Think long and hard before taking a job here! - Anonymous employee Goldman Sachs Employee Review

1.0
19 Oct 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Quick promotion possible relative to other banks if you butter the right people up and don't go against the status quo

Cons

Long hours and no encouragement from senior management to have any reasonable work/life balance. Depending on your year of joining the firm you could do very poorly in terms of compensation, particularly per hour. Internal mobility was very difficult and not supported by management.

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3.0
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Pros

The firm encourages and supports to change teams, which is helpful in expanding experience or moving away if you aren't happy with your team

Cons

The promotion has become very opaque lately. They hardly give out promotions, but make you slog and overwork the whole year in the name of it. Basically, you have worked 200% and made to look like a fool by the end of the year.

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