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    3.9
    76%
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    Goldman Sachs CEO David M. Solomon (no image)
    David M. Solomon
    330 Ratings
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    1. "Very . good place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Associate 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      excellent place to work high paced smart people very transparent

      Cons

      high paced environment so not everyone may like it

      Goldman Sachs2019-11-12

    2. "Best place to work in finance"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Vice President in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Smart people and tons to learn

      Cons

      Long hours, political environment to nagivate

      Advice to Management

      Keep looking for the next opportunity

      Goldman Sachs2019-11-26
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    3. "Operations"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Analyst in Salt Lake City, UT
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good benefits, more diversity, smart people

      Cons

      You basically have to work a minimum of 10 hours per day or else people will judge you. Very monotonous work. Politics to move up

      Goldman Sachs2019-10-23

    4. "Great firm, great experience"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Summer Analyst in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for less than a year

      Pros

      collaborative environment, smart people, great exposure

      Cons

      no free meal or snack

      Goldman Sachs2019-09-29
    5. Helpful (1)

      "Great legacy & pedigree but company remains in transition"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Vice President in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than 8 years

      Pros

      Great resume builder, work with smart people, great benefits

      Cons

      office politics, a lot of title entitlement, leadership is now largely the result of politicking rather than revenue generating or profit center, distracted strategy, too much focus on non business related issues...stock is same price a decade later.....

      Advice to Management

      decide what you want to be, re-read some of the books about Goldman from the pre-IPO period, change the internal political culture to client/revenue based culture

      Goldman Sachs2019-10-02
    6. Helpful (1)

      "Great Company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Analyst in Salt Lake City, UT
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      smart people, good work, collaborative environment

      Cons

      hours are brutal, stress will break you

      Advice to Management

      don't let your analysts be doing your job for you (being the manager of others)

      Goldman Sachs2019-09-13

    7. "Operations Analyst"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Financial Analyst in Salt Lake City, UT
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good benefits, diversity is good, support and networking organizations , smart people who are willing to help

      Cons

      Really long hours, poor work life balance ( but this depends on you and your boundaries), pay was okay

      Advice to Management

      Hire more people especially on teams that require higher head count

      Goldman Sachs2019-09-26

    8. "Summer Associate at Goldman Sachs"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Intern - Summer Associate 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs

      Pros

      Great deal flow, very smart people

      Cons

      Long hours, very hierarchical teams

      Goldman Sachs2019-09-04

    9. "Rested on Brand for Too ong"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Current Employee - Senior Associate in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Working with very smart people across the globe.

      Cons

      Low pay, high attrition, focus on cutting costs with no regard to losing top talent.

      Goldman Sachs2019-09-11

    10. "Banking job"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Associate in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good people, smart people, even better money

      Cons

      Work life balance is bad

      Advice to Management

      keep making more money

      Goldman Sachs2019-07-30
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