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Pros
"Comfortable to work with smart people" (in 694 reviews)
"The work environment is very nice" (in 302 reviews)
Cons
"Long working hours including weekends" (in 552 reviews)
"there are no cons but at times no work-life balance" (in 203 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Reviews about "smart people"
Return to all ReviewsPros
super smart people, people can thrive if there are a go-getter and know how to network, they invest in technology
Cons
political as you get more senior, does not always reward the mid-layer that does a lot of the heavy lifting
"Low morale from exhausting hours"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
-Great benefits, including comprehensive medical/dental and sick time -Smart people and a clear career development path
Cons
The pay is not enough for the hours worked/intensity of those hours. Tasks are redundant in ops and volume is high, leading to high turnover. Overall environment of tired, stressed out people.
Continue reading"Only back-office, legal/compliance, IT, and retail-banking are growing"
I worked at Goldman Sachs full-time
Pros
Large "well connected" corporation with still-good brand name. Smart people.
Cons
Industry is in decline. Pie shrinks each year for most traditional Wall Street jobs. Culture is WOKE with no room for dissent, but also very superficial/hypocritical policies especially senior management.
"Nice Company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
- Smart people - Changing direction how the techs were getting used. New learning opportunities. - Challenging work environment
Cons
- Comp should be more competitive.
Pros
smart people and great training
Cons
tough work life balance as analyst
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"Clueless middle management"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time
Pros
You get to work with some smart people Pay
Cons
disappointing WLB odd working hours Focus on shipping absolute garbage before the deadline and then spending months to put patches MDs/Partners are like gods for middle management will go to any lengths to please them
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time
Pros
Smart people, challenging and interesting work, opportunities for advancement
Cons
Long hours, high pressure environment
"Great experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Goldman Sachs full-time for more than a year
Pros
Learning from smart people, great transaction experience and exits
Cons
Poor work life balance and some tough personalities
"competitive environment"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Goldman Sachs full-time
Pros
You will get opportunity to work with smart people.
Cons
Should match the market salary.
Pros
Smart people, well run, good culture
Cons
Poor work life balance as a junior employee
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