As a Gentoo user:
If setup correctly, absolutely.
Otherwise, it’s a nightmare.
I’d say in most case, you’d want to pick something simple to get you up and running, as well as to set a baseline.
If it’s work related, I wouldn’t go anywhere near anything that isn’t based on Debian, Ubuntu, or Red Hat.
Gentoo is surprisingly reliable as personal system. I like how you’d be able to customize stuff compile stuff, making it leaner than most setups.
I’ve heard a lot of good things about SuSE, but it’s mostly from the community and not the enterprise side of things. I’ve never seen enterprise setup with SuSE, whereas the three I mentioned earlier I’ve seen all the time.