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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1.0
Jun 14, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Decent office location. Close to the station and right by the river, Plenty of lunch places etc nearby.

Cons

Junior staff members are exploited by being required to work extremely long hours for no reward 40 hour week, presumably to make it difficult for people to interview elsewhere. Wages probably dip below minimum hourly wage given actual hours can be 50+ No tea/coffee or even access to hot water. Staff on ridiculously low wages expected to purchase such things at a profit making canteen on site Management dangle fake/worthless promotions in front of staff in a desperate attempt to retain them Management is almost universally rude and aggressive. Attempts are made to break the spirits of employees. Complaints made about inappropriate conduct of staff members are ignored The rare members of staff who have worked at the company for more than 6 months have forgotten what normal companies are like and have resigned themselves to bringing in their own stationary and flasks of tea, which is terribly sad. CEO and top management motivated by one thing - personal greed. Lack of investment in people or products in order to squeeze every last penny of profits is a cynical strategy.

1.0
Jun 2, 2017

Take some advice - don't even consider working here.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone else hates the place as much as you, so you all have something in common.

Cons

Absolutely no redeeming qualities. To think the CEO is on the Sunday Times Rich List and yet the facilities are terrible. No hot water, if you want tea or coffee you'll have to pay for it. I once overheard a facilities consultant of sorts say that as a company they were using too many bin bags and that if they didn't stop using so many bin bags they wouldn't be able to get any cleaning fluid. The sanitary bins in the ladies toilets are a health hazard! They must only get disposed of once a month and are therefore over flowing. Most public toilets are cleaner. The management style here is atrocious. Full of very incompetent and insecure people who are taught that the only way to manage is to instill negativity in everyone they manage and everything that they do. There is absolutely no flexibility. Colleagues are told not to be friends with one another if they want to progress in the company. It is a completely unprofessional environment. Think HR have your best interests at heart? Think again! Multiple complaints have been made about inappropriate conduct and comments made by certain managers. With absolutely ZERO action taken. Employees here are conditioned to work far more than their already high contracted hours (40 hours a week. Standard.) with absolutely no compensation. No Lieu days. No Bonuses. No praise. It's to be expected of you. I wouldn't be surprised if the hourly rate of certain entry level employees was below minimum wage. They pray on graduates with no experience because anyone who has ever worked anywhere else would know that the way they treat staff is borderline illegal. They'll do their best to ruin your confidence, so that you don't ask for a promotion or think you'd be good enough to work anywhere else. It's not dissimilar to being in an abusive relationship. Employee turnover in this company is incredible. Take some advice, don't work here to begin with.

4.0
May 24, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You can make a lot of money in your first year here, if you're willing to put in the work like any other company. Obviously not the start-up culture you see, but very professional environment that you can really grow your career. I've been here for little over 9 months and really feel like I made the right choice. Some of the poor reviews on here are from people that didn't feel like putting in the work in their job.

Cons

Office is a little small to be quite honest and we all get crammed on top of each other.

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