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W. L. Gore & Associates

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It Breaks My Heart - Associate W. L. Gore & Associates Employee Review

2.0
Feb 24, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Trust me, it used to be an amazing place to work and grow a career.

Cons

I worked here for more than 35 years. I gave it my all, as did many others I knew -- at times working 70 - 80 hours a week, because we believed in the company, what it stood for, and the culture. Now, having made lifelong friends that I stay in contact with after retirement, what is happening now is beyond comprehension. This is how you break the back of your best people, this is how you kill morale, and lose what the Gore family always claimed was their most important asset - the Associate. No longer. Long term Associates are expendable. Decisions are made from "up high" with no plan or consideration. Did things need to change - in my opinion - yes, but not like this with complete disregard for the people involved. There were many CEOs during my tenure, and Brett Snyder is by far the least qualified, with zero people skills and is stomping on the culture that was such a rallying point for this company. His family members are rolling over in their graves. How the board can allow this behavior, is completely beyond comprehension.

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Pros

Culture and flexibility. Many leadership opportunities.

Cons

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1.0
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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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