Gallup reviews

Gallup doesn't respect their people. This mostly family owned organization has moved beyond the legacy of their father and into a mode of grow bigger and make more money at all costs. The quality of hiring that Gallup has been doing to replace the droves of long time employees that have been leaving leaves something (a lot) to be desired. I guess ultimately the biggest downside to Gallup is that they lack integrity. If you do decide to turn the other cheek, Gallup will pop you on that on as well. If you do decide to move on from the "tribe" don't give Gallup the courtesy of a two week notice, as they just dismiss folks without pay or benefits. While Gallup uses its tools internally, they don't do what they suggest others clients do (e.g. action plan or really listen). If you raise your voice in opposition to the strategy of the week, expect to find your way out of Gallup shortly, constructive criticism at any level is not tolerated. Finally, roles and titles are inflated on the business development side while the consulting side sits with lower titles and comp for their efforts. If you are on that side, you are likely being underpaid by 15% from market. Gallup was on top of the world when I joined, and has found a way to continuously drop as if it were a rollercoaster that never climbs.

Senior Management rarely follows the tenets mentioned above with the exceptions of recognition and employee engagement. As far as engagement goes, there is no connection seen between unpopular decisions dropped suddenly on employees as being the cause of disengagement. The employees themselves are often blamed as "not getting it" and if they are not on board quickly are accused of "not being engageable". It's a fairly sophisticated and educated workforce, people can tell if they are being valued or as of late the painful counterpoint. There are of course upsides and downsides to every company. Some are large, impersonal, and bureacratic which can be a terrible work environment. Some are publicly held which is great for senior leadership accountability but also tends to lead to short term thinking to appease shareholders. Gallup being family owned is one of it's greatest strengths and weaknesses. Complete autonomy but no accountability. Selling a handful of employees some stock in the company does not an employee owned company make. Although the family owns most of the shares and they are employees so technically you could say that it is employee owned. You just need to decide what flavor of downside you prefer, they exist everywhere. There are no perfect employers.