Does Yankee Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Yankee Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Yankee Group. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Yankee Group?

14% of Yankee Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Yankee Group 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Yankee Group?

Research (3) , Senior Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at Yankee Group according to real employee reviews?

"A few smart people remain in research as well." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Yankee Group redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Yankee Group redundancy and their outlook for job security at Yankee Group in 2026.

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2.2

14% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Terry Waters

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Ratings by category

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.6

Culture and values

2.6

Compensation and benefits

2.1

Career opportunities

1.8

Senior management

Yankee Group has an employee rating of 2.2 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Yankee Group employee rating is 41% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

17 reviews

1.0

26 Jun 2014

Someone take this sick old donkey out back and shoot it

Senior analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Worked at Yankee for three years. Great, intelligent, driven analysts and support staff.

Cons

Shockingly inept, narcissistic and vindictive "leader" shaped company culture with a policy of staff retention by litigation and threats. Attempt to leave and the MA "Non-Compete" dropped like a ton of bricks. Company driven to ruin through mismanagement, disastrous managerial hiring choices and general cluelessness on any strategic direction, compounded by throwing money at "consultants" who sucked the coffers dry. Idiotic PE firm backing this debacle let things slide until demise. 451 acquisition may have stemmed the rot, but only a handful of actual analysts left (have a look at the staff - most of the team is actually a separate data analytics firm in Colombia). Prognosis - terminal.

1.0

16 Apr 2014

Despite the ownership change, still a poor place to work

Research

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very few "pros" to point to. Some of the reviews say that it's great to work with smart people and while a couple remain, the talent at YG is far lower than it has ever been in my tenure. A fair bit of autonomy exists so that's a plus and it's great to work in the mobility ecosystem.

Cons

YG was sold to 451 Group last year and that has made little difference. Terry Waters being out as CEO has improved morale some but the company still lacks leadership in almost every way. Sales force are really order takers, direction from management tends to be mixed so its hard to know what to focus on. The move away from enterprise and telecom research has made the company less relevant

1.0

4 Sept 2012

A company long past it's prime

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Yankee Group used to be a GREAT place to work, however, it's long past it prime. It still has an OK brand, although not what it once did so it looks good on a resume of someone right out of college. A few smart people remain in research as well.

Cons

Yankee Group has been a slow decline for the better part of five years now. Glassdoor shows the employee count being at 280+. The company only has about 25-30 employees now plus a handful of data crunchers in Columbia. That's a 90% attrition in about 5 years. The non-competes are what keep people there today. It's a tough environment with high churn. In the last few years the company has lost four heads of research, it's CFO, VP of marketing, 2 heads of sales, 1 CEO and countless other individuals, most of which have not been replaced. Additionally, the company had to sell off the event business losing that asset as well. The website shows the executive "team" being one person, current CEO Terry Waters. Not sure how 1 person qualifies as a team but that's where the company stands today. If you've got other offers, take it as its not clear what the future of the company is any more

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