GLG Employee Reviews about "work environment"

Pros

GLG has continued to provide support and empathy to its employees since we've moved into a WFH environment. Leadership across the company have really stepped up to over-communicate ongoing updates to our workforce on the progress of many company initiatives -- both COVID and non-COVID related. Despite the difficulties of 2020, GLG has made tremendous strides to improve their Diversity & Inclusion programs. As someone who identifies as Hispanic/Latinx , it's extremely important that my workplace does all that it can to build a diverse workforce while ensuring everyone feels included regardless of their physical appearance. Our CEO (Paul Todd) has exemplified strong leadership during the last several months. His weekly Sunday updates have been a strong stable of consistency in 2020 and I've come to look forward to them each week. GLG has many things to be proud of in 2020 despite the current climate!

Cons

It can sometimes be difficult to find work/life balance given the fast paced and competitive environment at GLG. However, Leadership continues to be supportive and encourages employees to take breaks and time off consistently.

Pros

Some down to earth people and a nice office location pre-Covid 19.

Cons

Toxic work environment and a total lack of transparency from C-levels through to middle management regarding career progression, business plans, restructurings, etc. Client-centricity is prioritised over employee wellbeing, always.

Pros

There is little micromanagement - employees are trusted and expected to perform Management is understanding about personal issues and will work with you to figure out time off The work environment is very friendly and laid back The company is growing Many opportunities for advancement

Cons

You can only make changes to your personal portfolio at predetermined times throughout the year to avoid potential conflicts of interest and insider trading issues

Pros

Lots of catered lunch Free coffee Office location is nice and central in downtown Mindless, mundane, and repetitive work every day....if you like not using your brain, GLG is for you

Cons

There are more than 10 things I hate about GLG, but I thought the title was witty and it about sums up my feelings towards this pathetic organization. This company makes themselves seem like the God of all corporations. They place themselves upon a pedestal and present themselves as people who value a healthy work-life balance and a positive work environment; this couldn't be further from the truth. You are indoctrinated from day one of training to be nothing but a little GLG-bot; the training period is 2 weeks long and 85% of it is upper management telling new hires how amazing GLG is and how impactful the organization is. They show you video after video (how much money do you guys spend on those pointless 'promo' videos by the way?) about how edgy and cool GLG is. Yeah, false. Not only are you a step above a telemarketer, but you are nothing more than a cog in one giant GLG machine. You will not be seen as a human being with feelings and a life outside of work, but only as a CRP producer. And Lord help you if you don't produce high amounts of CRP in your first 4 months. They claim it is a 9 month program, but they don't mean it. They move people to the ever elusive 'upstairs' starting at 3 months and negatively pressure those of you who aren't progressing at the ridiculous rate they want to work from home. Oh, but don't clock those hours! They are S-T-I-N-G-Y about their overtime despite offering it to you in your on boarding package. Oh and one more thing--you had best clock your bathroom breaks too because if you dare step away from your desk, management is all over you. Heaven forbid you miss a single phone call. Like I said: you will not be of value to these people. They only care about your metrics and that is it. Speaking of metrics, those people who have high CRP amounts in the first few months? They are free to do whatever they wish. The behavior that high performers get away with is atrocious. One person wears crop tops on a daily basis and once opened weed inside the office. Another openly breaks company policy and does work from home (despite it being against GLG policy, they imply that you need to work from home in order to perform) without clocking the time. High performers can wear stained baseball jerseys and caps to the office, but if you dare have lower CRP than they would like, you best wear a 3-piece suit every day or else they'll ask you to change. GLG is a master bait-and-switch. They show you a vague job description with an inaccurate job title (I was hired on as a Research Associate...) and entice young graduates with decent pay and ''''unlimited paid time off.'''' Heavy emphasis on the quotes, they don't actually mean unlimited. You'll be lucky to get a morning off for a doctor's appointment. In addition, they changed our job title and the job description about 2 months after hiring 100 new people. You are NOT researching, do NOT let them tell you that. They also blatantly lie about their views on a healthy work-life balance; they expect you in the office from 8:30am-6:30pm every single day. Oh but fear not, they offer you gross IPA's and Goldfish every Friday so it's totally worth it....not. Want a day off? Better request it a month in advance and kiss up to your supervisor until they approve it or else it won't be. Lastly, everything that goes wrong WILL be your fault if you are hired in as a junior client solutions associate. We seriously got emails about steps we can take to improve our numbers when people neglect to answer their phones. Yes, you read that right. You are somehow in control of whether or not someone answers their phone. You are also 100% in control of whether or not a client chooses to speak with your recruits (that's how you get CRPs), and you are also in control of whether or not people respond to your emails and InMails. You know what else you're totally and completely 100% in control of? Hurricane Michael. At least GLG would expect you to be. TL:DR: Don't work here.

Pros

good temp work environment mostly

Cons

none that I can think of

Pros

GLG is a great place to get exposure to clients at an early stage of your career. A dynamic and stimulating work environment.

Cons

Can get repetitive. Only for people who enjoy short term assignments.

Pros

Great environment and exposure in terms of work

Cons

None so far apart from full project

Pros

I've spent a little over 7 years here now and started as a temp working in the accounting department. My managers were always willing to help teach me the inner workings and tools they used to succeed. This helped me continue to grow and eventually jump into the product side. - Build products and apps that last and work with knowledgeable developers who want to understand the business side - Teamwork and cohesiveness with a single goal of getting the job done - Management is hands-off to allow you the best environment to work but is always willing to give you an ear and advice. They also can be great mentors because of their experience. -

Cons

- Diversity was a big concern when I first started in 2013 since leadership and peers seemed to have a common background, but this has slowly changed, and GLG seems like they are making a genuine effort. - Pre-Covid, we would have volunteer/outreach days, but the chosen organizations were never local minority-dominated neighborhoods. I hope post covid we can volunteer in these neighborhoods to show positive influences.

Pros

Good work environment and friendly

Cons

Not cons at the moment

Pros

International work environment with matrix structure Exposure to the big picture very early on Chance to work with the biggest who is who of the industry Chance to work and network with the largest Investment banks, hedge funds and PE firms. A leader in its line of business. All competitors are pretty far behind! Very good salary and bonuses. good work is always rewarded

Cons

Profile is restricted. you move up the hierarchy; however might just be stuck doing the same thing for higher pay and designation! if you are the kind of person who likes to be comfortable in life...it is ideal for you. If you are looking for new challenges, maybe you will want to skip this Since GLG is the leader and the others far behind does not make sense to move to any of them from GLG. The business however is very niche so it is difficult to transition to a different industry