Pros
Some really great people - both as people but also very highly skilled in their domain Genuine flexible working
Cons
GWI was once a genuinely great place to work. The people and the culture that grew organically were central to its success and that culture has been steadily eroded. I enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have no issue adapting to change. But there's a difference between agility and whiplash, and the constant shifts in priorities and messaging from leadership have become exhausting rather than energizing. Restructures and redundancies are a reality of corporate life and I accept that. What's harder to accept is the sense that major decisions are being made without data, without input from those closest to the work, and without genuine regard for employee wellbeing. We're told that decisions are informed by feedback, but that feedback clearly isn't reaching the people most affected - so changes land as a shock rather than something anyone was prepared for. There's a growing feeling that employees are disposable, no matter how much value you add. What makes this worse is that it wasn't always this way. Communication through periods of change used to be handled with care and empathy. That's largely disappeared. The volume of Glassdoor reviews probably tells its own story: when people don't feel heard internally, they find other ways to be heard. For a long time this was a company worth going above and beyond for. That sense of mutual investment is strained and the disengagement is palpable. There also seems to be a meaningful imbalance in how different parts of the business are valued. Revenue-facing functions receive a disproportionate amount of attention, while research, data, and product functions are routinely underappreciated by those who don't fully understand what they contribute.
