3 years here and am still micromanaged - Research Manager GLG Employee Review

3.0
12 June 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Really friendly people for the most part. Great place to start out of college as they hold your hand through your first job and have a great training program

Cons

Pay is really low for the market. The days are so so long. And you can't log off until everyone on your team is finished with work too, even though we work individually. Micromanagement and gossipy culture - managers sharing private info and specifics about why people are taking time off (ie. specifics on health reasons) to other managers. Silly goals that hold firm even when there are external factors affecting demand.

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5.0
31 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing people - lots of reviews say that because it's true. You'll work with smart, genuine, hard working humans. Good benefits and perks. Interesting events and opportunities to learn. Overall, a good place to start your career!

Cons

Very fast-paced environment which definitely isn't for everyone. Lots of necessary change.

1.0
27 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Not applicable at all (truly)

Cons

Genuinely I don’t know where to start. I’ve submitted and deleted two reviews in the past 3 months alone. On the surface GLG seems like the place to be to learn from members and executives, but just give it a little bit of time and you’ll quickly see how obvious the cracks are. The culture here is so toxic, managers either do not know or don’t want to delegate project work so you’ll find yourself getting whiplash just trying to get information related to your job from your OWN BOSS. At the same time everyone you interact with is the epitome of “that’s not my job”. The executive leadership team is a mean girls club made up entirely of friends of friends who have their direct reports working well into the night to pull things together so that they look good. The “motivators” the executives use is truly bullying (like constantly pulling up your job description to purposefully make you look and feel small) any other organization would identify making your employees purposely feel stupid and shut down as straight bullying. It’s truly no surprise that you will regularly see employees crying in the hallways. I have never seen a leadership team this incompetent.

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