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    Goldman Sachs Reviews

    Updated October 22, 2017
    3,936 reviews

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    • continue to be mindful of work life balance (in 762 reviews)

    • Unnecessarily long hours based around team (in 891 reviews)

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    1. "good"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time

      Pros

      tech culture at big bank

      Cons

      hours are long and terrible

    2. "Good but not sustainable long-term"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time

      Pros

      High pay, smart people around you

      Cons

      Long hours, can be exhausting

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    3. "Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Analyst in Irving, TX
      Former Employee - Analyst in Irving, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great place to work at.

      Cons

      Burnout and satisfaction with work-life balance.

    4. "Great company to work for"

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      Former Employee - Financial Analyst in Chicago, IL
      Former Employee - Financial Analyst in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      good pay, friendly co-workers, amazing people

      Cons

      Nothing at all really because I had a great experience

      Advice to Management

      keep doing what you are doing!

    5. "Big Company, Slow to Adapt"

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      Current Employee - Analyst in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Analyst in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good salary, smart and motivated colleagues

      Cons

      Big company, so you can easily get stuck with an unskilled manager or on a dysfunctional team (especially if you're not on the revenue side)
      Slow to adapt and change, partly due to arrogance of middle managers

      Advice to Management

      Actually catch up with the times, don't just talk about it
      Stop pretending this company is as great as it was 15 years ago - realize your errors

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Smart colleagues and decent work/life balance in asset management."

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      Current Employee - Vice President - Asset Management in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Vice President - Asset Management in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      The work is interesting, the office is well located and relatively new with nice amenities, smart colleagues, and overall good benefits. There is still some prestige attached to the name.

      Cons

      Lack of growth, poor HR, too much red tape. There is no clear relationship between performance and compensation. The company's revenues and headcount has been stagnating for years.

      Advice to Management

      Increase efforts to provide better career visibility and opportunities. Get rid of under performers and take a closer look at managers' actual management capabilities.

    7. Helpful (2)

      "Vice President"

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      Current Employee - Vice President in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Vice President in New York, NY

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Company name and global reputation. Depending on division and role the pay.

      Cons

      Culture. Activity is productivity. Very little time for constructive thought. Old Boy Network has transformed into Frat Boy network - will remind you of High School clique culture. The best don't always rise to the top. More often it is about getting people to like you. The review system is variable - if you are in PWM then high grading is non-existent, if you are in other groups it can be higher. You must know how to game this system. The most vocal brown noses are usually going to fare well. , as they ride the coattails of biggest, most influential deals.

      Advice to Management

      Giving advice to management would be like giving advice to Trump and realistically expecting he'd grant it any worth.

    8. "Great working environment"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time

      Pros

      i think it is the top rank bank. very great experience.

      Cons

      no cons up to now.

    9. "Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time

      Pros

      People are very intelligent and helpful. My team was heavily invested in my day to day as well as project ideas. Also a fast paced environment where you learn something new each day

      Cons

      Can feel like a large company so as an Analyst sometimes in the greater scheme of the organization you could feel a little lost.

    10. "Recap of Pros and Cons"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time

      Pros

      Great collaborative team work enviroment

      Cons

      Work Life balance difficult to achieve

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