Does GDS Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GDS Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GDS Group. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GDS Group?

52% of GDS Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GDS Group 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GDS Group?

Delegate Sales Executive (54) , Business Development Executive (50) , Sales Executive (41) , BDE - Business Development Executive (34) , Sales (30) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (22) , Account Executive (20) , Delegate Acquisition Manager (16) , DSE Role (13) , Business Development (11) , Business Development Manager (11) , Sales Manager (9) , Delegate Acquisition Executive (8) , Project Manager (8) , Sales Associate (8)

What are the pros of working at GDS Group according to real employee reviews?

"Pays well and people are great" ((in 62 reviews)); "Culture is great" ((in 40 reviews)); "Good money but not great" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good commission but unreliable unfortunately" ((in 28 reviews)); "They provide good trainings." ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GDS Group according to real employee reviews?

"Senior leadership makes all decisions without involving or trusting the people they hire." ((in 14 reviews)); "With the current climate, working remotely is a struggle however managers are always on hand to give advice and continuous support." ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management is full of liars and frauds." ((in 8 reviews)); "Long hours, 8" ((in 8 reviews)); "No job security." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about GDS Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GDS Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at GDS Group in 2026.

GDS Group reviews

3.1

52% would recommend to a friend

(694 total reviews)

Spencer Green and Charles Oakley

52% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

GDS Group has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 694 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GDS Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

694 reviews

4.0

Sep 4, 2019

Tons of cold calling

Product sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great commission and exciting environment.

Cons

Tons of cold calling and no real accounts to manage. Essentially a free for all.

2.0

Aug 17, 2019

Toxic culture - high turnover 90% new hires leave within the first 6 weeks

Business development executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great schedule and life work balance. Good product. Competitive base salary.

Cons

Manipulative sales tactics. Some managers forget it's a leader's job to build people up not to tear them down.

GDS Group Response

6y

Integrity is on the top of our priority list and is exactly the reason we have structured our entire strategy around the strength of our product. Delivering value for our customers, both sponsors and delegates is at the root of our success. Your experience of your manager turning a blind eye to bullying will be investigated. We will not tolerate this kind of behaviour in any area of our business. If you would like to discuss your experience with me directly please reach out. Tanya

1.0

Aug 13, 2019

Look elsewhere

Bde

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good basic salary and some good people

Cons

Everything is a lie. The positive reviews on here are from staff who are asked to do this hence they all read the same - great commisiions, training, holidays bla bla. I've been asked on numerous occasions to do this. The "project intelligence" is cut and paste from prospects website. The attendees are a "lie". If you want to meet a "C-Level" exec then a GDS Summit is not the place to be. You will be taught about the "process" which is based on one bloke having one good year with accounts he has been handed and we all follow this process he uses, however he sells a completely different product. POD leaders constantly telling us how much they earn but dont support us and in fact take leads from us so they can get fatter (literally in some cases). I could go on.

GDS Group Response

6y

Saddened & surprised to read this review given the amount of support you've had from GDS. Every day the results from your ex-team get stronger. Our customers have never before experienced the radical improvement we are pumping into our product. Our people have also grown & professionalised and where there is a mis-fit we have acted in the best interest of the employee, our customer and our business. It's a shame you decided to take this defamatory stance. Wishing you well for the future. Tanya

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