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4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(6904 total reviews)

CEO and Director Gene Hall

Gene Hall

91% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life Balance

4.0

Culture & Values

4.0

Diversity & Inclusion

4.0

Career Opportunities

3.9

Compensation and Benefits

3.7

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

36%

4 stars

31%

3 stars

17%

2 stars

9%

1 star

7%

Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "Great for people who are up for a challenge and want to make a difference.(in 593 reviews)
  • "Work life balance is good because you don't work that much.(in 513 reviews)
  • "The good side is that the benefits are great and comp is great.(in 496 reviews)
  • "It's great to be a part of a growth business with a positive culture and great ambitions.(in 481 reviews)
  • "Amazing Team— training was great!(in 237 reviews)
Cons
  • "Management is poor and lie to you(in 319 reviews)
  • "you can not trust anyone and I mean anyone (some do get lucky with a good manager but they are very rare)(in 229 reviews)
  • "Senior leadership is not very communicative or transparent(in 141 reviews)
  • "Old org with lots of middle management and systems are lacking to help sales get more done which can be a pro because there is no tracking of activities but overall it's a con because you can't get what you done accomplished in a timely manner(in 59 reviews)
  • "Senior management are often not the best people for those positions(in 57 reviews)

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Updated Nov 30, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Nov 28, 2023
      Account Executive SMB
      Former Employee, more than 3 years
      Fort Myers, FL
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company benefits and market experience was great. Lots of potential opportunities for growth

      Cons

      Office politics as with any large organization makes it difficult to navigate promotions.

      1. 5.0
        Sep 15, 2023
        Business Development Executive
        Current Employee
        Fort Myers, FL
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Smartest people I’ve ever worked with. Everyone here is truly intelligent and brings something special to Gartner. The pay structure, benefits and bonuses are outstanding. Relocation bonus was a huge plus starting out. Gartner is highly respected, so even just being employed here is a huge accomplishment on its own. Opens up doors for you in life.

        Cons

        Work life balance - in this role you aren’t done at 5. I mean you can be, but your effort will reflect where you end up in the stack rankings. Top performers here are constantly working. This job is very difficult. Many reps come as top performers in their previous roles and fine it difficult to get caught up. Very long sales cycles - some take up to a year Market conditions are not great, so the technology end users are really holding on to their pockets and Gartner hasn’t responded well with their strict pricing and limited billing options. Currently ranked 4th hardest in the world for interviews. Very accurate to say the least. Study hard and expect you may be rejected the first time. Don’t give up!

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        1. 2.0
          Oct 2, 2023
          Account Executive
          Current Employee, more than 3 years
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          I would likely give Gartner a 2.5 star review but that wasn’t an option so I did 2 stars. I’ve been with the company for almost 3 years. The training was great and I have to say I enjoy the collaboration with co-workers. Lots of smart colleagues. Gartner is kind of like a paint by numbers. You do get to learn a lot of great sales skills - take what works for you, challenge yourself, and the rest leave behind.

          Cons

          New manager every year - that’s not good. Current manager only cares about themself and nothing else. They say they want to help to make the team’s jobs easier with tasks they can take care but when ask for help to getting leadership approval on x, y, or z - the manager is useless. Also, the manager is demoralizing and doesn’t understand how to communicate with the team. “Paint by numbers” type sales can be a con - we get trained certain ways. Honestly - there is a lot of great information that is provided by upper management but problem is current manager wants a replica of themself. That is not how you build a successful sales team.

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          1. 5.0
            Sep 21, 2023
            Client Executive
            Current Employee, more than 8 years
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            I’ve worked for Gartner for several years and it’s an exceptional company to work for. Highly collaborative environment where people genuinely care about each other’s success. Ability to run and treat your client portfolio like a business. Innovation can happen at any level of the organization- not strictly top down. Gartner is a leader in the industry and recognized by executive leadership teams and boards of directors as reputable, unbiased, advisory services that helps their organization make mission critical decisions with confidence. We’re well paid, given the tools to do our jobs , provided opportunities for continuous learning and development, and have plenty of room for career growth. I’m in my 7th role in 10 years.

            Cons

            Our core product is being carved into role based pieces and price points are too high for our midsize customers’ budgets. Our mid market clients are typically leaner and folks wear many hats. Salaries are often lower and Gartner licensing can be close to and in some cases more than the cost of an FTE.

            3
            1. 3.0
              Oct 12, 2023
              Area Vice President
              Former Employee, more than 10 years
              Santa Clara, CA
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              I was at Gartner for over 10 years. I left as a VP of Sales after working my way up from the bottom. Gartner has great brand awareness--it is the best of the best in their industry.

              Cons

              Unfortunately, as the company has grown, internally the company is rife with the traditional, "the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing". Research and advisory teams are in no way aligned with sales, HR is aligned with nobody, product is non existent--legal is spent putting out fires all over the place. For a company that has one of their biggest lines of business advising CHRO's, I've never seen a more dysfunctional HR department--I think they're highly under resourced. I'm proud to have worked there, but standards slipped mightily during the pandemic and there is a lot of dead weight. But because the aforementioned HR issues, expect to pick up a lot of your coworkers jobs--because they make it impossible to terminate somebody for performance.

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              1. 5.0
                Nov 24, 2023
                Managing Vice President
                Current Employee, more than 10 years
                Raleigh, NC
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                The level of talent is incredible. The ability to learn something new everyday through our research. Flexibility to work where you want.

                Cons

                Comp levels are fine. Mix of centralized and decentralized decision making.

                1. 5.0
                  Nov 23, 2023
                  Data Engineer
                  Current Employee, more than 1 year
                  New York, NY
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Work life balance is great on my team

                  Cons

                  Sometimes the tech stack feels dated

                  1. 5.0
                    Nov 21, 2023
                    Anonymous Employee
                    Current Employee, more than 3 years
                    Stamford, CT
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Great culture. Very flexible and strong management.

                    Cons

                    Slow progression at more senior levels

                    1. 5.0
                      Nov 14, 2023
                      Account Executive
                      Current Employee, more than 5 years
                      Rosslyn, VA
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Winning team and leadership amazing benefits to support family or individual Funds to further develop your career

                      Cons

                      Pay time off flexibility depends on your performance for end of year

                      1
                      1. 5.0
                        Nov 19, 2023
                        Sales Manager
                        Current Employee, more than 5 years
                        Dallas, TX
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Work life balance is great

                        Cons

                        The RoEs can be frustrating. Sometimes poor data makes the job more difficult

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