Basically, every job at G-P is temporary (and other issues) - Director G-P Employee Review

2.0
13 Mar 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Work/life balance (for some, OK; for others managing int'l staff, it sucks). Nice office spaces in Galway and Boston (although no parking, so have to go in some other way, like public transit). Easy to sell product (but expensive with competitors approaching quickly with economies of scale). Reasonably diverse staff (except in tech/software teams where it's almost 95% male and in HR, where it's 95% female). Some complained of low pay, but I think it was reasonable. Bonus paid out with year over year regularity.

Cons

Benefits have very high deductibles for US staff, so that's basically a tax on your income. There is a health care savings account that is transferable if you leave, so you don't have to spend everything in one year, but HR is constantly changing the benefits all the time, so it's hard to have any continuity to your benefit plans. All jobs at this firm are temporary and subject to being eliminated at any moment, regardless of title or seniority. In my several years there, I witnessed executives and VP's hired and fired within months of onboarding for no apparent reason. Entire departments shift around without warning. New execs are brought in, and it's musical chairs again, so get ready to dive when the music stops. Rapid pandemic hiring led to a fairly high turnover rate. CEO who had previously served as CFO was recently reverted back to Nicole S, so not sure what that's about. Executive admins are territorial and often backstab product and technical teams. HR pablum included lots of virtue signaling about DEI, constant "black history month" this and "Women's month" that, and other uncomfortable identity politics. This is all a sham of course. Tech team was almost all male, HR almost all female, just like it's been for decades at least in America and Ireland. The main issue many of us were upset was because the layoff included long-tenured employees many of whom were shadow stockholders who were paid a pittance of what they would have gotten had the company sold or gone public. Many were near fully vested too, and this is crushing for anyone putting in 3 to 5 years of hard labour into a company they felt would enrich them later on, only to be mercilessly dumped on the street without ceremony.

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5.0
10 Mar 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Real Career Growth: This isn’t a place where you’re stuck in one role forever. There is a genuine "promote from within" philosophy. It’s incredibly motivating to see so many current leaders who started in entry-level or mid-level positions. Retention Speaks Volumes: You’ll find a lot of "veterans" here with 4+ years of service, which is rare in tech/remote environments. People stay because they’re treated well. 100% Remote & Global: The flexibility is unmatched. You get to work with incredibly smart people from all over the world, which keeps perspectives fresh and the talent bar high. Non-Hierarchical Leadership: Unlike other companies with "ivory tower" leadership, the execs here are accessible. There’s a focus on doing great work rather than navigating complex political layers. Psychological Safety to Innovate: The culture is fast-paced but fun. We’re encouraged to experiment, fail fast, and find better ways to do things. If you have a solution that improves a process, leadership actually listens.

Cons

Not for the Passive: Because it’s fast-paced and experimental, you have to be comfortable with ambiguity. If you need a rigid, step-by-step manual for every task, the "experimentation" culture might feel overwhelming at first. Time Zone Tetris: Being global and 100% remote is a huge plus, but it does mean being mindful of meeting times across different continents.

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1.0
11 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Fully remote work - Met some smart and ambitious people.

Cons

The person who hired me was laid off three months later and I took on their responsibilities. That's when I learned that the people who previously held that position were also very quickly laid off. Four months later, they laid me off. Two months after that, they laid off the person who laid me off. And one month after that, they laid of the person who laid that person off. At a certain point, even the least perceptive among us must realize that the problem is not with all the people who get laid off so quickly. It's an org that's rotten to the core.

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