Tough Work - Minimal Reward - Account Executive Gartner Employee Review

3.0
5 Feb 2025
Recommend
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Pros

If you're new to sales or looking to get your foot into the door then this is a great place to build your foundations. Make no qualms about it you will be worked extremely hard, and management is often too set in their ways to change things. Like any other sales job if you close a lot of business you will make good $$, however your mental health will pay.

Cons

Management is too set in their ways to change things. Despite down years they fail to change things up and only put the blowtorch on you more to improve by requesting increase activity numbers. FYI for management or anyone reading this - if companies are asking us not to bother them then maybe we shouldn't be increasing our reach out to them. Advice to potential new starters - Be in control of your client list - Managers will be driven by their own motivations and in doing so could jeopardise your deals. It is not uncommon to see AEs tell their managers one thing, and to do it completely differently to protect their deals. Finally your mental health will pay here. Seeing people in tears or hearing about people talking about their mental health in the office really puts things into perspective.

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5.0
28 Jun 2026
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Pros

Work life balance, though in late 2026 will be required to go back to office. Full autonomy for your own schedule.

Cons

Absolutely no path for growth.

4.0
14 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Being a globally recognized company makes it easy to consistently engage clients. Great benefits. Amazing people (managers and colleagues) For the most part there is a clear path to success and promotions. Executives listen to feedback after every internal call to help guide strategy.

Cons

In office mandate increasing in office days from once a month to once a week. Need to live in Florida or Texas because of the in office mandate. Promotions take a while since there are many people going for the same roles. Hard to reach clients and constant territory’s shifting makes it difficult to achieve the numbers you and management expect.

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