Global Experience Specialists Reviews

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Management could use a facelift

Cons

The management is not consistent. A lot of office politics and favoritism. The pay is subpar to what the competition offers.

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In my specific department our supervisor lied a whole lot during the interview process making the company look modern and hip like Google or Zappos, talking it up saying you were allowed to work outside as long as you remained on the grounds, hours were flexible, etc., that you were "allowed" to personalize your cubicle, etc. That thin veneer of permissiveness was a farce. You can't leave your desk. Hours are NOT flexible, a small family photo and sports memorabilia are allowed as long as you don't stray from the confines of what is conservatively acceptable. Tattoos are ok, but not really.

If you don't fit the mold, don't even think about being yourself.

Best of all, they have zero problems getting rid of people. If you are a top performer and follow the rules, they simply write you out of the budget and insult you with a severance package that is really your paid vacation hours and includes a legal order to not speak negatively about the company. You don't get your severance if you don't sign.

I came in to work one day and was simply told to leave. No warning, no indication that I was doing something wrong. No chance to fix anything. Just losing my livelihood. Who wants food and electricity anyway, amiright??

Worst of all my specific boss, not speaking for anyone else... refused to respond to reference requests for other jobs. I have no idea what I did to spurn this woman. As far as I knew I was doing my best and that was acceptable because I was not told otherwise. Not once did I get negative feedback.
Not. Once.

I think this reflects more upon the specific person and not GES, but somehow her crap behavior has gone undetected so far, therefore it is a GES problem.

Cons

Travel required if there is no work in your local city, usually 5 or 6 days-3 weeks. Great if you don't have small kids, but in my situation it wasn't ideal. Only get a 2% "raise" every year so it's really more a cost of living increase and considering the minimum wage is going up, it's really not great. We used to be able to work from home, but then that changed so you have to be in the office. No room for advancement unless you want to move to one of the larger cities (Vegas, Chicago, New Jersey)

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No PTO system. You loose all of your vacation and sick leave at end of year.

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Horrible pay; dysfunctional work-systems and policies; overly corporate environment especially for a creative company.

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The pay is low
Benefits arent great

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Not much negative to say except that middle management could use a bit of a reorganization.

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Employee Relations leaves a lot to be desired, not necessarily by the HR department but by upper management. I was terminated by letter after a temporary assignment and never once received a call or had a discussion with the person I reported to who was one of those in upper management.

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- Learning curve is high, but having competency and taking initiative is key
- Somewhat political in some decision making
- Levels of good management between different departments vary ( My experience has been positive, but I know other teams have had issues)