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W. L. Gore & Associates

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W. L. Gore & Associates reviews

3.0

45% would recommend to a friend

(1,595 total reviews)
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Bret Snyder

30% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

W. L. Gore & Associates has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,595 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The W. L. Gore & Associates employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Jun 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers are supportive, collaborative, and genuinely care about the products. Compensation is competitive and vacation is generous if you can take it.

Cons

The organization is experiencing significant change fatigue. New initiatives, processes, culture change, and organizational changes are introduced so frequently and in an underdeveloped state that adopting all of it is impossible. It is also impossible to keep everyone aligned. Long hours and burnout have become the norm. Leaders preach resilience and self care but haven’t taken meaningful steps to alleviate the stress. Even taking vacation time feels stressful knowing you have to work extra to take it and will be behind when you return. Change is needed but a strategy for introducing change would be beneficial.

2.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits and vacation time was good, and coworkers were professional and good to work with.

Cons

"Work- Life balance" is talked about a lot at Gore, but it really has became a secondary concern there. Because Gore is a global company, most work days regularly extended well past any traditional 8-hour day. It was partly due to Gore being a global company, but regardless, work days routinely started with calls at 6:00 a.m. depending on your time zone and extended until late in the evening. Senior leaders would regularly reward associates with UCPs - unplanned cash payments - for the long hours they would put in, but these along with annual bonuses (for those who were eligible for them), while appreciated, also worked as golden handcuffs. In addition, due to Gore's reorganization in late 2023, hundreds of employees (many who had valuable experience and had been with Gore for years) took packages / left Gore in early 2024 because no suitable position remained in the reorganized company. The impact on employees who remained was longer hours in order to pick up the slack, as well as a brain drain. In the end, there are a lot of good people at Gore who continue to work under challenging conditions.

4.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Profit sharing, ASOP- company contributes to your retirement separate from 401k. Life changing products across multiple industries. Embracing new technologies achieve goals more efficiently.

Cons

Micromanagement. Lots of changes going on within the company that can be viewed as good or bad. Spends alot time talking about DE&I, that it feels pushed and makes some feel even more excluded.

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