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      GDS Group

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      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

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      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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      694 reviews
      4.0
      Jun 9, 2023

      Overall Great Opportunity

      Bde - business development executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - amazing commission structure for new people - management in the Miami office is wonderful - good hours for a “tech sales” job - lively salesfloor with good music and lots of cheering people on

      Cons

      - some micromanagement - turnover is quite high (like any sales job) - training is hit or miss - not the most “uplifting” morning huddles

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      GDS Group Response
      3y
      Great to hear about your experience from our Miami office! We strive to ensure our new starters are set up to succeed from the beginning, which also ensure they are fairly rewarded for this success. We take onboard your feedback and have just hired a Sales Trainer, specifically for the Miami and New York offices, so the training and development is market leading moving forwards. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and its great to have you as part of the GDS team!
      1.0
      Jun 7, 2023

      Sales Executive

      Business development executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - There is generous commission structure

      Cons

      - No support from managers and only sales tool provided is Sales Nav - Micromanagement, they have you call and email at specific hours of the day - No flexibility when it comes to personal needs outside of work, either in office or have to take a PTO day - Business model is smoke and mirrors

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      GDS Group Response
      3y
      Thank you for your review and it is disappointing to hear that you do not feel there is support from managers or tools. At GDS we have recently recruited a Sales Trainer, based from the NYC office, to ensure there is development and support on tap for all our people. We also invest heavily in tools and resources to support our teams to excel. We do structure the working day, but this framework is set up to support our people to achieve.
      1.0
      Jun 7, 2023

      Script readers, not sales people

      Business development
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Base salary is decent yup

      Cons

      -you are not allowed to sell. Through the entire sales process, you are to only read scripts. This is jarring for someone with eight years of sales experience who is used to HIGH levels of autonomy and trust for my experience -arrogant management. Completely unreasonable and unable to receive feedback. When their judgement is questioned, they get very defensive and insulting. -micromanagement is HIGH -limited access to tools necessary to sales. Only ONE license for zoom info for the whole office. Laughable. If you can’t afford zoom info, get Apollo. -gossip culture is HIGH. Grand levels of unprofessionalism. This is mostly due to most of the team having no previous sales experience and/or recent college grads -their “hell week” is prospecting leads….. the EASIEST part of sales. Astounding….. -did I mention that you are only allowed to read scripts? You can’t use your brain at all

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      GDS Group Response
      3y
      Thank you for your review and I am sorry to learn that GDS was not the right place for you. At GDS we ensure that there is comprehensive training and ways of working in place for all new starters, regardless of experience, to ensure that everyone is onboarded and set up for success the GDS way. During onboarding, we do encourage new starters to use scripts and follow our processes to build confidence and competence. We actively recruit for Sales professionals across a wide range of experience; we are proud of being able to bring new talent into Sales, as well as developing future Sales Directors to lead our teams.
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