Horrendous work life balance and impossible targets/account allocation - Account Manager Guidewire Employee Review

2.0
Sep 6, 2017
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Pros

Great products, market leadership, CEO, engaging customers and prospects. Excellent IT literate industry with super talented clients. Great life for HQ and development staff but benefits and balance away from HQ is poor.

Cons

Just so slow on deals and accounts allocation was grossly unbalanced - impossible to reach targets on anything but 1/3 years. Work life balance - even had to do sales forecast calls on holidays, and instructive Mgt sales briefing calls at 10pm. Great high level values and principles that evaporate thinner at every Mgt layer.

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Pros

Internal education and freedom to learn about the industry

Cons

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2.0
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Cons

Guidewire makes majors shift every 2 years and the last one to take PgM out of PD into its own department is a micromanaging nightmare. We have more status meetings and spreadsheets to update than time to do any work anymore. 3 places to update if I want to take PTO. 7am and 7pm meetings are now the norm. 6 bosses in 10 years, no one can make up their mind on the direction of the company, projects start and are abandoned constantly.

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