Avoid service positions and Arlington - Client Partner Gartner Employee Review

1.0
Jul 25, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Large company often hiring for other positions, opportunities to relocate but without compensation. Arlington office has nice views and good food nearby. Moderate work life balance (though hostile toward working from home)

Cons

The least ethical company I have ever worked for. Regularly retaliated against employees for raising concerns, hired people for positions without telling them it wouldn’t exist in a few months, or hired people for one position then put them in another, and constant focus on hitting metrics regardless of outcomes for customers (which encouraged faking numbers to survive). Employee retention in the client service space was certainly less than 50% per year, nobody could stand to work there. It was well known that the floor’s wellness room was primarily used for people to cry in. Truly a horrible company, and one I wouldn’t even recommend to someone desperate for employment. If you value your mental health or human decency, look elsewhere.

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Relative to other talent competitors, Gartner does a great job in providing opportunities for growth and advancement, with associates who possess the right mindset and drive the right business outcomes advancing more quickly.

Cons

While Gartner is continuing to grow, the pace of growth has temporarily slowed in recent years due to macro-economic factors and the misperception that AI is positioned to replace the business & technology insights that Gartner provides to its clients. It's been great to see the actions being taken this year to combat this perception and further invest in AI solutions internally to empower the organization.

2.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

- Great health benefits and salary - A few great colleagues - Talk a lot about inclusion but this has slowly been falling to the wayside - I have been struggling the write this for some time as I wish there were more positive things to say

Cons

- Leadership that does not see anyone or anything but themselves - The company has been imploding for a while lying to the public and the street - Killing off the research model has been the final decision that has made many decide to look elsewhere (including me) - Lay off after lay off has created a culture of fear

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