Great Opportunity & Extremely Rewarding - Business Development Executive GDS Group Employee Review

5.0
Mar 18, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Absolutely fantastic people to work with across the business who all genuine care about the company and love what they do. - Amazing opportunities to work and partner with the biggest and most exciting companies in the world. - Everyday is exciting and is never the same as you are constantly learning new skills and upskilling yourself. - The commercial benefits are in the top tier for a salesperson where there are multiple incentives in place to motivate you which include an excellent commission structure, exotic trips away to 5 star locations and add on incentives (iPads, headphones, vouchers etc). - There is great opportunity to travel all over the world to work across Europe and the US.

Cons

- The work is hard but extremely rewarding, it is a business like no other so it does take time to find your feet but once you do the rewards are two-fold. - Long hours are required if you want to be successful as you are calling multiple time zones from Central Europe to New York and San Francisco etc. - There is naturally an expectation to perform and deliver results once you have completed your training so KPI's are monitored to this effect.

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GDS Group Response
7y
A helpful things to do list here, thank you. Attendee and project lists all accurate now that we have new process/standards in place. If you are not experiencing this please reach out to me directly. Training is a definite focus for us going forward... watch this space. Thanks for being with us! Tanya

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Pros

Great pay Challenging Rewarding New daily activities Pressure but positive

Cons

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GDS Group Response
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Thank you so much for taking the time to share your review! We are thrilled to hear that you find your work both challenging and rewarding, and that you enjoy the dynamic nature of your daily activities. It is also great to know that you feel the competitive compensation reflects your efforts and that the fast-paced pressure translates into a positive and motivating environment for you. Kepp up the great work!
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Pros

Met a few good people here, but none of them lasted. Everyone eventually quit or got pushed out.

Cons

This company is a perfect example of how to burn out employees, squander talent, and mismanage a sales org. Team members are often overlooked, talked down to, and treated more like call-center output than actual professionals. My manager consistently interacted with me and others in ways that were discouraging and demoralizing, and it was clear there was little interest in coaching or developing people. The culture feels more like a clique-driven high school environment than a workplace. Turnover is nonstop, and the atmosphere noticeably changes whenever senior leadership is around. KPIs are unrealistic, and the product is genuinely tough to sell in the current market. Hitting quota is rare, many reps only close a couple of small deals the entire year, and the commission structure doesn’t make it any easier. You’re closely monitored from the moment you log in, and by mid-morning you’re already being questioned about your activity. Late hours are common due to rigid activity requirements. Training is minimal, senior reps generally keep to themselves, and asking for help sometimes gets interpreted as not being capable rather than trying to improve. The day-to-day environment is loud, chaotic, and high stress. Headphones aren’t allowed. Standards are enforced unevenly. Some people are given a wide berth, while others are micromanaged over very small things. The culture leans heavily on pressure, constant urgency, and short-term reactions instead of any real long-term strategy or leadership approach. If you care about your mental health, professional development, or actually improving as a salesperson, I’d strongly recommend looking at other companies. Leaving this role was genuinely one of the best decisions I’ve made for my career.

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