Goldman Sachs Employee Reviews about "work environment"
Updated Sep 25, 2023

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- "The people are smart and getting funding for projects is a lot easier here than other places I've worked" (in 1846 reviews)
- "The Benefits are good and is easy to navigate the firm and connect with people from any levels" (in 616 reviews)
- "2) Work Life Balance ( Practically no work life balance some times work is about 12" (in 1419 reviews)
- "Long hours; can at times be stressful due to workload and expectations on short timelines" (in 1340 reviews)
- "Politics is generally expected but is heavy at times leading to overall poor management and development." (in 256 reviews)
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Return to all Reviews- 4.0Feb 10, 2016Operations AssociateFormer Employee, more than 8 yearsJersey City, NJ
Pros
Goldman Sachs has very intelligent people and you learn a lot from each other. Everybody has a drive to be the best and this makes it a great environment to work in.
Cons
Hours are very long, work-life balance is very hard to manage if you want to move up the corporate ladder. You do not always get rewarded for your hard work.
1 - 3.0Mar 4, 2012Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee
Pros
It's a very good place to start your career if you just come out from school. They focus a lot on continuous training, not just skill wise, but also things like how to network, how to get the most out of a performance review, etc. It's very helpful for a fresh grad to transform from school to work environment.
Cons
long working hours, and not paying enough for tech people. The rumor about the "best" pay is definitely not for tech people here. You need to work for at least 5 years to see a reasonable raise, and that's only true if the market is doing good.