Pros
Good work life balance. Not much pressure. Never work weekends. Hardly ever stay beyond 6pm.
Cons
-No benefits. Not a single thing. - We don't even have tea/coffee provided for staff. Just tap water. Shows how much they value employees. -Very poor salaries. No pay rise in 4 years. -No bonuses every paid out. Yes that is correct NEVER -No training. As in no training at all. -No policy on promotions. Let me make that clear. There is absolutely no policy on promotions. Each and every one has to be personally reviewed by Mike Danson. When was the last time you heard of a large company having the CEO review and approve each promotion. -This is a sales focused company. Don't be fooled by the name. There are hundreds of awards for sales but virtually nothing for analysts. -Horrible, shady and weak methodology. Don't fall for the claim that research integrity is highly valued. If only clients know how much lies and crap we put into our data. - Massive redundancies and a hiring freeze in many departments. Lots of people leaving and not being replaced. - Absolutely no strategic direction. Mike has bought all of these companies with no strategic clue how to integrate them all effectively. We have just recently been rebranded as GlobalData but beyond this superficial change of name and new colours, it is a very silo organisation with each team working independently. - This is not a publicly listed organisation with international office. It is run with a very tight grip by Mike Danson. It is his personal business and he is the only one that matters. He micromanages everything. Runs it like a personal business. My theory is the Mike Danson is slashing costs (e.g. hiring freeze), pushing sales staff to the max in a pure standard PE model to make the company appear extremely profitable and eventually sell it off. Lower your cost base, push sales, boost company margins making it very lucrative to buyers.
