GLG Employee Reviews about "long hours"

Pros

Working in this environment really helped me come to terms with my mental health when I'm at an all time low. I was in a pretty unhealthy relationship with my manager. Her criticism made me feel very depressed, and unfortunately, high key micromanaging is beneficial to profit so her behavior kept up very consistently. As a young professional, I've never learned to confront a manager or talk to HR about concerns, and while I put in effort to learn how, I wasn't taken seriously. But that's ok, the company has a lot of issues to work out, and they just choose not to focus on how they treat their people AS MUCH as most everything else (that's not to say they aren't trying - they are!). Anyways, the depression I was in forced me to learn how to put my foot down, draw a line between work and life, and find coping methods to deal with incredibly stressful life events such as the extreme stress you experience in this job. I've worked in an ER and never felt as stressed as when I worked here to such little benefit/reward. I look at this as a learning opportunity. If you want to push your stress levels to the limit, see how much it takes you to crack, feel the pull of demanding clients from every direction around the clock, then step up to the plate. You won't be let down by GLG If you're looking for a job to start your career, but do not feel like you want the above, I might suggest starting somewhere else. This role is not for the average Joe.

Cons

I wish the company would advertise the incredible amount of stress and long working hours of this role. There are too many unsuspecting new grads or young professionals that don't understand their own limits and take on this job to find their physical or mental health in check. It's true that they provide the app Talkspace, although this doesn't tend to help the majority of people in the role who can't commit enough time to benefit from this tool. Due to the long working hours, we were asked to choose '1 activity per week' outside of work - choose wisely. At first I chose tv and then ultimately switched to meditation when I was getting very depressed. I did have a friend who had gone to HR due to a laps in mental health and she was kindly asked to leave the company and seek a better fitting role since they couldn't help her.

Pros

Good culture and people/ developing skills

Cons

Long Hours and monotonous/ not exciting

Pros

The company has an amazing culture with a great senior management team. A good fit for you if you're interested in working in a fast paced client servicing role. I worked here for 3.5 years and saw immense growth in my skills, work ethic and overall learning.

Cons

The hours do tend to get long but I had great team mates to help me out.

Pros

Good salary and benefits and bonuses

Cons

Long hours and lots of travel

Pros

Co-workers, great views from the office, free coffee, casual dress code.

Cons

Long hours with the expectation that you will continue to respond to clients until 9:30pm and on weekends. No parking, they only reimburses a partial amount for garages downtown that doesn’t come close to the full amount. Metrics heavy even when the metrics can seem unrealistic given clients propensity to cancel projects on a whim leaving your hard work unaccounted for. Unlimited PTO is not actually unlimited. This is a recruiting job. Any position in client services is all about recruiting and recruiting the best candidate in a very small window of time. Hardly any actual client development, that is all handled by BD.

Pros

-Free coffee bar, free lunch once a week, occasional snacks. -People are generally friendly and mature. -Pay is pretty decent. Benefits are good as well. -Lots of opportunities for personal and professional growth via conferences and seminars -Having a lot of responsibility early on

Cons

If you are a high achiever, you will burn out very quickly. I’ve only been here for a few months and am already worn out. Work is very monotonous and stressful. I often found myself in long hours of pointless “weekly meetings” that killed my productivity. So much of the information could have easily been shared via an email update rather than wasting hours that I could have spend doing actual work. What everyone else is saying about overworked employees is true. It is so rare for people to take the full lunch hour, let alone eat away from their desks. My lunches are often filled with anxiety because my work piles up even if I take 30 minutes away. I don’t remember a week where I didn’t work a few hours of overtime, even as a new hire just starting my training. So many areas are ridiculously understaffed, especially in Council Management. There is a reason why there’s such a high turnover rate. From what I’ve witnessed, 4 years at GLG is considered a super long time. Not good. Had I known GLG’s culture beforehand, I don’t know if I would have accepted the position. It’s sad because GLG has so much potential if only there weren’t so many stumbling blocks.

Pros

The best part of GLG is the people: working alongside curious, driven, supportive colleagues; servicing diverse clientele from financial services to corporate backgrounds; and interfacing with experts at the top of their respective fields all around the world. I can genuinely say that some of the people I’ve met at GLG have become my lifelong friends. The work is fast paced and across industries, so there is always an opportunity to learn new things and it never gets dull. The company is also in an incredible growth phase and strives for continuous improvement, so it’s exciting to work for a global company with a start-up feel and mentality.

Cons

The state of constant change can be frustrating and confusing. Mid-level managers don’t receive much formal training prior to working with direct reports; when people leave the company, it’s typically as a result of poor management experience. Consistent long hours and can sometimes be stressful.

Pros

Great communication skills enhancement and knowledge for various industries globally.

Cons

Long hours and no gratitude towards employees in India office

Pros

Great team to be a part of. Regularly working on really interesting and exciting projects that often lead to newsworthy M&A activity

Cons

Long hours which is not adequately compensated for

Pros

Great people and opportunity to grow

Cons

Long hours and system very US based