Working at Gartner in Fort Myers, FL: 8 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Fort Myers, FL Area

"I have been working at Gartner since 2018. I was able to lead much high visibility engagement at the organization, and the opportunity to move up quickly with good performance. Gartner is the very metric focus, sometimes could be a double-sword. While the metrics keep us laser-focused on the goal, we sometimes forget about the true need of the customers."

"Great place to work. Good work life balance and the perks of working for a big company really put themselves on display during a pandemic."

"Gartner is a top IT consulting company that hires top talent, but the work/life balance is lacking. You have the opportunity to grow quickly within the organization; however, you need to be careful to work for a supervisor who likes you beyond the work you demonstrate."

"Strong name and company for technology and research. Good first or early job with strong pay and benefits. Major negative is new management and company culture which has created metrics that hurts internal departments and does not know how to distinguish bad and good employees."

"I've worked for Gartner for 1 year and a half. It's a fantastic place to work with great benefits, PTO and amazing work environment."

"Working at Gartner, Inc. was a very disappointing experience."

What do you like about working at Gartner?

"They had a gym and a great cafe. There was plenty of PTO but I often found myself having to work on vacation. There health benefits are mediocre. Gartner is a great name to have on my resume so it served its purpose."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't bother interviewing for the Client Partner role if you have help any other professional positions in the past. This is a position best suited for someone right out of college or for someone who is not the bread-winner in the household."

What don't you like about working at Gartner?

"Very paternalistic culture. A lot of members in the Client Partner group in Fort Myers cheat to meet the outrageous metrics. Management cannot be trusted - they take credit for your success and throw you under the bus for failures. It is VERY difficult to make money in the Client Partner Group (DO NOT believe what the recruiters in Fort Myers tell you) and it can be 22 months before you are eligible to be promoted from an Associated Client Partner to a Client Partner. There is VERY limited room for growth in Fort Myers and a very high rate of turnover. Local business owners outside of Gartner have expressed to me that they think twice before hiring former Gartner employees because of the back-stabbing culture that is predominant in the Fort Myers location."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Weed out the bad Area VPs and Area Managers. Do an in-depth analysis of why there is a high rate of turnover in such a prestigious company. If you are only hiring the best, then how can there be such a high rate of turnover It also may be a good idea to ask HR not to fraternize with management - this clearly creates a conflict of interest. Another suggestion may be to create some type of consistency within the policies. In other words, favoritism is a problem here."

What do you like about working at Gartner?

"I enjoyed working with existing clients to build lasting relationships with my clients and help them realize their growth opportunities."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you are passionate about listening and helping clients grow their business"

What don't you like about working at Gartner?

"I did not enjoy living and working in Florida. We have since relocated to the bay area."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. They are passionate and did a great job. They are also very in touch with employees and clients"