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 (33) , Sales (30) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (24) , 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 66 reviews)); "Culture is great" ((in 39 reviews)); "You can earn good money but you have to be prepared to work for it." ((in 35 reviews)); "They provide good trainings." ((in 28 reviews)); "Great team, Fast" ((in 25 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 16 reviews)); "With the current climate, working remotely is a struggle however managers are always on hand to give advice and continuous support." ((in 15 reviews)); "Upper management is full of liars and frauds." ((in 9 reviews)); "Long hours, 8" ((in 7 reviews)); "No job security." ((in 7 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

(695 total reviews)

Spencer Green and Charles Oakley

52% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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GDS Group has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 695 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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695 reviews

1.0

Jun 19, 2024

Awful

Business development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I have zero pros, stay well away

Cons

Awful, awful company. If you want to work in a place with ridiculous hours, with zero care for your wellbeing and where you are actively told to lie to clients to get what you want, then this is the place for you. You do not need to put yourself through this place, there are so many more companies out there that actually value their staff.

1.0

Jun 13, 2024

Avoid working for GDS - Juice not worth the squeeze.

Sales

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Base Salary higher than industry average.

Cons

Commission regularly changes and is often paid incorrectly. Management promoted based on ability to brownnose and be 'one of the boys'. Different summits are much easier to book delegates onto. Summits are assigned to managers based on how well liked they are by SLT, meaning that your commission will largely be determined by your managers popularity. SLT insist that DSEs book delegates onto their teams summit, however this is regularly ignored leading to harder-to-book summits being underfilled until 3 weeks out. Very toxic environment, HR is non-existent. SLT constantly changing their mind every month leading to constant change, often reverting to old processes and competencies after understanding whatever new scheme they have concocted has failed.

2.0

Jun 3, 2024

Unorganised, unfair

Summit director

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CEO approval

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Pros

Lots of commission to earn

Cons

Unorganised management, founder changing rules and goals all the time, commission structures changing, honestly not worth working here

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Awful

Avoid working for GDS - Juice not worth the squeeze.

Unorganised, unfair

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