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3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(383 total reviews)

Todd Johnstone

52% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Global Knowledge has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 383 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Global Knowledge employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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383 reviews
3.0
Jan 3, 2020

Tough times at GK

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Pros

- Some of the best people I've ever worked with - Great location and office - Great mid-level management in Toronto - Opportunity to take high level certification courses and training on company dime - Culture of promoting from within if you perform well - Great product and some of the best instructors in the industry - Great salary & commissions for those who perform exceptionally well - Great work does not go unnoticed, culture of appreciating and praising top performers

Cons

- The company is bleeding talent, more than 100 people either left or got let go in the last 12 months - The company is consolidating roles across their NA workforce and aggressively exporting work to their partners in India - Lots of pressure from top management to make good on forecasts moving forward - Top management decisions are made with zero input from mid-level management or front line reps - Drastic changes are frequently communicated last minute with implementation efforts falling onto mid-level management and front line reps with no regard towards customer experience or satisfaction - Aging company infrastructure with some processes that can be a nightmare to deal with, which again in some cases negatively impacts customer experience - CEO goes missing for months on end, leaving the impression that the company is run by COO

2.0
Feb 8, 2017

Ok no great

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Pros

Decent coworkers, decent location, pay is low and chances for upward mobility are very slim, ok place to start your career

Cons

US owned, decision making comes from the states, some total deadbeats on staff....but lots of likeable ones too, benefits and pay are subpar. Lots of idiots in higher positions.

1.0
Jul 16, 2019

Great start, terrible ending.

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Pros

People I worked with. Actually, it was a great place for me, for many years. (minus the last 3) Learning oportunity, management, pay was sufficient... but then it went south.

Cons

Where to start? As mentionned above, I had great years there. The last 3 were just awful. Took a while to realize it. Threath is common from senior management. Insult is common from senior management. 80+ former coworker lost their jobs last month, hundreds more over the years. No money, no credits New management team (past 2 years) are clueless. Some think they just don't know how to run that kind of business, I wonder if they could run a lemonade stand, even if they had unlimitted budget.

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