Disappointed by Culture and Leadership Priorities - Software Developer Gallup Employee Review

1.0
Jun 11, 2025
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Pros

Great campus with on-site daycare & gym. Free coffee. Good outside of work events. I was lucky to make good friends. However, notice that all my Pros are not related to my work duties.

Cons

There is no HR department. The development leadership was unreceptive to differing points of view. Often, new and faster ways of achieving a goal were suppressed by leads because it wasn't the way that it was done for the last years. Surprisingly, Gallup lacked of training and mentorship making it very hard to onboard anybody leading to lots of turnover. Work/life balance is not OK with a minimum of 45 h/week. Their unlimited vacation policy is actually limited and misleading. Repeated amount of projects with urgent dates leading to many hours of work, a drop in quality, an increase of backlog tickets, and unprofessional emails from management asking for more work and publicly exposing bad habits from their employees.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

1. Genuine intellectual autonomy with real institutional backing behind you 2, A research heritage spanning nearly a century that raises the bar on everything you produce. I've worked with Nobel Laureates and many other top minds. 3. The nicest smart people I've encountered anywhere, drawn from all over the world; and that's held true across nearly 30 years 4. Treated like a responsible adult from day one; lots of autonomy and a remarkable breadth of data and research to work with 5. A place where your individuality is an asset, not something to sand down

Cons

1. If you are a person who needs someone else to structure your day and hand you a to-do list, you may struggle; the autonomy is real, and so are the expectations that come with it 2. The pace and intellectual standards can be demanding; this is not a coast-and-collect-a-paycheck environment

5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

Great clients, great colleagues, great brand, impactful data and IP, improving technology, and a strengths-based, engagement-focused culture that allows you to thrive. Plus, the ability to buy stock that has historically increased faster than the market.

Cons

None that I can think of at the moment.

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