High stress all the time - Director GXO Logistics Employee Review

1.0
May 15, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The people who do the actual work (directors and below) are great to work with.

Cons

Only people that ever seem to get promoted to senior leadership roles are white men (it's an old boys' club at the top) Everyday is stressful no matter what your area is. Upper management expects you to be perfect, doesn't acknowledge the work you do and as soon as a mishap happens, it's like the end of the world. VPs and above act like everything is life or death, when it's really not that serious. You have to use PTO if you get sick.

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5.0
Jun 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay, myself and my team are all paid really well for the area we are in. Our compensation team reviews often for relevance.

Cons

Work life balance can be hard during structural changes, bit settles down pretty quickly.

2.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great coworkers and talented engineers who genuinely support one another. Opportunity to work on impactful projects and solve real business problems. Exposure to modern BI and data technologies. Strong team members who are willing to go above and beyond to deliver results. Good learning opportunities for self-motivated individuals.

Cons

Leadership and management style can create unnecessary stress and turnover risk. Frequent micromanagement and excessive focus on responsiveness rather than outcomes. High meeting volume reduces time available for focused engineering work. Priorities and stakeholder commitments are sometimes established before consulting the engineers responsible for delivery. Limited trust in experienced employees and their ability to manage their own work. Internal growth and mobility can feel restricted. Work-life balance can be impacted by shifting priorities and urgent requests. Lack of recognition or compensation alignment when additional onsite expectations or workload demands are introduced. Having a non-technical BI manager overseeing technical engineering work can sometimes result in unrealistic timelines, misunderstandings of development complexity, and decisions being made without sufficient technical input.

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