If you NEED a job - Client Solutions Associate GLG Employee Review

1.0
Feb 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible WFH Generally great people Recently brought in large hiring classes. Mostly new grads.

Cons

It's a really strange role where it isn't good for anyone who is interested in finance, consulting, law, strategy, or anything really. You get brief exposure to what's happening in whatever sector you're aligned with, but it's generally so devoid of context that you don't really gain anything from it, nor do you really get time to truly research and understand it. You'd be better off reading the news (they do have Bloomberg news on the TVs in the office, but good luck watching without scrutiny, very strange and performative move by management/leadership). Metrics-driven. If your team is performing well, your metrics will rise (your reward for work is more work). If you inherit an underperforming book, prepare to spend most of your days doing nothing while somehow also grinding for months (every intake is treated as urgent) for no bonus (shareholder value tho!). Painfully repetitive and becoming more and more reliant on an AI workflow (which is good, it DOES make an easy job even easier, but it really does reduce the job to button pushing and phone calls), little if any emphasis on professional development, major divide between junior staff, middle management, and leadership. If you are a new grad looking for a job, unless you have no other options, please do something else. You may see the salary range and think it is worth it (it is definitely above average for new grads/entry level), but I guarantee that you will be happier making less money if you're doing something you are either interested in or has a positive social impact. The company lacks a real identity or culture, and it will wear you down.

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5.0
Mar 31, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing people - lots of reviews say that because it's true. You'll work with smart, genuine, hard working humans. Good benefits and perks. Interesting events and opportunities to learn. Overall, a good place to start your career!

Cons

Very fast-paced environment which definitely isn't for everyone. Lots of necessary change.

1.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The trauma bond nature of this job does bring you to meet those people who can go on to be real friends. If you want a job to be your social circle, GLG is just the place for you. Some of the health benefits are well worth it and far above industry standard.

Cons

There is not a single aspect of the company that has not depreciated in some noticeable way over the past three years (since Gemma took the helm). - Amenities have been stripped in every office (if your office is lucky enough to have survived) without any meaninful replacements. Multiple lunches a week have turned into pizza parties, but only when internal systems break. All US offices are failing for unique reasons. - Pay has increased unilaterally in the US twice in five years, once solely through a massive reorg and realignment of role scope. Raises are now tied to highly tiered (and capped) performance evaluations. Bonus schemes shift every year to remove payout at all seniorities, and the changes are not communicated in a forum where questions can be asked. - Technology integration has been haphasard at best and destructive at worst (e.g., AI tools cannot meet basic compliance requirements for tier 1 clients at go-live date). - Senior Leadership has not had a single 30-day period go by where the full Global Head+ org has stayed the same in nearly three years. Middle management has become almost entirely EMEA-based or EU citizens as they could not be laid off unlilke their US counterparts. - Organizational structures have collapsed, with senior leaders managing multiple mismatched groups of functional or client-facing roles, either in the name of cost savings or because someone saw double-digit growth for an entirely different segment over a decade ago. - Financial health, strategy updates, and company wide updates are effectively done. Any company- or BU-wide meetings are chances for internal PR; this also explains why they stopped doing them in-person (including when they're done on in-office days). - Resource allocation prioritizes those who already have them (e.g., more SVPs went on a President's Club trip than Managers, following only Senior Leaders in headcount). - ERGs are functionally dead, with stale group chats and programming locked behind whoever was the last person on an eboard years ago. Hiring diversity has plummeted and the organization is failing to attract talent that even understands what the job is (let alone could be considered top talent for it). Every day at GLG is another day figuring out what can be squeezed every so tightly further.

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