Terrible Management - Anonymous employee Gallagher Employee Review

1.0
Sep 2, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There are some truly great employees at this office but management is so horrible that it completely overshadows this positive aspect of their office. Nice location in a city with plenty of other opportunities for employment.

Cons

Absolutely horrible management that will tell the employees they are like family but they actually treat most of the employees like dirt. Don't come to them with a problem or concern because they will either ignore you or find a way to get rid of you. The only option is to take the abuse or shut up or quit. All they care about is sales and getting more business in the door without spending any more money or dedicating any more resources on support. That's why you see lot's of reviews about poor work life balance at Gallagher. They work the lower level employees to the bone for little pay and very little opportunity for advancement. And the sales team is under such pressure to get more business there is a ton of backstabbing and underhanded maneuvering going on to get new sales. Management in cutthroat, deceptive and completely out for themselves. They do a wonderful job of talking about their culture and values but once you work there you will soon realize it's all a bunch of nonsense. Employees are belittled and treated poorly. The pay is weak and so are the raises (if you even get one). Gallagher will squeeze every dime out of their employees to increase their bottom line and drive that stock price up. If you are considering working here I strongly recommend you find several former employees that will talk straight with you.

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Gallagher Response
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Thank you for sharing your perspective with us. Gallagher understands that the company’s success depends on the success of our employees. One of our core values is to support one another. Gallagher promotes a working environment free of harassing, abusive, disrespectful, disorderly, disruptive or other non-professional conduct that interferes with another’s work performance or that creates an intimidating, offensive, or hostile environment. Employees are encouraged to report any such behavior to a divisional or regional Human Resources Manager or Director; the Corporate Human Resources Department; or to the Ethics and Compliance Hotline, which provides the opportunity to remain anonymous, at (888) 878-6236.

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