What are perks and other benefits like at W. L. Gore & Associates?

There is decent pay and a good amount of PTO and sick time with the option to purchase more PTO with your benefits

The DRAMA. It will drive you insane. Even if you’re one that tends to be alone, people find a way to drag you into things. Leadership is absolutely horrible with favoritism and many leaders are on high category write ups. Harassment at this job is also quite common. Just know if you are harassed or must report something to HR, the whole company will know about it within a couple of weeks. This job may have decent pay for the roles you perform, but it takes a serious toll on your mental health.

Flexible work schedule, work/life balance is good, benefits are good

non-traditional structure leads to a lot of delay and confusion

Employees are well taken care of with lot so PTO, good benefits and perks

Recent reorgs have shed many employees, increased workload and added considerable stress

Company culture Great work environment Supportive team and leadership Working hard to always improve Work life balance is excellent Stock program is amazing Beautiful production facilities and offices

Pay is average but offset by the great people, work life balance, excellent benefits and remote sales set up

The best thing about Gore is the benefits. They don’t make you accumulate PTO you’ll just be given the time at the start of the year and some teams allow time off to be taken without waiting for approval. Gore views the latest technology as an “investment” so you won’t want for any tools needed to do your job. Some positive changes were made to their C&C process.

Gore has one of the most pretentious and exhausting work cultures I’ve ever been a part of! There’s way too much focus on team building and “building your lattice.” There’s constant pressure to both interact with those in and outside of your area to the extent that it feels forced and these things are made into a job responsibility even if your commitment doesn’t require it. Funny thing is that seldom is anyone “building a lattice” with me. I would say working here is an introvert’s nightmare but I wouldn’t even like this as an extrovert! Oh and if you’re busy and can barely keep up with your load, they don’t care, they still pile on the pressure compounding your stress. Speaking of load, they expect WAY too much work for the money. They want everyone to act like an entrepreneur but they don’t pay anywhere near entrepreneur wages. You also don’t get the entrepreneurial freedom either. They claim to give a lot of autonomy but whenever there’s a high priority project going on (most of the time these days) you are micromanaged to death by whoever champions that project down to every last task. Gore doesn’t play well with experienced professionals at all as many of the old timers speak very condescendingly to newcomers and come across quite arrogantly. The whole sponsorship thing is just bizarre and again not needed if you’ve been in your field for years but they force everyone to have one. They constantly shove their propaganda down your throat using a lot of Gore-specific terms that are loaded and outdated. It’s all a bunch of word salad. There’s little to no structure but they very much will come after you if they think you did something wrong or “waterline issues.” Many folks here don’t communicate effectively which makes them hard to work with. It feels like the higher ups are constantly forcing and fishing personal information out of you so they know how to best manipulate you (they call that influencing BTW). There’s too many redundant and useless meetings. They keep removing perks and benefits especially related to working from home. Now they won’t even post any 100% remote positions anymore so my guess is remote will probably go away entirely within the next year or two. It’s too hard to get things done due to all the red tape and chaos. They act like Gore is so different but they do all the same toxic things as anywhere else and you likely aren’t making what you would anywhere else. The environment as a whole leaves me depleted and exasperated everyday!

This company is great with many benefits and good culture.

Nothing gore is a great company

Used to be a great place that allowed for small teams of uniquely qualified individuals to blaze the trails. This is no longer. Benefits are OK, PTO is decent, pension fund is about the only thing left that is really good. Upgrades and maintenance of equipment and facilities also suffered over the years. Bill Gore founded the company to get rid of all the crap he didn't like at DuPont. Now the grandson is hiring it on a regular basis.

No real communication from leaders. Just about everything is decided behind closed doors and becomes a mandate. Upper level management (no longer leadership as they are hired in now or they kiss butt to get a promotion) looks at associates below them as expendable. Performance as well as quality issues are never really dealt with. I have seen literally tons of material thrown in the dumpster because someone missed a detail. Fair compensation is BS. You get paid one check but are expected to perform multiple roles. Gore's IT department has over 500 employees with 55 leaders and they expect you to set up your own computers and then you get bad mouthed when you didn't do it perfectly to their standards.

Good benefits, decent pay, very accommodating

No upward movement, difficult to be included, no real culture, no development opportunities

No clocking in, semi-casual working environment, decent pay and benefits if you get hired full-time, some coworkers were really nice, and they are very accommodating about time-off

I was hired as a temp in 2018 with a one year contract, later renewed for another year. During this time I was constantly told how great I was doing and that I would definitely be hired on full-time, in fact, they were planning to make my position a full-time position, since it was previously only held by temps. When I realized that wasn't going to happen, I applied for another internal position, nailed the interview, but was rejected from the position because my manager wouldn't "advocate" for me. No reason given. The criteria for picking who to hire seems to be less based on job performance and more based on how often you attend their parties, whether or not you drink beer with them after work, and whether you enjoy college basketball. They use weird corporate speak to say simple things, you're an "associate", your manager is your "leader", to get a job you have to be "advocated" for by a "mentor". So pretty much you just have to suck up to someone with sway. I've known three other people who were put through the same situation, told they were doing great and would be hired, and then just weren't.

Former culture created by the founders

Gore was renowned for its culture of trust, loyalty, autonomy for associates, and empowered small teams, which fostered innovation, exceptional products, and a highly profitable business. However, in 2020, the inspiring and well-respected CEO was replaced by a third-generation member of the Gore family. This marked a shift in the company culture, moving toward a command-and-control approach that eroded decision-making transparency, associate autonomy, and team loyalty. While change was necessary—Gore had neglected critical investments in modern capabilities and was operating with outdated infrastructure—the response from upper management proved counterproductive. Leadership turnover became frequent, with layoffs leading to the replacement of experienced leaders by external corporate managers who introduced new strategies every few months without completing or realizing the benefits of prior initiatives. This instability culminated in late 2023 with significant layoffs and yet another major organizational overhaul, further eroding trust, loyalty, and associate morale. The company has suffered a substantial brain drain as many capable and respected leaders have recently chosen to leave. Gore, once a beacon of innovation and collaboration, now faces the grim reality of a sinking ship.