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Found 32 of over 34 reviews
3.9
69% Recommend to a Friend
96% Approve of CEO

Found 32 of over 34 reviews

3.9
69%
Recommend to a Friend
96%
Approve of CEO
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16 Ratings

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Pros
  • "strong values and culture across the globe(in 4 reviews)
  • "The firm has pretty amazing benefits.(in 3 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Impressive Company with Great Professional Development

    Oct 17, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Small company, paid lunches, great people, learning opportunities

    Cons

    I do not have any so far

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  2. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Workday developer

    Sep 13, 2022 - Senior Analyst in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Work life balance is amazing, amazing place to work at

    Cons

    I dont see anything as such

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  4. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Overall good company to work for

    Jun 14, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good benefits Competitive salary Good environment

    Cons

    Really forcing this hybrid work model when there are certain positions that work perfectly fine remote Doesnt seem like there is a lot of room to grow

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  5. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Great

    Apr 6, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    One of the best in growth

    Cons

    All the issues of a big organization

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  6. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Great place

    Feb 11, 2022 - Senior Associate 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Highly recommend. Great culture. Teams run well.

    Cons

    Some teams are more flexible than others with remote work

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  7. 5.0
    Former Employee

    Great place to work

    Jan 31, 2022 - Analyst in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Learn a lot about companies

    Cons

    Competitive investing environment leads to difficult decisions

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  8. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great Name, Terrible Culture

    Sep 14, 2021 - Summer Analyst in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great learning opportunities, great brand name, and decently smart people.

    Cons

    Lots of office politics on certain teams, cut-throat competitive culture from middle management, and as a woman early in my career, I experienced misogyny that was unaddressed and allowed to continue

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    4 people found this review helpful
  9. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great

    Nov 10, 2021 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good firm with strong culture

    Cons

    Pace and intensity typical of comparable firms

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  10. 3.0
    Former Employee

    GA

    Aug 30, 2021 - Manager in Newport Coast, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Growing growth equity firm in CT

    Cons

    Back office employees are not compensated great

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  11. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great pay, terrible culture

    Jun 7, 2021 - Associate in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good brand name to get next job, pay is good.

    Cons

    Culture. Treatment of junior employees. Disregard for employee mental health. Lack of values...other than making $$$.

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    2 people found this review helpful
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General Atlantic has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 34 reviews left anonymously by employees. 69% of employees would recommend working at General Atlantic to a friend and 77% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, General Atlantic employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at General Atlantic. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

69% of General Atlantic employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated General Atlantic 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at General Atlantic to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be diversity and inclusion, culture, management.

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