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Updated Mar 25, 2023
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- "In less than 3 years I've had 3 managers, and no additional training for career development." (in 5 reviews)
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great culture, networking opportunities, and interesting work
Mar 25, 2023 - Intern in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Very support mentors and clear access to other members across groups
Cons
Internship program still being fully developed
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Culture is good, helpful colleagues
Cons
Work into the evenings a good amount
- Current Employee★★★★★
Great Place to Work
Feb 28, 2023 - Senior Accountant in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
They offer great pay and benefits.
Cons
There is no work life balance
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
They fire you with a smile
Aug 4, 2022 - Staff Accountant in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Name recognition. Snacks in the office. Good exposure to private equity and fund management. Good place to work for a couple years as a launching pad to get a better job and to learn what not to do in management. That's is.
Cons
You get paid but not great and they work you to the bone for it. They give you PTO but won't let you take it or make you feel horrible about it if you do. Upper management consists of manipulative yes-men that will throw you under the bus at a moments notice. Completely unprofessional, toxic work environment with zero sense of boundaries. Employees are expected to work on numerous company and federal holidays. Huge disparity in pay between the DMs (100-200k+) versus the Staff and Senior (40-70k). No upward mobility. LOOOOOONNNNG work hours (try 8AM to 10PM) churning out transactions like a machine. Management asks an unreasonable amout of employees during busy season instead of hiring more employees. Lots of turnover especially recently as they have gone back to a hybrid model and are forcing everyone to come in 2-3 times a week on top of 60+ hour work week. Forced comraderie with no genuine care or interest in their employees. Completely two faced. Pay is not competitive at all. Was glad to move on. Would not recommend this job to anyone.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
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Great Benefits and good pay
Cons
No work life balance at all. Work load is always high.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good pay, fair and reasonable
Cons
Missteps in management, lots of turnover
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Tech that works and is tried and true
Cons
Previous leadership and addressable market
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
New York junior analyst
Nov 15, 2022 - Junior Analyst in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Office space and compensation and large company.
Cons
Hours worked and tram culture lacked.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Fund Management
Apr 30, 2022 - Fund Management in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Get exposure to really cool deals within the space you work in (us buyouts, growth, Asia, energy, etc). Also, you get to listen to very prestigious MDs speak about the industry they work in.
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- basically a back office role - after Covid, many people quit or are WFH but if you’re relatively new, no chance you’re WFH - the whole culture is traditional and toxic. Can’t speak to the MD without going through 3-4 lines of defense first. You better wear a coat if you’re going to the upper floors of the building - 2 year contract which is a way for management to use and abuse the employees in FM ( your pay barely increases from year 1-2 and you’re expected to work an insane amount of hours) - honestly it’s a trap, you get told throughout the interview process how after your 2 year contract is up you can move to a different division but when push comes to shove, chances are you don’t
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Great pay and benefits + a respected/renowned PE firm
Cons
Unpredictable hours and at times very stressful
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The Carlyle Group has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 274 reviews left anonymously by employees. 79% of employees would recommend working at The Carlyle Group to a friend and 81% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.
79% of The Carlyle Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated The Carlyle Group 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at The Carlyle Group to be career development, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be culture, management, work life balance.
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