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W. L. Gore & Associates

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Its all about the culture. - Medical Device Operator W. L. Gore & Associates Employee Review

5.0
Sep 9, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fairness and Freedom, some of the core beliefs at Gore. You don't have managers, you have leaders and sponsors. No job titles, we are all associates. You don't have a job you have a commitment. This is not simply replacing words with other words it truly is a different way of operating. Are you a leader or follower. You are in control of your future at Gore, if you have gained the trust and respect of other expect them to start asking you to take on new commitments, helping out on projects. It is the only place I have ever worked at where the engineers have actually scheduled a meeting with me to get my full input on a project. An exceptional place to work at.

Cons

You may at first feel like you are being under paid when you first start a Gore. This is natural and true. You must show what you are worth and this will become very apparent when you go though the compensation process which occurs once a year. Your fellow associates will rank you as to how much you contribute to the team as a whole. If you rate low expect to receive feedback on how to improve if you rate high still expect feedback and how you can improve. Continuous improvement.

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Pros

Culture and flexibility. Many leadership opportunities.

Cons

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Pros

Great benefits and pay helps and feels great, initially.

Cons

The workplace culture is highly toxic and not as supportive of talent as they let on. High performers are targeted by internal cliques who deliberately engineer situations for them to fail. Management entirely condones this behavior, while simultaneously expecting absolute perfection from employees under impossible conditions—forgetting that people are not AI. Furthermore, professional merit is ignored; higher levels of education, years of experience, and employee longevity mean absolutely nothing. Management relies heavily on deflection and stalling tactics to delay growth opportunities. It is an exhausting environment that penalizes hard work and actively blocks career advancement. Overall, the company falls short with their original principles and core foundations for its employees/Associates.

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