Pros
Great coworkers, interesting work and solid research.
Cons
The CEO is a coward who didn’t (or couldn’t?) lead with a modicum of humanity when they let go of 100+ employees. Weeks after the first round of layoffs, he still hasn’t addressed the employees who were left at the organization. Working well over 40 hours is glorified. Example: 2300+ client hours a year, not including on administrative work, is considered “excellent”. Assuming you want to take 2 weeks of vacation a year, and spend ~10 hours a week on non client things (internal meetings, trainings, financial management, org development projects, etc), you’re averaging about 56 hours a week. Add to that the time you spend thinking about work outside of work, casual chats with colleagues that don’t count towards hours, the commute 3 days a week—you give a lot of yourself to reach that level of “excellence”. The internal tech stack is archaic. Also, “innovation” at Gallup happens at a snails pace.