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Updated Dec 5, 2023

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Found 14,858 of over 18K reviews
3.8
70% Recommend to a Friend
Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David M. Solomon
60% Approve of CEO

Found 14,669 of over 18K reviews

3.8
70%
Recommend to a Friend
60%
Approve of CEO
Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David M. Solomon
David M. Solomon
3,512 Ratings

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Pros
  • "The people are smart and getting funding for projects is a lot easier here than other places I've worked(in 1893 reviews)
  • "Culture is great; everyone is on top of their game and helpful at the same time(in 866 reviews)
  • "Pretty good and good pay(in 775 reviews)
  • "The Benefits are good and is easy to navigate the firm and connect with people from any levels(in 638 reviews)
  • "Ambitious and smart colleagues(in 432 reviews)
Cons
  • "2) Work Life Balance ( Practically no work life balance some times work is about 12(in 1454 reviews)
  • "Long hours; can at times be stressful due to workload and expectations on short timelines(in 1374 reviews)
  • "Extended working hours during peak times(in 632 reviews)
  • "Politics is generally expected but is heavy at times leading to overall poor management and development.(in 250 reviews)
  • "Very bad manager.(in 229 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Nov 13, 2023
      Fraud Operations Specialist
      Current Employee, more than 1 year
      Richardson, TX
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible, Friendly, Great Training, Motivation, Time Efficient

      Cons

      Management is slow on responses at times

      1. 4.0
        Dec 5, 2023
        Associate Software Engineer
        Current Employee, more than 1 year
        New York, NY
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        - smart people who are willing to help you learn - can get good exposure to the business and take ownership if you are interested

        Cons

        - compensation tied closely with the performance of the overall company, low compared to market - 5 days in office

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        1. 1.0
          Nov 5, 2023
          Associate
          Current Employee
          New York, NY
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Brand name, some of my peers became my close friends

          Cons

          Managers only pretend to care about you and your career. The moment you showed even the slightest dissent to their leadership they will backstab you and sabotage your performance review. The reviews are heavily controlled by your managers. All it comes down to at the end of the day is whether or not you kissed their a** correctly. You could argue that this is typical corporate America culture, but just know that this is a place that rewards this kind of toxic behavior. All the good hearted people I know either left on their own or got purged out. Unless you become one of these toxic managers’ favorites, you’ll always just be mediocre until they find an excuse to lay you off. You could be managed from being a top-performing employee to a bottom one within a year.

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          1. 3.0
            Nov 13, 2023
            Senior Credit Analyst
            Former Employee, more than 1 year
            Dallas, TX
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Culture - Diverse teams that are encouraged to be themselves and learn from each other. Experience - As a top investment firm in the world, Goldman Sachs has a renowned reputation for attracting and training top talent.

            Cons

            Hours/Work Load - Goldman is notorious for long hours and expectations of availability despite your own plans and personal time. They are constantly busy, do not expect to work on your own schedule/pace. Pay - Below market pay, otherwise known as the "Goldman Tax." You will have the opportunity to earn attractive bonuses, but this is primarily due to market/business performance.

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            1. 3.0
              Nov 26, 2023
              Senior Tax Analyst
              Current Employee, more than 3 years
              Salt Lake City, UT
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Abundant Overtime Opportunities Younger Office Environment Significant opportunity to develop data skills Extensive employee benefits - particularly parental leave

              Cons

              Unnecessary number of hours due to company structure of employee head count Growth opportunity is siloed into management rolls Lack of appreciation for those not deemed top performers Performance review is closely tied to interpersonal relationships within the departments managers Efficacy of management is very inconsistent

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              1. 1.0
                Dec 4, 2023
                Digital Product Manager
                Current Employee, more than 3 years
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                The benefits are okay and there are opportunities to learn via classes and guest speakers brought in.

                Cons

                Not a very collaborative culture. The focus seems to be more on kingdom building and impressing higher ups, as opposed to working as a team towards meaningful goals.

                1. 2.0
                  Sep 6, 2023
                  Creative Designer Intern
                  Former Employee, less than 1 year
                  Cleveland, OH
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Remote option only because it was available by the business owner. Access to a program manager to vent out frustrations. Pay was okay.

                  Cons

                  Exhausting interviews. No realistic compatibility. The options of types of work you want to do are typical and no lane for other creatives. My worst experience overall was not being heard with disability and a frustrating business owner despite "matching up" computer processes. Most of the business owners did not know what they wanted out of the internship and had a lot of expectations on interns when in reality they need help from senior professionals in my opinion. The closing event felt very fake and it was boring. No realistic networking and a big generational difference made it difficult with businesses who don't believe in authentic remote work. For $20 an hour, some of these business owners were asking for way too much on an intern for four months and maybe 4 hours a day. Half the time the business owner gave me nothing to do so you don't get paid for the hours you don't work.

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                  1. 4.0
                    Dec 4, 2023
                    Associate
                    Former Employee
                    New York, NY
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    it was a brand name for the resume, and life in trading gets better with time.

                    Cons

                    quality of peers not what it once was.

                    1. 5.0
                      Dec 4, 2023
                      Wealth Management Professional
                      Current Employee, more than 5 years
                      Houston, TX
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      The people, clients, team culture

                      Cons

                      Upper management “fixing” things that don’t need fixing and ignoring what does need to be fixed.

                      1. 5.0
                        Dec 5, 2023
                        Investment Banking Analyst
                        Former Employee
                        New York, NY
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Learned a lot from my time there

                        Cons

                        Hours and times can be ling

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                      Goldman Sachs has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 18,138 reviews left anonymously by employees. 70% of employees would recommend working at Goldman Sachs to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Goldman Sachs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Goldman Sachs. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.

                      70% of Goldman Sachs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Goldman Sachs 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

                      According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Goldman Sachs to be benefits, culture, career development and the cons to be management, work life balance.

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                      Underwriting Support Specialist

                      Underwriter 1 commercial line posted salary $45k-75k, I am aiming for at least 65k. No degree or designations, currently p&c licensed with 4 years of insurance. Is my goal too high? How should I go about negotiating my salary?

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                      Program Manager

                      Just heard that some companies are going to start paying people for their time if they are asking you to do a presentation or something! Does anyone think this will become a thing?

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