Dysfunction starts at the top - Anonymous employee GLG Employee Review

2.0
Feb 5, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Meritocractic in my experience -Amazing co-workers (although bonds are often created because of the stress and change we've all been put through) -Unique learning opportunties via the experts we work with

Cons

I've defended this place for so long, but GLG cannot seem to get out of its own way. A few thoughts: 1. Get rid of failing leaders. We've seen some of these guys (mostly) make mistake after mistake--or just do nothing--and their teams end of taking the fall for them when it comes time for reorganization or bonuses. 2. Make change for the long-haul. We've constantly tried to reinvent ourselves, each time letting the pendulum swing too far in one direction or another. It's affected morale and it's affected client perception of us. 3. Take culture seriously. It cannot be an afterthought. As leadership, if you delegate creating culture, you are shirking a core responsibility and no amount of 3 pm snacks that run out in 5 minutes will change that. The young workforce needs visible leaders that can motivate them, and they can tell when it's just talk.

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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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