Weird Policies - Associate Consultant Gallup Employee Review

2.0
May 3, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Hard to think of. Sometimes a fun place. You don't have to work very hard because it's easy to "pretend you are busy" as long as your are connected with the right people internally.

Cons

Some really strange policies. - No corporate card for consultants??? Come on, how are 20 somethings supposed to afford thousands per month in flights and expenses!!?? Especially when the salaries are terrible. - Absolutely horrible expense reimbursement. 2 weeks to get your money back? And that's the best case scenario if everything doesn't get rejected by a way too nit picky internal audit team. - Unlimited vacation policy - yeah right. Complete lip service. - You can't cash out of the stock plan even if you need the money to pay for your mortgage. Have your employees pour their life savings into your stock and then don't let them cash out when they need it. Some restrictions on cashing out make sense, but the inability to take anything out until Clifton decides it's okay is just wrong. - Benefits are terrible. Gallup is really proud to have declining healthcare costs. Obviously you'll have that when you have the world's cheapest insurance plan and your employees have to pay thousands out of pocket to go to the doctor for simple things. - People doing the same job with the same title can be paid 10's of thousands of dollars differently. And then you can be fired for talking about your pay. - The biggest voo doo trick - the principals do all the work and are the real consultants, but the partners get all the credit. David Copperfield style!

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Pros

1. Genuine intellectual autonomy with real institutional backing behind you 2, A research heritage spanning nearly a century that raises the bar on everything you produce. I've worked with Nobel Laureates and many other top minds. 3. The nicest smart people I've encountered anywhere, drawn from all over the world; and that's held true across nearly 30 years 4. Treated like a responsible adult from day one; lots of autonomy and a remarkable breadth of data and research to work with 5. A place where your individuality is an asset, not something to sand down

Cons

1. If you are a person who needs someone else to structure your day and hand you a to-do list, you may struggle; the autonomy is real, and so are the expectations that come with it 2. The pace and intellectual standards can be demanding; this is not a coast-and-collect-a-paycheck environment

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