A company that doesn't know where it's going - Senior Associate GLG Employee Review

2.0
Jan 13, 2020
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Pros

The NYC office has a great coffee bar. Location is good.

Cons

The company is in a serious state of flux. It's run by former management consultants who change strategy several times throughout a year with little regard for rank-and-file workers. The disconnect between the c-suite and the majority of the workforce is astonishingly large for such a small company. GLG touts itself as tech company but doesn't have the tech capabilities to show for it. There's a lot of work that needs to happen to right the ship, especially in terms of client delivery, marketing, communications and the HR team, but it'll take years to change. In sum: avoid, it's a toxic workplace with an identity crisis.

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5.0
Mar 31, 2026
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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 27, 2026
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Pros

Not applicable at all (truly)

Cons

Genuinely I don’t know where to start. I’ve submitted and deleted two reviews in the past 3 months alone. On the surface GLG seems like the place to be to learn from members and executives, but just give it a little bit of time and you’ll quickly see how obvious the cracks are. The culture here is so toxic, managers either do not know or don’t want to delegate project work so you’ll find yourself getting whiplash just trying to get information related to your job from your OWN BOSS. At the same time everyone you interact with is the epitome of “that’s not my job”. The executive leadership team is a mean girls club made up entirely of friends of friends who have their direct reports working well into the night to pull things together so that they look good. The “motivators” the executives use is truly bullying (like constantly pulling up your job description to purposefully make you look and feel small) any other organization would identify making your employees purposely feel stupid and shut down as straight bullying. It’s truly no surprise that you will regularly see employees crying in the hallways. I have never seen a leadership team this incompetent.

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