Physician, Heal Thyself - Principal Gallup Employee Review

Others have left plenty of specifics which I won't repeat. More broadly, Gallup's employee engagement consulting model leaves out tangibles like pay and benefits for very good reason. They are not satisfiers, but rather dis-satisfiers. And if you meet the very real emotional needs of your employees - respect, recognition, input, clarity, etc. - all of those tangible things don't matter as much. Eliminate both the intangibles AND the tangibles in one fell swoop, and you get the talent exodus that Gallup has seen for the last 18 months. What Glassdoor readers are observing is the bewilderment and frustration of a team that was always trusted, respected, and valued...and then suddenly wasn't. This group taught Gallup philosophy to clients for years, and then found themselves in an environment where none of Gallup's tenets were being upheld for them. I left Gallup when I could no longer point to my own company as a best practice for our own consulting model. I couldn't stomach the hypocrisy...and this from someone who would have said I'd be a "lifer" just two years ago. I will always carry Gallup's espoused beliefs with me, and there are many people still at Gallup who I respect and care for greatly. There are others I don't know who are still having a positive experience. I'm glad to hear it, as Gallup will always hold a special place in my heart. Still, for those considering a position here, please do so with caution. It's one thing to take a job with GE, where rather draconian employment practices are the norm. It's another entirely to join a firm that preaches so much positivity in the workplace, and then does the exact opposite.