GlobalData reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(2,229 total reviews)
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Mike Danson

57% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

GlobalData has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 2,229 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GlobalData employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
Sep 23, 2016

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Recommend
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Pros

1)You can chew pan inside office (nobody will bat an eye). 2)If you reach Team lead/APM position then you can pocket every person's refer bonus when he or she joins. 3)You will develop a thick skin 4)Sometimes you will get a 5-10℅hike. 5)You will learn how to google and how to pretend that you are working hard. 6)You will get to work with new people every month (cause so many people are leaving and joining all the time). If you are indifferent and feel no compassion/empathy, then congrats, this company is just for you. You will be an apm/team lead soon.

Cons

1)Unrealistic targets to make you work 10-12hrs a day. Anyone leaving earlier than that will have to face the flak and some contemptous looks from leads. 2)Only people who work for 10hrs a day minimum are hardworking in their opinion (even if the numbers say otherwise). 3)Appraisals are just a joke and the meeting doesnt take place even 30days after the deadline the HR sets (lol). 4)The management/managers/team leads only care about numbers (no matter what). Although they give great emphasis on quality (in meetings), they only care about quantity and mediocre quality. 5)Micromanagement. 6)No bonus no matter how much you contribute to the company. 7)No hikes, or very less hikes even if the company is making millions in profits. 8)Scope for growth is very less. Good for a year to get the experience to jump into other companies. 9)You will be in the same position doing the same redundant work for a lonnnng time. 9)No cab facility, too small caféteria. Dont join the company unless you have no other better options in hand.

5.0
Aug 10, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Training first class (continued through your first year) - A year of learning, a year for earning couldn't be more true. - Everyone is very approachable for advice & training. - Good working hours 8-5 with no pressure to stay longer. - Good commission structure. - Promotions are internal with lots of room to succeed. - Meeting clients are encouraged. - Option of travelling to offices around the world. - Team success is celebrated with team and individual prizes and incentives each month.

Cons

- No Kitchen (Microwave, Kettle, Fridge) (Encourage to eat out with lots of shops and restaurants locally with team members)

1.0
Aug 3, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good working hours for editorial staff, autonomy and trust given to get on with your work. My managers were excellent and my team was friendly.

Cons

It says a lot about the place that when you come for interview, you are taken to some snazzy meeting rooms and arrive through a polished bright entrance. Yet, when you arrive on your first day, you are smuggled in through the back entrance, which is usually piled high with random boxes and stinks of smoke. I felt my stomach drop as soon as I started the induction tour. No staff kitchen, which means no way to store lunches brought from home (the pay is so bad you really need to do this), and no tea or coffee, unless you want to pay £1 a cup in the canteen. There was no mention of pastoral support, or who to go to if you have a problem. My immediate managers were lovely, and I really liked my team, but everyone is so demoralised. Even when they introduced a company intranet to try and bring us closer together, questions and comments were left unanswered and it felt like management (especially HR) weren't using it at all. The office atmosphere isn't helped by things like dirty toilets which break regularly. Once, half of the office was recarpeted, leaving the other half on concrete for 2 weeks.

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