Someone take this sick old donkey out back and shoot it - Senior Analyst Yankee Group Employee Review

1.0
Jun 26, 2014
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Pros

Worked at Yankee for three years. Great, intelligent, driven analysts and support staff.

Cons

Shockingly inept, narcissistic and vindictive "leader" shaped company culture with a policy of staff retention by litigation and threats. Attempt to leave and the MA "Non-Compete" dropped like a ton of bricks. Company driven to ruin through mismanagement, disastrous managerial hiring choices and general cluelessness on any strategic direction, compounded by throwing money at "consultants" who sucked the coffers dry. Idiotic PE firm backing this debacle let things slide until demise. 451 acquisition may have stemmed the rot, but only a handful of actual analysts left (have a look at the staff - most of the team is actually a separate data analytics firm in Colombia). Prognosis - terminal.

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4.0
Aug 8, 2017
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Pros

Almost every research director, analyst and program manager knew their industry, technologies, market players and current trends inside and out.

Cons

In past years, certain business model changes tended to have a somewhat disruptive effect on the research teams.

2.0
Mar 22, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Worked with some great people in my time at Yankee Group. Direct manager and a majority of the people I worked with on a daily basis were intelligent, fun, and hardworking. Was given the opportunity early on to explore different areas of the company and take on ad hoc projects.

Cons

There were a lot of communication issues. Was often given different instructions for the same task and inevitably could not make everyone happy. Teams were insulated and nobody knew what anyone else was doing, which led to mixed messages coming from all directions. Salary was very low for the amount of work assigned. Promotions were few and far between, with many employees stagnant in their positions.

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