requires changes and Wall Street analysts have tremendous doubts about the corporate liability in the era of AI. Stock has fallen in half over the past two years. Massive layoffs across the company. Doubt the stability is there for any kind of medium term or long-term career. Below market compensation, offset by pros above when they exist.

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