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4.3

82% would recommend to a friend

(59 total reviews)

Jonathan Morse

100% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Gather has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Gather employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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59 reviews
1.0
18 Aug 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very good benefits, dogs allowed at work, nice office space in Midtown, catered lunches

Cons

Culture: I have never worked somewhere with so much gossip, backstabbing, and general blaming of others with no accountability. It's fine to be a young professional, but you have to be just that -- professional. Managers shouldn't be gossiping, especially to the people that report directly to them. This caused a lot of favoritism and paranoia when I was there. Turnover: While turnover is common within entry-level positions, turnover here is across the board. Within 3 months while I was there, everyone on the sales team left. Managers change all the time, especially in sales. It's hard to ever make progress when you're being told different things constantly and when leadership changes so often. This year alone, they hired a new CFO and COO, both of whom left within a matter of months. Vision/direction: This company has no idea what it's doing long-term. It's understandable that things would change once Vista became involved, but most everything suffered as a result, including innovation. You can't survive without acknowledging what your competitors do better, when you can't appropriately scale/invest in your Product & Dev team, and when no one in C-level/upper management understands the very industry that the product is supposed to cater to.

1.0
15 Aug 2019

"On Wednesdays, we wear blue"

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Steady growth garnered the attention of high-profile investors. As a result, we now have a nice office and benefits. There are a few good people still here, but that has changed this year as most are now gone.

Cons

Gather has a tight-knit core of underqualified employees that will do whatever it takes to stay "on top". These people hold senior positions and hire others that are similar to them so the cycle repeats. Work is like an episode of Mean Girls with fake smiles, jockeying, sabotage, and underhanded office gossip. To an outsider, Gather appears to be a progressive startup that cares about culture, but they have conflated culture with celebrations and entertainment. Prepare to become isolated and treated as an outsider if you aren't like them. The positive culture is a facade - I've seen 5-10 well-written negative Glassdoor reviews taken down over the last six months. The greatest blindspot for Gather is the lack of qualified people managers who care enough about others to acknowledge the toxicity and reign it in - instead the exec team pretends it doesn't exist and covers it up by removing reviews or even people. I wish someone would have posted an honest review before I started working here.

2.0
1 Dec 2018

Sales Development

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Gather is 100% focused on company culture and all the hip benefits of working for a software startup. There are lots of company events, happy hours and free meals. Overall positive working environment, but zero management or training available. A high energy environment with low expectations of productivity. Office hours 9:30-5.

Cons

There is no management structure and the success of their employees’ careers is not a priority for the company. This is not a working environment where you can grow your career. Due to the constant addition of new employees there is a rotating door of new faces & most employees have been working there less than 6 months. It’s a skiddish environment where job security is not discussed, and there are not clear expectations of how to be successful in the role. If you are looking for a job to advance your experience and career this is not the company where you will be satisfied or successful.

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Gather Response
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Hi- this is Ben, Director of People Ops at Gather. Thank you for your feedback. We are continually looking for ways to improve and I value your input. It’s nice to hear that you feel like we have an overall positive work environment. I am sorry that you feel like the management structure is lacking and that the success of our employees’ careers is not a priority for the company. We certainly aren’t perfect, but we work hard to create an environment that encourages growth and employee development. We have put an emphasis on career and professional growth by developing our managers, offering a Professional Development Program, and giving each employee the tools they need to be successful. We focused on building a strong management layer and launched a company-wide Manager Training Program to ensure our managers are successful leading and developing their teams. This past year saw internal mobility for over 40% of our employees. As you mention, there are tons of new faces at Gather as we are going through a period of hyper-growth. With growth comes change, and while there is always room to improve how we manage change in a few areas, we encourage employees and managers to have open and honest conversations regarding expectations and performance. I would encourage you to set up a time to speak with your manager, me, or any member of People Ops if you still have concerns, as our doors are always open and we are here to support!
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