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

2.0

May 10, 2023

Poor approach to sales

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Productive work environment Nice enough people

Cons

Cold call approach BDE lose hot leads Unrealistic commission targets Boring work

GDS Group Response

3y

Many thanks for your review and its great to hear the people and the work environment were a positive during your time with us. Our sales cycle does involve cold calling as we empower our people to create and develop their own network to allow them to be successful at GDS, as well as establish relationships to last throughout their careers. As as sales function, it is target focused, but with an established commission plan and regular incentives.

1.0

May 8, 2023

soul destroying experience

Business development executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None unless you're their kind of person

Cons

inappropriate behaviour from management, awful working environment, no flexibility, horrible culture

GDS Group Response

3y

Thank you for your review and it is very disappointing to hear about your experience at GDS. We are a sales centric organization, so encourage all our team to work from the office to ensure continuous development and support is in place for our sales teams. Please do reach out to me directly at Tessa.James@GDSGroup.com so I can understand and address your concerns.

3.0

Apr 30, 2023

great product horrible management

Senior sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people, environment, service, ability to make money

Cons

management needs help for the most part

GDS Group Response

3y

Thank you so much for your review. Its great to hear that the people and the environment at GDS was a positive during your time with us. We take on board your feedback in relation to management needing support and as a Group we have invested heavily over recent months to strengthen the leadership team as well as increasing the L&D team to ensure all managers are developed and supported.

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