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W. L. Gore & Associates

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Bret Snyder is driving the company into the ground - Associate W. L. Gore & Associates Employee Review

1.0
Jan 9, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The people who I have worked with have been great. When everyone is on board it has been some of the best teams that I have worked on

Cons

The CEO, Bret Snyder, is driving the company into the ground. He has entirely no idea how to run a company, but instead was handed the role of CEO on a silver spoon because of his name. Zero idea how to interact with people and is a total puppet. When you get rid of good, solid leaders who have been Associates for 20+ years and have a massive following all because they disagree with your ideas (which aren't good to begin with) you need to look in the mirror and realize where the problem lies. With the amount of external hires that were brought in for leadership roles, Gore has gone from feeling like a unique company to just another company.

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Cons

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