Growing pains and bad management - Client Engagement Specialist Gartner Employee Review

2.0
3 Jun 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Talented co-workers - Decent benefits and compensation - Good environment to learn key entry level skills

Cons

- Middle management and leadership do not communicate effectively and put much more weight on metrics than development and mission - Feels like the company is suffering post acquisition. Heritage CEB employees feel like they are left to fend for themselves. - Professional development and career pathing is misguided at best and a lie at worst. At entry we were told that we'd be preparing for a promotional interview after 9 months and in a new position after 12. After 9 months this didn't materialize.

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5.0
22 May 2026
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Pros

Relative to other talent competitors, Gartner does a great job in providing opportunities for growth and advancement, with associates who possess the right mindset and drive the right business outcomes advancing more quickly.

Cons

While Gartner is continuing to grow, the pace of growth has temporarily slowed in recent years due to macro-economic factors and the misperception that AI is positioned to replace the business & technology insights that Gartner provides to its clients. It's been great to see the actions being taken this year to combat this perception and further invest in AI solutions internally to empower the organization.

2.0
28 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great health benefits and salary - A few great colleagues - Talk a lot about inclusion but this has slowly been falling to the wayside - I have been struggling the write this for some time as I wish there were more positive things to say

Cons

- Leadership that does not see anyone or anything but themselves - The company has been imploding for a while lying to the public and the street - Killing off the research model has been the final decision that has made many decide to look elsewhere (including me) - Lay off after lay off has created a culture of fear

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