Pros
The pay and experience. They paid fairly well and you learn a lot in terms of how to facilitate account research.
Cons
-terrible managers. Overbearing, manipulative, micro managing tendencies. A micromanager is annoying sure, but on top of that, they stunt their employees’ growth by being this way. It’s impossible to fail and learn when you’re being told exactly what to do all the time. You don’t think of the customer or go with your gut instinct. You think of the 100 ways your manager will try and trip you up. Terrible practice. Even the “favorite” on my team complained about this. I come from a strong sales background and now work at a Fortune 100 company. I’ve never experienced such poor management. Managers are also unprofessional—texted me while on vacation about non urgent matters (first day off in 10 months too). ZERO work life balance even when you create your own boundaries. Wish I could call out by name but my advice is to avoid selling the GHRL product. -does not practice what they preach. They have so much great research but they don’t act on the same advice they give our customers. -you will work around the clock. While I was there, I worked 90 hour weeks consistently. When I finally quit, so many people have reached out about their experiences there—all of which were the same. “I’d rather take a major pay cut than continue on with this.” -almost none of my original onboarding/academy class is still there. They have a major retention issue. -culture is poor to put it lightly. Everyone is worked to death and there are no lighthearted dialogues. -my only regret is not quitting sooner. Gartner did some irreparable damage to my self worth but I feel great knowing there are employers who recognize my strengths and trust me to run my business.